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Payments processing: Why banks should take a composable approach

Payments processing: Why banks should take a composable approach

Madhvi Mavadiya
24 Jul 2024

Over the last two decades, many banks have faced the frustration of being locked into high operating...

Currencies’ digital race on payment rails

Currencies’ digital race on payment rails

Erol Kaya
11 Jul 2024

A global player as a financial messaging network: SWIFT More than 11,000 banks and financial institu...

Why variable recurring payments is the next step in growing European open banking

Why variable recurring payments is the next step in growing European open banking

Níamh Curran
06 Jun 2024

Open banking in Europe is maturing. PSD2 legislation has driven this development across Europe, with...

How embedded finance is driving the banking-as-a-service revolution

How embedded finance is driving the banking-as-a-service revolution

Jean-Jacques Le Bon
05 Jun 2024

The world of payments is undergoing a radical transformation and Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) is play...

The telecom-fintech overlap

The telecom-fintech overlap

Sehrish Alikhan
05 Jun 2024

With the common factor of being two sectors consistently on the forefront of innovation, the telecom...

Why credit and debit cards are more than just a payment instrument

Why credit and debit cards are more than just a payment instrument

Madhvi Mavadiya
03 Jun 2024

Ahead of Money20/20 Europe in Amsterdam, Finextra caught up with Amanda Gourbault, chief revenue off...

What is pay by bank?

What is pay by bank?

Sehrish Alikhan
29 May 2024

2024 might be the year that pay by bank hits the mainstream. Pay by bank is a direct account-to-acco...

How can financial institutions hit G20 targets for cross border payments?

How can financial institutions hit G20 targets for cross border payments?

Hamish Monk
23 May 2024

Finextra’s latest webinar, ‘Cross Border Payments: Hitting G20 targets for speed, cost, and transpa...

Top payments stories you missed in April

Top payments stories you missed in April

Sehrish Alikhan
01 May 2024

April was an eventful month for fintech, and there was a wave of new developments in the payments sp...

NextGen Nordics 2024: Why it’s time for a domestic focus

NextGen Nordics 2024: Why it’s time for a domestic focus

Finextra Research
29 Apr 2024

NextGen Nordics, one of Finextra’s annual payments events, was held on 23rd April 2024 in Stockholm,...

The crucial role of seamless bills and payments processes to organisational success

The crucial role of seamless bills and payments processes to organisational success


29 Apr 2024

While the benefits of fast payment processing for merchants and e-billers are well understood – the ...

Will embedded finance change UK fintech by 2035?

Will embedded finance change UK fintech by 2035?

Scott Hamilton
18 Apr 2024

Buying vs. building is not going away, it’s accelerating in the business world. This is an extract f...