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Navigating AML obligations in the age of virtual IBANs February 10 2025 by Payments Intelligence LinkedIn Email X WhatsApp What is this article about? The compliance challenges of virtual IBANs, focusing on AML obligations and regulatory gaps. Why is it important? What’s next? Previous slide Next slide What are vIBANs?
The EDS wont store any personal data or IBAN, as it will only be used for routing purposes between business entities (PSPs and RVMs). The EDS will be accessible to scheme participants adhering to the VOP scheme and to the Routing and Verification Mechanisms (RVMs) operating on their behalf.
and CBI joins their IBAN-Name Check expertise at the service of their respective communities in order to offer an interoperable solution to fight against fraud. The IBAN Name Check – VoP Service, is designed to ensure that IBAN codes are correctly matched with the names of beneficiaries before payments are processed.
The EUs Instant Payments regulations, taking effect in January 2025, will require all payment serviceproviders in the bloc to offer 24/7 instant payments. By October 2025, Eurozone providers must conduct mandatory account name-IBAN checks for transactions.
The new EU regulation, implemented through the European Payments Council’s (EPC) Verification of Payee (VoP) scheme, mandates that financial institutions verify the payee’s name and account number (IBAN) before executing payments. To meet the VoP requirements, Paysera will deploy the iPiD Node solution within its infrastructure.
In an interview with PYMNTS, Lilia Metodieva, managing director at Monneo , said virtual international bank account numbers (IBANs) can help firms gain scale internationally, and customize payments to serve the needs of their end customers. That is where digital banking and the virtual IBANs come in,” she said. to name just a few.
Some solutions, such as virtual IBAN accounts, can help merchants manage funds more effectively, but they are often better suited to higher-value transactions. For e-commerce to adopt it successfully, payment serviceproviders (PSPs), industry bodies, and regulators must help merchants understand where open banking fits into their strategy.
The company now operates in over 100 countries and territories, processes more than €50 billion in payments annually, serves over 300 financial institutions worldwide, and supports more than 10 million end customers with virtual IBANs – reinforcing its role as a trusted leader in cross-border payments.
The collaboration aims to share best practices in the Open Finance and Verification of Payee landscape, with the final goal of enhancing payment serviceproviders’ value-added offerings and overall financial market efficiency.
Its partnership with Token.io, which powers Ecommpay’s open banking payment solutions in the UK and Europe, has been extended to include local settlement IBANs for the Netherlands, Spain, France and Ireland. Todd Clyde, CEO at Token.io, commented: “We are excited to enhance Ecommpay’s Open Banking Advanced solution with Token.io
Saxo Payments is looking to ease friction in cross-border payments through the launch of an IBANservice, the company said this week. “It eliminates the need to set up banking relationships in multiple currencies and countries, thereby enabling FX and payments businesses to offer a more tailored service to their customers.”
This service is now available in all countries where FINOM provides local IBAN accounts through its own Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license. This new feature complements FINOM’s existing SEPA Direct Debit Core offering, providing a more comprehensive suite of payment options for businesses of all sizes.
Users only need to link their bank account to the Satispay app with an IBAN in order to send or receive money, no card networks or other intermediaries are involved. Satispay’s strength lies in its simplicity and transparency.
The company now operates in over 100 countries and territories, processes more than €50 billion in payments annually, serves over 300 financial institutions worldwide, and supports more than 10 million end customers with virtual IBANs – reinforcing its role as a trusted leader in cross-border payments.
Deus X Pay, a regulated virtual asset serviceprovider, is providing an end-to-end solution for how businesses transact globally with the introduction of Virtual International Bank Account Numbers (vIBANs) in US Dollars (USD) and Euros (EUR).
The company now operates in over 100 countries and territories, processes more than 50 billion in payments annually, serves over 300 financial institutions worldwide, and supports more than 10 million end customers with virtual IBANs reinforcing its role as a trusted leader in cross-border payments.
As a result of the partnership, firms in the sector will be able to utilise the Ecommpay open banking payment solution and local settlement IBANs in the four new European countries. This latest product enhancement eliminates the risk of IBAN discrimination and facilitates faster acceptance of funds through SEPA Instant.
Virtual IBANs are gaining popularity as a solution, allowing automated bank transfer reconciliation and streamlining order processing by offering client-specific routing numbers. Consumer-embedded payments, now integrated into many popular apps, are one success story of these kinds of partnerships.
Competition : PSD2 sought to level the playing field between traditional banks and emerging non-bank Payment ServiceProviders (PSPs). The new rules will enhance the fight against payment fraud by facilitating the exchange of fraud-related information among payment serviceproviders.
Qonto , the leading European business finance solution for SMEs and freelancers, and Mollie , one of Europe’s fastest-growing financial serviceproviders, today announced a two-way strategic partnership to enhance integrated financial services for businesses across Europe.
Financial institutions and payment serviceproviders can now gain indirect access to local EURO and GBP payment schemes through Banking Circle ‘s streamlined integration process. These accounts are formatted according to local regulations, including the branch code obtained from regulators or a Pay.UK
Banking Circle ’s latest enhancement to its Agency Banking solution provides Financial Institutions (FI’s) and Payment ServiceProviders (PSP’s) with a faster and cheaper access point to local payment schemes to expand into further markets. member, such as Banking Circle.
