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Payments Initiation Opens The B2B Door For QR Code Payments

PYMNTS

While open banking FinTech innovation has initially focused on opening up bank account data to third party platforms, there is another component to the initiative with major implications for the payments landscape. A key characteristic of payment initiation under PSD2 is its use of Faster Payments in the U.K.,

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A2A Payments: The future of seamless transactions

The Payments Association

How A2A payments work A2A transactions are typically categorised as either push or pull payments: Push Payments: Initiated by the payer, similar to a standard bank transfer, often used for one-off purchases. Variable Recurring Payments (VRPs) are an emerging form of pull payments within A2A systems.

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Worldline Launches “Bank Transfer by Worldline”, a New Account-to-Account Payment Method in 14 European Countries by End of 2024

Fintech Finance

It marks a significant advancement in account-to-account payment solutions, offering businesses a fully integrated payment experience with the Worldline brand at the forefront to build trust towards payers.

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Recital 34 of EU AML Regulation Must be Clarified or PIS Will be Left at Risk

The Fintech Times

The organisations looking for this clarification are the European Third Party Providers Association (ETPPA), the European Fintech Association (EFA), the Electronic Money Association (EMA) and the European Payment Institutions Federation (EPIF). To be clear, payers never get into the CDD scope of e.g

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RoPay Officially Launches – the First National Mobile Instant Payment Service

Fintech Finance

Developed by TRANSFOND, RoPay is an instant mobile payment initiation service that enables direct account-to-account transfers (A2A), utilizing technologies such as QR code scanning, deep links, NFC (contactless), or mobile numbers as proxies (aliases) for IBANs.

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FinTechs Take The Initiative In Bank Collaboration

PYMNTS

government to work with public sector entities and provide them with payment initiation services, according to reports in SmartCitiesWorld. In a statement, TrueLayer CEO and Founder Francesco Simoneschi noted that this functionality is particularly important for payers with limited access to traditional financial services.

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Five payments trends to watch closely in 2025

The Payments Association

There are a plethora of digital wallets for consumers to choose from in each market, and new alternative payment methods (APMs) are being introduced frequently. Open banking will further fuel instant payments 70% of respondents cited this as a key area of impact for the year ahead.