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

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Financial and banking technology service provider Celcoin has launched an Initiation of Payment Transaction (ITP) API, according to inforchannel.com.br.

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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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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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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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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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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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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Student loan personal finance platform Pillar has launched a gift initiative for the holidays called Boost, according to a release. Boost will allow for friends and family to gift payments to help someone paying off student loan debt. The payments will be automatically applied toward a person’s balance.

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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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Finextra

MARCH 7, 2024

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

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The Paypers

MAY 23, 2022

Mercado Pago , Mercado Libre's financial company, has prepared to make the payment initiator available soon to the more than 10 million sellers who use the tool, according to broadcast.com.br.

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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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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

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 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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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 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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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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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

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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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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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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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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Payments Source

MAY 25, 2016

For a customer to switch from a tried and true payment method to a new one, the provider must be able to offer a unique payment experience which offers concrete and obvious advantages like top-level security, unique rewards and unprecedented agility.

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Finextra

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The European Payment Initiative, a bank-backed venture that was initally set up to build a rival to Mastercard and Visa in Europe, has enrolled 14 million users and processed eight million transactions since launch.

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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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The Paypers

JUNE 30, 2022

Belvo , a Latin America-based Open Finance API platform, has received authorisation from the National Banking and Securities Commission (CNBV) for the organisation and operation of an Institución de Fondos de Pago Electrónico (IFPE).

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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 News

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Project mBridge is a major cross-border payments initiative designed to leverage wholesale central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). The Bank for International Settlements ( BIS ) Innovation Hub announced that it has “graduated out” of Project mBridge.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Last month, AscendantFX Capital, a Toronto-based cross-border payments provider, joined the SWIFT network. By using its Global Payment Initiative (GPI), the company said it hopes to access better API capabilities and improve its aPay platform.

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Fintech Finance

JUNE 25, 2024

Wero , the new European payment solution developed by the European Payment Initiative (EPI) will be available to Computop customers from the moment it launches e-commerce payment in mid-2025.

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Finextra

JANUARY 9, 2024

A year ago, I believed UK Open Banking payments were on a roll. Total payment initiations for 2022 w.

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