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There are a growing number of request-to-pay (RTP) use cases, beyond the popular P2P transactions. This article looks at the differences between the two most prominent models: SEPA RTP (SRTP) and Open RTP (ORTP). With the future for RTP propositions being somewhat unclear now that both models are co-existing, we examine three possible hig...

The Winter Olympics in Beijing were not just a showcase for the world’s best athletes. The event was also an international testing ground for China’s new digital currency – the digital yuan (or e-CNY) – and reinvigorated the interest in its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) plans. Rather than focusing on the functional payment aspects ...

To access to an extended paper which expands on the concepts introduced here, click the link at the end of this blog to download 'Establishing the trust anchor in the digital economy: the case for banks to become 'Data Custodians'. The original article was initially published in the Journal of Payments Strategy & Systems (peer-reviewe...

Widely regarded as the more respectable face of crypto, stablecoins are poised to become an integral part of the financial system’s future. With their ability to stabilise prices and in conjunction with harmonised regulations, stablecoins hold the promise of improving access to financial services. During EBAday 2020 in November, Josje Fio...

Am 16. November hielt Karl Illing, Country Lead Germany bei INNOPAY, gemeinsam mit Patrick de Haan und Mauritz Wilkes, Consultants aus dem Frankfurter INNOPAY Büro, eine Gastvorlesung an der Frankfurter Goethe-Universität zu Thema „Challenges for Leadership from Digitalisation in the Finance Industry“. Die gut besuchte, virtuelle Vorlesun...