As Verdon told Webster, embracing platforms such as the one offered by Railsbank — which enables companies to issue unique international bank account numbers (IBANs), receive and send money and issue and manage cards — means that banking becomes a service rather than a series or suite of separate products.
This includes assisting payment serviceproviders (PSPs) in complying with the upcoming Verification of Payee regulation that will be instated by October 2025. iPiD provides an all-in-one node capable of responding to and requesting IBAN verification with thousands of PSPs across Europe.
It requires that all payment serviceproviders within the bloc offer 24/7 instant payments starting January 2025. In addition, account name and IBAN account number checks will be mandatory from October 2025 for Eurozone payment serviceproviders.
Payment serviceproviders such as banks, which provide standard credit transfers in euro, will be required to offer the service of sending and receiving instant payments in euro. The regulation takes into consideration particularities of non-euro area entities. This requirement will apply to regular transfers too.
Under the planned rules, payment serviceproviders, such as banks, which provide standard credit transfers in euro, will also be required to offer the service of sending and receiving instant payments in euro at no extra charge.
Among them is B2B Pay, which provides free International Bank Account Numbers (IBAN) for companies exporting into Europe. B2B Pay also facilitates the collection of payments across 34 nations on the continent, reports said, for costs up to 80 percent cheaper than traditional serviceproviders offer.
API technology can provide these treasury solutions on a case-by-case basis, Rahal continued, whether it’s to automate electronic payments or provideIBANservices. But as the use of APIs increases in the financial services space, so does the volume of the debate over data privacy.
UK-based Monneo , a virtual IBAN and corporate account provider has partnered with a global money transfer servicesprovider to expand its local banking network.
Indeed, FinTech and alternative financial serviceproviders have stepped in to try to combat those points of friction, wielding technologies like blockchain and IBAN solutions to find ways around the friction of correspondent banking.
With the delivery of Verification of Payee, the Company will support payment serviceproviders (PSPs) in offering IBAN/name matching services to their customers for their SEPA transactions. EBA CLEARING’s Verification of Payee will be aligned with the respective scheme of the European Payments Council.
Latin America and the Caribbean Binance secured Virtual Asset ServiceProvider (VASP) license to operate in Argentina. Canadian open banking innovator Salt Edge partnered with Eastern European financial servicesprovider Erste Group. Georgian payment serviceprovider UniPAY teamed up with TransferGo to bring U.K.
Most recently, the Sweden-based company announced a partnership with German modern mobility sharing servicesprovider Deutsche Bahn. N26 Crypto will be available to all eligible customers in France, or at least with a French or a German IBAN.
In collaboration with ClearBank, Privat 3 Money introduces a multi-currency account, supporting transactions in EUR, USD, CHD, and CAD, all under a single IBAN. Partnerships Privat 3 Money (P3 ) is enhancing its established partnership with ClearBank, a cloud-based clearing bank.
A clearing house is a network of over 10,000 financial serviceproviders in the US, including banks and credit unions. Customers can also authorize ACH payments to your business accounts for goods and servicesprovided. Some financial servicesproviders even offer free bill pay through ACH.
Open banking A critical component of MENA’s financial technology landscape is increased adoption of open banking, which allows third-party developers to build applications and services around financial institutions. Sarie facilitates instant fund transfers within the Kingdom, enhancing both consumer convenience and business liquidity.
The Right Service Combination. Connecting SMBs to a range of FX and global payment services can help these companies better position themselves for success. Recent reports from The Guardian found that more than £1 million ($1.3 million) every day is lost to financial scams in the U.K.,
This complements Andaria’s existing dedicated IBANs, business accounts and suite of services. There’s also a partnership for NTT DATA UK&I , the IT servicesprovider, and Armstrong Wolfe, a global financial services advisory firm.
To initiate a wire transfer, the sender must provide the recipient’s banking details, including the account and routing numbers, to their bank or a wire serviceprovider. The sending institution then communicates with the recipient’s institution via a secure electronic network.
Over these years, CBI has developed several open banking and open finance services and achieved a variety of goals at national and international level. Tackling fraud CBIs response to increasing fraud and misdirection of payments is evident in a range of services, such as: Check IBAN, Name Check, CBI GO and CBI Safe Trade.
In this regard, over the years, CBI has developed several open banking and open finance services. Such innovation makes Name Check CBI unique as it enables a new way of conducting account holder checks to provide customers and businesses with greater assurance that payments are being sent to the intended payee.
The new solution supports payment serviceproviders (PSPs) in offering Verification of Payee services to their customers that fulfill the requirements of the Instant Payments Regulation (IPR) and of the VOP Scheme developed by the European Payments Council (EPC).
PSD3 implementation schedule (2023-2026): What does this mean for banks and payment serviceproviders? Extended liability for payment institutions: With stricter fraud liability rules, banks, payment serviceproviders, and electronic communication providers face greater accountability.
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