Fintech Finance

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Nexi Germany GmbH, part of leading European PayTech, Nexi Group has signed a contract with Wero operator EPI (European Payments Initiative). As a regulated payment service provider, Nexi now has the licence to connect merchants and service providers for Wero acceptance.

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Fintech Finance

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

PPRO , the leading local payments platform, has partnered with European Payments Initiative (EPI) to secure Principal Membership of Europes newest payment method, Wero.

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The Paypers

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Worldline and Nets have joined the European Payments Initiative (EPI), becoming shareholders of the EPI Interim Company.

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The Fintech Times

JANUARY 22, 2024

Looking to provide data consolidation and payment initiation services, PayTabs Group , the MENA based paytech has partnered with open banking firm, Fintech Galaxy. The service will initially be rolled out in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates and subsequently expand to other MENA markets.

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Payments Source

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

American Express is expanding into the fast-growing European market for open banking-based payment initiation services with its Pay with Bank transfer platform.

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The Paypers

JULY 2, 2020

Today, a group of 16 major European banks from five countries (Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain) have paved the way for the future launch of the European Payments Initiative (EPI).

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The Paypers

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Qatar-headquartered multinational telecommunications company Ooredoo and global tech i2c have announced their partnership to launch the first digital payment initiative in Qatar.

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NFCW

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

” Juniper forecasts 50% growth in QR mobile payment transactions was written by Sarah Clark and published by NFCW. ” “This increased competition will be most felt in North America and Europe, where iOS products have the highest market share,” Juniper adds.

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Finextra

JULY 2, 2024

The European Payments Initiative (EPI) has launched its mobile-first wallet and instant account-to-account payments system in Germany, with other counties set to follow in the coming months.

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The Paypers

AUGUST 2, 2021

UK-based PSR has announced a new initiative to understand potential barriers to the take-up of digital payments and identify potential solutions.

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The Paypers

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The European Payments Initiative (EPI) has announced the launch of the Wero instant account-to-account payment service in France.

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Payments Source

JUNE 30, 2019

By turning compatibility into a nonissue, APIs help enable open banking, which has the potential to offer core banking services such as payment initiation or account balances through APIs, writes JPMorgan Chase's Stephen Markwell.

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The Paypers

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Cross-border payments platform dLocal has received certification as a Payment Initiation Service Provider (PISP) from Brazil's Central Bank.

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The Nilson Report

MARCH 7, 2024

The post Sound Payments Initiates Boarding and Deployment Services for Sound POS appeared first on Nilson Report.

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The Paypers

MARCH 2, 2023

Belvo , a Latin America-based Open Finance platform, has launched its payment initiation solution as a Central Bank-regulated entity.

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The Paypers

JUNE 21, 2023

Brazil-based Nubank has become the 21st institution to fulfil all stages of the payment initiator onboarding process.

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Payments Source

DECEMBER 2, 2020

After tests with several banks that established Swift's ability to connect its Global Payments Initiative faster payments rail to domestic networks, the financial and messaging standards organization is activating the service in the U.K.

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Payments Source

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Pelican, a provider of payments and artificial intelligence technology, is supporting Swift's development of a new service for low-cost cross border payments across its Global Payments Initiative and high-speed rails.

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The Payments Association

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Under the new regulations, banks must now allow account information service providers (AISPs) and payment initiation service providers (PISPs) access to account information for legal entities after securing their consent. The new amendments are set to bring legal entities in line with the existing open banking framework.

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The Paypers

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The Central Bank of Brazil has authorised EBANX to offer a payment initiator service through Pix allowing the fintech’s merchants to manage Pix payments within their websites.

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Finextra

MARCH 7, 2024

The Baltic States—Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania—are appealing to numerous Payment Initiation Servic.

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Payments Source

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The payments division of Western Union has integrated with the Swift Global Payment Initiative for faster transfers, and has added international currency options.

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The Fintech Times

JANUARY 28, 2025

It will enable banks and payment providers to share customer real-time data with third-party providers securely and with explicit user consent. Its FINX Connect platform facilitates real-time bank account data aggregation and payment initiation services.

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The Fintech Times

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Andrei Scutari, open banking head of sales, Salt Edge Andrei Scutari , open banking head of sales, Salt Edge commented: “Open banking revolves around data sharing, innovation, and seamless collaboration.

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The Fintech Times

MARCH 18, 2025

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has approved Atoa Payments , an open banking-enabled payments provider, to operate as an Authorised Payment Institution (API). This is a game-changing moment for Atoa, explained Sid Narayanan , co-founder and CEO of Atoa.

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) has announced the issuance of the second release under the Open Banking Framework, focused on the Payment Initiation Service (PIS).

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Finovate

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The partnership will integrate Moneyhub’s Account Information and Payment Initiation Services (AIS and PIS) functionality into Marygold’s new wealth app, slated to be released next year. Moneyhub has teamed up with intelligent money management app Marygold & Co. UK CEO Matthew Parden said. ” Marygold & Co.

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Fintech Finance

OCTOBER 28, 2024

With a bolstered cash position to help fund payments initiatives and a leaner organization, we believe we can focus on our goal of reaching profitability in near term. “We Even more important, we have raised capital, primarily from insiders, to fund further growth.

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The Payments Association

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The European Trajectory: A Mixed Bag The European Union has been at the forefront of open banking regulation, primarily through the Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2). PSD2 mandates banks to provide TPPs with access to customer account information (AIS) and payment initiation services (PIS).

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The Fintech Times

APRIL 10, 2025

Powered by open banking technology through payments initiation, Payit by NatWest provides customers with an additional digital payment method to be able to manage their energy payments safely and securely.

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Finextra

JUNE 11, 2024

German banks are set shut down their PayPal competitor Giropay/Paydirekt and instead throw their weight behind continent-wide startup the European Payments Initiative (EPI).

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Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

European Payments Initiative (EPI) , a a European player committed to offering a sovereign payment alternative to all consumers in the region, today announced the launch of Wero.

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Fintech Finance

JULY 3, 2024

European Payments Initiative (EPI) , a European-grown player committed to offering a sovereign payment solution to all consumers on the continent, has announced the launch of its mobile-first wallet and instant account-to-account payment solution, wero , for customers of German Sparkassen and Volksbanken, Raiffeisenbanken.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2020

SWIFT, based in Belgium, provides a network that enables financial institutions (FIs) to send and receive information about financial transactions in a secure, standardized and reliable environment.

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The Payments Association

DECEMBER 13, 2024

While the concept isnt new, the rise of open banking has made A2A payments more accessible and versatile. How A2A payments work A2A transactions are typically categorised as either push or pull payments: Push Payments: Initiated by the payer, similar to a standard bank transfer, often used for one-off purchases.

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Finextra

JUNE 25, 2024

EU payment gateway Computop is calling on merchants to join pilot trials of the bank-backed European Payments Initiative's wero wallet scheme.

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Fintech Finance

MARCH 20, 2025

Tink, A Visa Solution, the market-leading open banking platform, has announced that 10,000 merchants have now chosen Pay by Bank via its Payment Service Provider (PSP) partnerships.

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