Open Banking

Open banking is a financial services term as part of financial technology that refers to: The use of open APIs that enable third-party developers to build applications and services around the financial institution. Greater financial transparency options for account holders ranging from open data to private data.

BaaS Faces Regulatory Reckoning: OCC and FDIC Actions Underscore Growing Scrutiny
BaaS Faces Regulatory Reckoning: OCC and FDIC Actions Underscore Growing Scrutiny
October 23, 2024  |  Digital Banking

Banking-as-a-service (BaaS), as a business model, promises to reshape financial services. And a drumbeat of regulatory actions and continued scrutiny from a veritable alphabet soup...

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Dwolla Expands Partnership With Plaid to Streamline Pay by Bank
Dwolla Expands Partnership With Plaid to Streamline Pay by Bank
October 23, 2024  |  Partnerships

Pay-by-bank solution provider Dwolla is expanding its partnership with data network Plaid. The companies will integrate Plaid’s instant account verification and risk assessment tools into...

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Keeping the Sale: The Power of Seamless Payment Choices at Checkout
Keeping the Sale: The Power of Seamless Payment Choices at Checkout
October 23, 2024  |  Faster Payments

The last thing that a merchant wants is to see a consumer or business customer go through the process of identifying the product or service...

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Banking Trade Associations Sue CFPB to Block Data Sharing Rule
Banking Trade Associations Sue CFPB to Block Data Sharing Rule
October 22, 2024  |  CFPB

The Bank Policy Institute and the Kentucky Bankers Association filed a lawsuit Tuesday (Oct. 22) challenging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) final rule on...

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Open Banking’s Price Tag: CFPB’s 1033 Rule and the Cost of Compliance
Open Banking’s Price Tag: CFPB’s 1033 Rule and the Cost of Compliance
October 22, 2024  |  CFPB

The goal of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final rule on data sharing unveiled Tuesday (Oct. 22) is to promote competition and, by extension, financial...

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CFPB Includes Payment Apps and Data Brokers in Final Rule 1033
CFPB Includes Payment Apps and Data Brokers in Final Rule 1033
October 22, 2024  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) swung for the fences this morning (October 22) as it issued the final version of its long-awaited Rule 1033 on...

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PYMNTS’ Data-Driven Journey Through Payments Innovation
PYMNTS’ Data-Driven Journey Through Payments Innovation
October 19, 2024  |  Payments Innovation

Oct. 20, 2009. The United States was starting to see daylight out of the darkness of the worst financial crisis since the great depression. The...

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Mastercard Debuts Open Banking ‘Command Center’ Connect Plus
Mastercard Debuts Open Banking ‘Command Center’ Connect Plus
October 18, 2024  |  Mastercard

Mastercard introduced a tool that lets consumers control the sharing of their financial data. Connect Plus is a “data command center” that lets consumers determine...

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Visa: Embedded Lending Provides Global Tailwind for Consumers and SMBs
Visa: Embedded Lending Provides Global Tailwind for Consumers and SMBs
October 03, 2024  |  Loans

Embedded lending options are proving to be critical lifelines for individuals and the smallest businesses — particularly in an uncertain macro environment marked by relatively...

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