Standardization news and trends

Industrial Economy’s Recent Advances Were Built on Ancient History 
Supply Chain // June 29, 2023

In 1956, U.S. businessman Malcolm McLean was granted a patent for his intermodal shipping container. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

EV Charging Standards to Cover 70% of Current EV Sales in US
Innovation // June 12, 2023

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Mastercard, Finicity and Standardizing Open Banking’s Data Flow
Mastercard // June 24, 2020

While open banking is gaining traction in Europe (by regulatory mandate) and is making inroads to the U.S. (through free market competition), on these shores the strategy of getting there seems to be settled in favor of acquisitions. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

The Keys To Modernizing B2B Payments: Standards And Starting Small
Payments Innovation // June 16, 2020

The holy grail of payments modernization can be boiled down into to one word: standardization. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

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Mastercard, Finicity and Standardizing Open Banking’s Data Flow

June 24, 2020
While open banking is gaining traction in Europe (by regulatory mandate) and is making inroads to the U.S. (through free market competition), on these shores the strategy of getting there seems to be settled in favor of acquisitions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to […]

The Keys To Modernizing B2B Payments: Standards And Starting Small

June 16, 2020
The holy grail of payments modernization can be boiled down into to one word: standardization. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Token CEO: Why Open Banking Is Really ‘Closed Banking’

June 10, 2019
Open Banking is brand new, but maybe not. Token.io Limited CEO Steve Kirsch tells Karen Webster that there are limitations with PSD2 amid a lack of API standardization. There’s precedent in the...

PSD2’s Elephant In The Room

April 02, 2019
Open banking is here, but baby steps abound as financial firms grapple with PSD2’s fragmented landscape.  Token.io CEO Steve Kirsch tells PYMNTS that giving users full control over what happens...

Quick Reads
China Tech Giants Push For Face ID Standards

November 27, 2019
Tencent, Xiaomi and Ant Financial are among the Chinese tech giants partnering with artificial intelligence (AI) firm SenseTime in an effort to standardize the facial recognition industry, Abacus reported on Wednesday (Nov. 27). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no […]

Huawei Blacklist Could Impact 5G Standards

June 10, 2019
The 5G standards body has warned that a ban on Huawei could have “a dramatic impact” on future standardization, while analysts believe it could lead to a split in the...

Facebook And Google Opt Into Berners-Lee Data Privacy ‘Contract’

November 06, 2018
Facebook and Google have signed up for new internet standards, which will require internet companies to respect data privacy and “support the best in humanity.” According to Financial Times, the...

Visa Announces Continued Support For EMV Secure Remote Commerce Specification

October 23, 2018
Visa, the payments company, announced Tuesday (Oct. 23) that it continues to support the draft of the EMV Secure Remote Commerce (SRC) specifications. Get the Full Story Complete the form...