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Baltics Accelerate Real-Time Adoption Amid Faster Payment Headwinds in Europe
Baltics Accelerate Real-Time Adoption Amid Faster Payment Headwinds in Europe
March 05, 2023  |  Real-Time Payments

The Baltic region, with a population of over 6 million, has grown into a thriving FinTech hot spot in Europe and a regional frontrunner in...

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Nordics Remain Real-Time Frontrunners Amid Double-Digit Growth in Payments Volume
Nordics Remain Real-Time Frontrunners Amid Double-Digit Growth in Payments Volume
March 02, 2023  |  Real-Time Payments

Home to some of the most developed and widespread real-time payments schemes, Europe is leading the charge in driving consumer and merchant adoption across the...

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Austria Accelerates Real-Time Pace as EU Pursues Instant Payment Mandate
Austria Accelerates Real-Time Pace as EU Pursues Instant Payment Mandate
February 28, 2023  |  Real-Time Payments

The SEPA Instant Credit Transfer (SCT Inst) continues to gain traction in Europe amid uneven growth across the region. Introduced in November 2017, the intra-European...

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UK Hits Open Banking Milestone Amid Lingering Doubts About API Performance
UK Hits Open Banking Milestone Amid Lingering Doubts About API Performance
February 21, 2023  |  Digital Banking

About 10% of U.K.’s population used open banking services in January. Data from a recent report by Open Banking Limited (OBL) shows that the number...

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Takeaways From the EU’s Instant Payment Mandate
Takeaways From the EU’s Instant Payment Mandate
December 18, 2022  |  Faster Payments

The EU has a lot to consider as it mandates banks to offer instant payments. First introduced in 2017, Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) instant...

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Nuvei and Holland Casino Partner on Instant Payouts
Nuvei and Holland Casino Partner on Instant Payouts
December 15, 2022  |  Faster Payments

Nuvei and Holland Casino have extended their partnership to enable instant payouts to Dutch players.  The Canadian FinTech company and the Netherlands-based iGaming operator said...

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New EU Instant Payment Rules to Bolster Mainstream Open Banking Adoption
New EU Instant Payment Rules to Bolster Mainstream Open Banking Adoption
October 26, 2022  |  Faster Payments

The European Commission (EC) published a draft proposal on Wednesday (Oct. 26) intended to force banks and payment service providers (PSPs) to offer 24/7 instant...

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What’s the Holdup With SEPA Instant Payments?
What’s the Holdup With SEPA Instant Payments?
June 28, 2022  |  Faster Payments

The Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) is an EU-led initiative intended to harmonize the way cashless euro payments are made across Europe. Every European Union...

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EU FinTechs, Central Bank of Ireland Take On IBAN Discrimination
EU FinTechs, Central Bank of Ireland Take On IBAN Discrimination
June 28, 2022  |  Digital Banking

The Central Bank of Ireland recently announced that it was writing to all Regulated Financial Service Providers in the country, as well as a range...

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