News Round-ups

FCA moves on safeguarding requirements

Bank of Lithuania fintech account opening guidelines

Marqueta raises new funds

Visa pilots Request to Pay.

Mastercard on contactless use in Europe

JCB introducing Tap on Mobile

Facebook re-brands Calibra

Tink survey on Open Banking

EuroCommerce file Interchange complaint

DNB publishes paper on Euro CBDC

CMA gives Open Banking Roadmap go-ahead

Plaid Exchange launches

PayPal rushes out QR codes

Facebook makes eCommerce move with Shops

Shopify also announces product launches

UK SMEs going cashless

Open Banking Europe API Signature Standard

European Instant Payment Card proposal

European Digital Payments Industry Alliance

ToIP Foundation

EC AML latest approach

ECB Digital Currency

Mastercard Track Business Payment Service

Visa, Currencycloud partnership

Samsung debit card

Sabre, Farelogix deal off

EPIF seeks SCA extension from CBA

FCA grants 6 months in UK

Mastercard indicates global contactless growth

Visa and Safaricom partner

JCB developing Tap on Mobile

EPA looks at Open Banking potential

NatWest closes Bó

Wirecard airs KPMG special audit

Curve takes e-money in-house

UK Banking and mobile industries unite to tackle Covid-19 scams.

iZettle new payment and delivery service

Ripple is taking legal action against YouTube

Stripe has announced 3 major updates to its payments platform

Worldline acquires majority stake in GoPay.

Monese launching Monese for web

Wirecard issues statement on KPMG investigation

Payments Europe paper on EC’s IFR assessment

FSB on Cross-border and Stablecoins

Libra provides update regarding plans

BIS looks at fintechs and financial inclusion

Mastercard partners with Microsoft on digital receipts

Banco Santander launches money transfer app

Lloyds claims progress on combating APP fraud

Stripe raises further $600m