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The role of the corporate treasurer will change significantly with the transition towards an open, digital and data driven economy. Partially motivated by regulatory push (eg PSD2, GDPR), organisations are increasingly adopting new business models in which data is shared 24/7 to better respond to instant customer demand. This requires tre...

Die überarbeitete Zahlungsdiensterichtlinie der Europäischen Union (EU) (PSD2) wurde im Januar 2016 als Aktualisierung der PSD 1 (2007 verabschiedet) verabschiedet und führt zwei neue Lizensierungstypen ein: Zahlungsauslösedienste und Kontoinformationsdienste. Neue Akteure in der Finanzbranche und etablierte Unternehmen (z. B. Banken, E-G...

Towards the first pan-European Open Banking based scheme Imagine you’re taking an Uber at the airport, get to your destination and while you’re getting out of the Prius … ping… you receive a push notification from your bank that says € 32,78 was debited from your payment account. The full Uber experience, but no cards or wallets needed.&...

PSD2 has been an important catalyst for banks to open up. While many banks in Europe are still focused on making the PSD2 deadline of September 2019, we see some leading banks move beyond compliance and shift towards Open API Banking. In this emerging Open Banking play, banks start to understand that enabling secure access to custome...

As Instant Payments is expected to become the new normal in payments in many countries, it is imperative for financial service providers to offer Instant Payments capabilities to remain relevant in the future. The significant investments required to update current payment infrastructures motivates financial service providers to look for r...