Data Access news and trends

Data Access Will Power CFOs’ New Role in 2023
B2B Payments // December 16, 2022

Businesses expanding globally will face numerous Black Swan challenges in 2023 and what will power them through is data access, so says Joe Pergola, Chief Financial Officer at Connatix, a New York-based video technology company for publishers and advertisers. Pergola believes CFOs must partner closely with...

TCH Gives Banks An Open Banking Template
Data // November 15, 2019

FinTech firms need access to the data housed within traditional FIs. To get there, and to end the screen scraping (beloved by no one), The Clearing House (TCH) has debuted a model agreement designed to smooth the path to data access agreements. Dave Fortney, EVP...

CapOne Back Online After Major Outage
Security & Fraud // November 03, 2019

Capital One saw an outage on Friday (Nov. 1) that kept some of its customers from accessing their accounts and direct deposits, a technical issue that the company has resolved, CNET reported.  “Capital One is experiencing a technical issue impacting customer money movement, including direct...

The High Price Of API Avoidance
API // May 03, 2019

Keeping global commerce moving requires rapid-fire, cross-border B2B payments. As financial institutions (FIs) and other corporates seek to keep pace, many are turning to application program interfaces (APIs) to help. More banks are tapping SWIFT gpi, while corporates are tapping a new offering that enables...

Interviews & Exclusives
TCH Gives Banks An Open Banking Template

November 15, 2019
FinTech firms need access to the data housed within traditional FIs. To get there, and to end the screen scraping (beloved by no one), The Clearing House (TCH) has debuted a model agreement designed to smooth the path to data access agreements. Dave Fortney, EVP of product development and management at TCH, takes Karen Webster through the process designed to help standardize data sharing.

The High Price Of API Avoidance

May 03, 2019
Keeping global commerce moving requires rapid-fire, cross-border B2B payments. As financial institutions (FIs) and other corporates seek to keep pace, many are turning to application program interfaces (APIs) to help....

Quick Reads
TD Bank and Plaid Partner to Ease Access to Apps

December 14, 2023
TD Bank Group and Plaid have partnered to eliminate the need for TD customers in Canada and the United States to share login credentials with third-party applications. With a new North American data-access agreement, these customers will be able to access and share financial information with the more than 8,000 apps and services on Plaid’s […]

CapOne Back Online After Major Outage

November 03, 2019
Capital One saw an outage on Friday (Nov. 1) that kept some of its customers from accessing their accounts and direct deposits, a technical issue that the company has resolved,...

Facebook Gives Academics Access To Data

April 30, 2019
More than 60 academics from around the world will receive access to Facebook‘s data for the first time. The social media giant, which boasts 2.4 billion monthly users, will allow...

Big Tech Got Special Access To Facebook User Data

December 19, 2018
Over the course of years, Facebook reportedly enabled some of the world’s biggest tech companies to access the personal data of users — which amounted to the social media giant...