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Ready Or Not, Strong Customer Authentication Is Coming
Ready Or Not, Strong Customer Authentication Is Coming
August 09, 2019  |  Regulation

As September approaches, the deadline for EU merchants to implement Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) is looming. But according to the PSD2 Tracker, as many as...

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As SCA Deadline Looms, Merchants Scramble
As SCA Deadline Looms, Merchants Scramble
August 08, 2019  |  Regulation

Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) will officially roll out in one month. The regulation is aimed at protecting consumers and merchants alike from fraudsters and other...

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PSD2, SCA And Exemptions To The Extension
PSD2, SCA And Exemptions To The Extension
July 23, 2019  |  Authentication

There may be extensions to Strong Customer Authentication's (SCA) rollout this fall — and there may not. And, there may be exemptions granted by the...

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Deep Dive: Retailers Prepare To Face SCA’s Downsides
Deep Dive: Retailers Prepare To Face SCA’s Downsides
July 19, 2019  |  Regulation

Stronger authentication is an obvious, albeit costly, defense against the growing number of online banking fraud attempts. European merchants will be forced to comply with...

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Why ING Is Taking A Platform Approach To PSD2 And Open Banking
Why ING Is Taking A Platform Approach To PSD2 And Open Banking
July 18, 2019  |  Regulation

As the second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) brings more third parties into the European financial world, banks are seeing a shift in their relationships with...

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How PSD2 Is Changing ING Bank’s API Strategy
How PSD2 Is Changing ING Bank’s API Strategy
July 16, 2019  |  Regulation

Banks and merchants are racing to meet the Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) deadline as September 2019 approaches. Banks are innovating their application programming interface (API) ...

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How Banks Can Compete With FinTechs Under PSD2
How Banks Can Compete With FinTechs Under PSD2
June 25, 2019  |  Regulation

With Open Banking expanding across the EU, legacy FIs are increasingly at risk of losing customers to FinTech firms that now have access to previously...

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In The PSD2 Age, Banks Must Think Like FinTech Firms
In The PSD2 Age, Banks Must Think Like FinTech Firms
June 24, 2019  |  Regulation

With the Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) compliance deadline less than four months away, banks are still underprepared. While banks continue to open their application programming...

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Whitepages Pro Spins Out, Becomes Ekata
Whitepages Pro Spins Out, Becomes Ekata
June 13, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Whitepages Pro is playing the long game when it comes to payments, with a series of structural changes separating consumer and B2B operations, and a...

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