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From open banking to open finance and beyond: The future of financial data-sharing

The Payments Association

The ability to integrate diverse data sources for real-time fraud detection and transaction monitoring will become a key differentiator in an open data economydirectly impacting cost structures and risk models for payments providers. At the same time, implementation models differ across markets.

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Merchant-facing regulation: What merchants need to know in 2025

The Payments Association

These developments will impact merchant compliance, cost structures, customer experience, and operational risk. The real advantage lies in connecting them, recognising that fraud controls, accessibility, data strategy, and consumer protection are increasingly interdependent. Why is it important? What’s next?

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The payments regulation roadmap: Q2 2025

The Payments Association

It mirrors existing offences in anti-bribery and tax evasion, but with a sharper focus on consumer protection and market integrity. This regulatory shift aims to strengthen consumer protection and curb misleading or irresponsible marketing in the high-risk cryptoasset sector.