PSD2

Paper Checks Continue To Steal The B2B Payments Spotlight
Paper Checks Continue To Steal The B2B Payments Spotlight
December 29, 2017  |  B2B Payments

2017 may go down in B2B payments history as the year the space finally saw a bump in attention from innovators. Amid the excitement over...

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Open Banking Plans For A Big Year — Even Where Regulators Aren’t Forcing It
Open Banking Plans For A Big Year — Even Where Regulators Aren’t Forcing It
December 27, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Open Banking regulations aren’t yet in effect in Europe via upcoming PSD2 rules, but already, banks there are getting a head-start on implementation. Financial institutions...

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PSD2 And The US, Too
PSD2 And The US, Too
December 22, 2017  |  Bank Regulation

More innovation. Less smoke and mirrors. Those are the goals of Europe’s second Payment Services Directive (PSD2), which goes into effect in 2018. In short,...

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Developers Enter The World Of Banking
Developers Enter The World Of Banking
December 18, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Following the global financial crisis and a pullback among banks from small business (SMB) lending, some jurisdictions have recently begun introducing new initiatives to entice...

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No Easy Fix For Freelancers’ FinServ Needs — Even With PSD2
No Easy Fix For Freelancers’ FinServ Needs — Even With PSD2
December 13, 2017  |  B2B Payments

A few bank scandals and research highlighting smaller companies’ frustrations with traditional financial institutions (FIs) have ushered in a wave of challenger banks in the...

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Fed Gets New Payments Security Head, Bitcoin Gets More Scrutiny
Fed Gets New Payments Security Head, Bitcoin Gets More Scrutiny
December 11, 2017  |  News

While the world watched bitcoin, there were other events in the regulatory arena that bore watching. A few among them? Take some executive moves at...

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European Commission Finalizes PSD2 Authentication Rules For Corporate Cards
European Commission Finalizes PSD2 Authentication Rules For Corporate Cards
December 07, 2017  |  B2B Payments

With Europe’s PSD2 fast-approaching implementation, there are still key questions surrounding the new payments regulations. Among them: whether or not PSD2’s Strong Customer Authentication (SCA)...

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CFPB Legal Battle, Amid Succession Drama, Continues
CFPB Legal Battle, Amid Succession Drama, Continues
December 04, 2017  |  Regulation Roundup

And the (legal) beat went on. The drama surrounding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) continues – and did anybody think it would be otherwise?...

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Uber’s Rough Ride And Amazon’s Holiday Stride
Uber’s Rough Ride And Amazon’s Holiday Stride
December 01, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Breaches, scandals galore, and not a few losses on the bottom line -- call it a year Uber wants in the rearview mirror, with a ...

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