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The Future of Open Banking: Transforming Compliance into Competitive Advantage
Open banking in 2025 brings both challenges and opportunities. Learn how financial institutions can drive innovation, boost consumer trust, and stay ahead of compliance with Contextual Solutions.

BNPL at a Crossroads: How 2025 Regulation Will Reshape the Buy Now, Pay Later Sector?
Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) is transforming how consumers shop, but regulatory changes in 2025 aim to curb the rising risks of over-indebtedness. Discover how new UK rules will reshape the BNPL landscape and what businesses must do to stay compliant and competitive.

Beyond Payments: Human-Centric Innovation and Strategic Growth at the Merchant Payments Ecosystem (MPE) 2025
Catch up on the key takeaways from the Merchant Payments Ecosystem 2025! Discover the latest insights on payments.

Exploring the Future of Payments: Key Trends and Innovations in 2024
The payments landscape is steadily evolving – being constantly shaped by factors such as consumer choice and industry-wide developments. How will it shape in 2024? What are the trends? The "Global Overview of Payment Providers 2024" report by the Paypers offers an insightful exploration into the dynamic shifts and strategic innovations defining the payment industry today. Check out our article to access the report summary we prepared for you.

Embracing Generative AI in the Payments Industry
A new report by Visa Consulting and Analytics (VCA) explores the impact of generative AI on the payments industry, outlining payment- specific opportunities to help financial institutions acquire more customers, drive customer engagement, and improve the customer experience for optimal growth. Read our summary to learn more.

Payment Licenses in Europe: How To Find the Right Regulator?
Obtaining a banking/payment licence in one EU state generally entitles a financial organisation to trade in all the other states. Yet the approval process can vary greatly from one jurisdiction to another. Which one is best? How can you find the right jurisdiction?

PSD3 Overview: The Draft Has Pitfalls Lurking Amongst the Good Intentions
PSD3: A much anticipated payment regulation
How will the third incarnation of the EU Payment Services Directive affect PSPs and other fintech firms? Significantly so, if it passes in its current form.
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