Financial Technology Association news and trends

Amid Rule 1033 Uncertainty, Banks Urged Not to Retreat on APIs
Payments Innovation // May 29, 2025

No matter what ultimately happens with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Rule 1033 (also known as the open banking rule), pay by bank is here to stay. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

CFPB’s Move to Rescind Rule 1033 Creates Uncertainty in Open Banking
Digital-First Banking // May 25, 2025

Apparently, the days of Rule 1033 are numbered. In fact, as of Sunday (May 25) they might be down to four, as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) general counsel indicated late Friday that it will petition a U.S. District Court in Kentucky on May...

Court Battle Could Reshape Consumer Financial Data Landscape
Bank Regulation // February 12, 2025

The fight over the CFPB’s status and, in particular, the future of Open Banking Rule 1033 is on. A Washington, D.C.-based trade group, the Financial Technology Association (FTA), is seeking to intervene in a lawsuit challenging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) final rule on personal...

BNPL Trade Group Sues CFPB Over ‘Impossible’ Disclosure Rules
Buy Now Pay Later // October 21, 2024

The suit filed last week seeking to stop a new rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) governing buy now, pay later (BNPL) loans has a number of what, to some observers, might be argued as technicalities. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Interviews & Exclusives
Open Banking Rule in Limbo as Legal Jousting Continues

June 02, 2025
It’s Monday, June 2 and at this writing the ultimate fate of Rule 1033 — the so-called “open banking” rule set in motion last year by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) — remains in limbo. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS […]

Court Battle Could Reshape Consumer Financial Data Landscape

February 12, 2025
The fight over the CFPB’s status and, in particular, the future of Open Banking Rule 1033 is on. A Washington, D.C.-based trade group, the Financial Technology Association (FTA), is seeking to...

BNPL Trade Group Sues CFPB Over ‘Impossible’ Disclosure Rules

October 21, 2024
The suit filed last week seeking to stop a new rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) governing buy now, pay later (BNPL) loans has a number of what,...

Quick Reads
FinTech Association Sues CFPB; Says BNPL Rule ‘Oversteps Legal Bounds’

October 20, 2024
The Financial Technology Association (FTA) has filed a lawsuit challenging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) final interpretive rule on pay-in-four buy now, pay later (BNPL) products, saying the rule “oversteps legal bounds.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no […]

Trade Group Forms To Promote FinTech Development, Regs

March 10, 2021
A new trade group formed by FinTech leaders called the Financial Technology Association (FTA) launched Wednesday (March 10), according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form...