Time almost up for Strong Customer Authentication compliance across Europe
Implementation of two-factor authentication for electronic transactions is the latest phase of a payments industry overhaul across Europe…
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Next Bank of England governor: Who are the potential candidates?
The UK Treasury has resisted pressure from MPs to reveal its shortlist of candidates for the next Bank…
SWIFT publishes new API standard for pre-authorisation of funds
The new API standard published by SWIFT will enable a payer’s bank to allocate funds for a purchase…
Intake revealed for 2019 Tech Nation UK fintech growth programme
The UK government-sponsored Tech Nation fintech growth programme enters its second year, and 23 young fintechs have been…
UK fintech Curve becomes fastest start-up to raise £4m on crowdfunding platform
Referring to itself as an “over-the-top banking platform”, Curve connects all of a user’s accounts into a single…
Lloyds Bank says more young people cheated by safe account scams
According to a Lloyds Bank study, there has been an almost four-fold increase in the number of young…
ECB executive warns against the ‘siren call’ of Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency
Facebook's Libra offers 'treacherous promises' in its bid to oust traditional currencies, says European Central Bank executive Yves…
Government-backed SME lending scheme fails to impress industry leaders
SME lending through the bank referral scheme has grown in the past year, but Federation of Small Businesses…
Who are the six firms representing UK fintech at Mexico trade summit?
The UK Department for International Trade will send six fintech disruptors to Finnosummit in Mexico to establish local…
EIB and ING agree €400m loan facility for sustainable investment projects in Benelux region
Businesses in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg will be able to apply for discount-rate loan arrangements to finance…
