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Europe Advances Plans For Real-Time Payments Connectivity With Asia
By linking its TARGET Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS) system with India and Southeast Asia, the European Central Bank (ECB) is accelerating real-time payments globally and challenging European payment service providers (PSPs) to prepare for faster flows and competitive pressures.
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Prolonged Limbo On Open Banking Leaves US Financial Sector Navigating Uncertainty
A renewed push from Democratic senators highlights how the stalled Personal Financial Data Rights (PFDR) rule is forcing banks and fintechs to rethink strategy, as shifting political priorities threaten a stable data-access framework for the long term.
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US Open Banking Rule Highlights Industry Divisions Over Data And Fees
By defining who can access consumer data, whether fees are allowed and compliance timelines, the Personal Financial Data Rights final rule (PFDR Rule) underscores continuing legal and market tensions between banks and fintech innovators.
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EBA Slams Fintechs Over Lax Compliance In New AML Risk Assessment
In its latest risk assessment, the European Banking Authority (EBA) has warned that poor practices and a lack of experience at fintechs, including payments and crypto firms, are undermining efforts to tackle financial crime.
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Sign up for accessInstant Payment System Progress Could Create Openings In South Africa
Despite its well-established instant payment systems, research indicates that instant payments in South Africa still lack interoperability and inclusivity – gaps that could create targeted opportunities for payment service providers.
Read articleFCA Identifies UK Payments Reform And Stablecoins As Priorities For 2026
The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) letter to the prime minister highlights its 2025 progress, along with its 2026 priorities for payments, including variable recurring payments (VRPs), contactless reform, open finance and GBP-backed stablecoins.
Read articleAfrican Jurisdictions Positioning Themselves As Hubs For Regulated Digital Assets
Converging digital asset frameworks across Africa are set to strengthen the region’s appeal to payments firms that favour consistent, enforceable regulation.
Read articleUS State AGs’ Inquiry Into BNPL Risks Highlights Fragmented Regulatory Landscape
The investigation by a coalition of seven Democratic state attorneys general (AGs) is scrutinising buy now, pay later (BNPL) providers, seeking answers to questions on consumer protection.
Read articleRegulatory Influencer: New Zealand’s Open Banking Regulations Seek International Alignment And Enhanced Competition And Innovation
New Zealand’s open banking regulations have come into force, activating mandatory data sharing and payment initiation rules under the Customer and Product Data (CPD) Act 2025. The regulations came into effect on December 1, 2025, imposing customer and product data sharing obligations on the country’s four largest banks: ANZ; ASB; BNZ; and Westpac.
Read articleRegulatory Influencer: European Union To Introduce Tax Obligations for Crypto-Asset Service Providers
The EU Directive on Administrative Cooperation ( Directive 2011/16/EU) governs tax cooperation between member states, with DAC8 referring to the eighth amendment of the directive. DAC8 is focused on improving tax transparency and closing any gaps, particularly with respect to crypto-assets. DAC8 was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on October 24, 2023. EU member states have been provided with the transposition deadline of December 31, 2025, with the application deadline being January 1, 2026.
Read articleEurosystem’s Pilot Plan Offers PSPs A Strategic Role In Shaping The Digital Euro
By inviting payment service providers (PSPs) to participate in a 12-month trial to assess the operational readiness of the digital euro, the authority is giving them insight into its functionality and the chance to influence its further development.
Read articleNo Structural Conflict Between EU’s AI Act And Existing Regulation, EBA Concludes
The regulator’s finding that only limited friction exists between new artificial intelligence (AI) obligations and established banking and payments rules paves the way for coordinated oversight as implementation begins.
Read articleSerbia’s Plans For Crypto Surveillance System Aim To Prevent Abuses And Tackle Money Laundering
EU accession pressure is one of the key drivers of the initiative, as the country seeks to position itself as a credible, well-regulated market, although some commentators have expressed concerns about the adequacy of privacy protections.
Read articleInternational Payments Pricing Transparency Playbook
The Financial Conduct Authority expects firms operating in the UK to give customers a clear understanding of the total cost of sending money overseas, including FX mark ups, fixed and variable fees and any deductions that may occur along the transfer chain. This playbook gives organisations a structured way to review, strengthen and evidence their approach to international payment pricing transparency.
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