Pay By Bank news and trends

New Era for UK Open Banking As Labour Plans to Boost Adoption
Banking // July 05, 2024

Now that the Labour Party’s been ushered into power in the U.K. — in a landslide vote — what’s next for open banking in the United Kingdom? New Prime Minister Keir Starmer has promised an era of “national renewal,” and there are some key tenets...

Lenovo and Trustly Team to Offer Open Banking at Checkout
Partnerships // July 03, 2024

Swedish tech firm Lenovo is offering open banking at checkout via a partnership with Trustly. The collaboration, announced Wednesday (July 3), is open to Lenovo customers in the U.K. and continental Europe, providing them with an alternative method of payment the companies say is less susceptible to fraud than things...

Capturing the US Family Dynamic Will Power Open Banking’s Future
Banking // June 21, 2024

Without education, awareness, or utility, any innovation will find it hard to scale. Fortunately for open banking, which allows consumers to securely connect to their bank accounts to pay merchants and service providers using their regular online banking credentials, the innovation can draw from its...

They Said What? Notable Quotables From This Week in PYMNTS
This Week in PYMNTS // June 14, 2024

This week in PYMNTS, industry insiders discuss everything from composable banking to network tokenization to which tradeoffs lipstick buyers are and are not willing to make. The Future of Credit Carl Pascarella, former CEO of Visa USA for more than a decade and current investor...

Interviews & Exclusives
Trustly Lays Out Vision for Open Banking at Retail

July 16, 2024
Open banking at retail — at the point of checkout — has the advantage of lowering the costs below traditional credit and debit options. Christina Potter, head of eCommerce at Trustly, told PYMNTSTV that paying by bank also has benefits for end consumers, tied to a better user experience and better security. We’re not all […]

Capturing the US Family Dynamic Will Power Open Banking’s Future

June 21, 2024
Without education, awareness, or utility, any innovation will find it hard to scale. Fortunately for open banking, which allows consumers to securely connect to their bank accounts to pay merchants...

5 Things to Watch as Open Banking Gains Ground in the US

June 06, 2024
Open banking’s success in the United States — as with any ecosystem — will hinge on several factors, none guaranteed. But, with lessons learned from abroad, and with an incrementally...

Alternative Payment Methods Help Build-A-Bear Workshop Adjust to New Consumer Spend Trends

June 04, 2024
The very nature of commerce itself is changing. We’re no longer doing everything online, and the post-pandemic economy demands that a broad — and growing — range of payments options...

Quick Reads
Lenovo and Trustly Team to Offer Open Banking at Checkout

July 03, 2024
Swedish tech firm Lenovo is offering open banking at checkout via a partnership with Trustly. The collaboration, announced Wednesday (July 3), is open to Lenovo customers in the U.K. and continental Europe, providing them with an alternative method of payment the companies say is less susceptible to fraud than things like debit or credit cards. “Trustly’s figures show its e-commerce […]

Trustly Unveils AI-Powered Recurring Payments Solution in Europe

June 13, 2024
Trustly unveiled an artificial intelligence-powered recurring payments solution that is designed to streamline subscription payments. By automating these payments, the new Trustly Recurring Payments aims to minimize churn and reduce...

Trustly CEO: IPO Is Still 1 to 2 Years Away Despite Profit Jump

May 30, 2024
The CEO of Swedish FinTech Trustly says going public is not yet on the company’s radar. Speaking to CNBC Thursday (May 30), Johan Tjarnberg said that although his company just recorded a 51% increase in operating...

Stripe Steps Up UK Expansion With London Office

May 21, 2024
Stripe is reportedly opening a new London location as part of a larger U.K. expansion. This new office will house 250 workers from the payments company’s engineering, sales, partnerships, financial compliance and operations...