December 15, 2021
Giving new meaning to “pay phone”: The year in review and where European fintech is headed in 2022
In the earlier days of fintech, it was said that fintech was changing financial services. Now, nearly a decade later, it’s safe to say fintech’s impact extends far...
December 10, 2021
Introducing Payouts in the UK - enabling your users to instantly make withdrawals and refunds
To help continue to drive adoption for open banking payments and make it a full stack payment solution, today we’re excited to announce a new product–Payouts. Payouts enables users...
December 06, 2021
Variable Recurring Payments - turning the mundane magical
Now, more than ever, consumers want products and services that fit their financial needs. Open banking has only increased that demand and paved the way for embedded finance...
December 01, 2021
The top ways e-commerce merchants profit from Open Banking payments
Open Banking payments represent an exciting new opportunity for European e-commerce businesses. Instead of receiving payment by credit or debit card, merchants accepting Open Banking payments receive payment...
November 25, 2021
180 days is not enough
The European Banking Authority (EBA) closed its public consultation today on the amendment of its Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) and the 90-day exemption...
November 24, 2021
Moneybox and Plaid give customers greater control over their finances
Plaid and Moneybox have been working together to make transfers faster and give customers visibility and control over their payments and their finances. With the help of Plaid’s...
October 28, 2021
PensionBee and Plaid working together to make Open Finance a reality
Together, PensionBee and Plaid are taking the next step in the journey to expand open banking into open finance and help people gain access to and control over...
October 18, 2021
VRPs: the next frontier of open banking payments
Variable Recurring Payments (VRPs) are the next big development for open banking in the UK. Last year, the UK’s Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE) released its consultations on...
June 28, 2021
Initiating: Payments in Europe
The payments race is heating up in Europe. Payment initiation services are taking off and we’re ready to rumble. Check out our blog on why PIS is a...
June 08, 2021
Mythbusting: consumer protection and PIS payments
The revised payment service directive (PSD2) is quickly transforming the financial services industry, giving consumers more options than ever before for how they pay. The newest choice,...
June 02, 2021
Obstacles be gone: Open Banking and the possibility of a smooth customer journey for financial services in Europe
No one has ever said “I’d love to have a few more obstacles in my financial life.” The Netherlands has a history of constantly removing those obstacles,from inventing...
May 25, 2021
Plaid’s going Dutch
We think open access to financial data should be for everyone, everywhere. We’re committed to building consumer trust in open banking in the EU.
May 10, 2021
Improving the payments experience in the UK
In addition to our plug and play Plaid Link we are now offering another integration option for Payment Initiation in the UK–Modular Link. Modular Link enables you to...
May 07, 2021
Policy Pulse: The State of Privacy
Privacy regulations are taking shape across the world. Learn what to expect and how our industry can prepare.
May 06, 2021
Partnering with Railsbank to power the next generation of financial needs
Through a strategic partnership, Railsbank customers in the UK will gain access to Plaid’s Payment Initiation API to accept instant bank payments directly within their app or website....