All posts by Ian Hall

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  Estonia launches research into digital currency

  Estonia has kicked off research into the suitability of its e-government technology for operating a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The country’s central bank, Eesti Pank, has launched what it

  • Posted October 8, 2020
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  UK open banking users surpass two million with payments projected to drive further growth

  More than two million people are now using open banking-enabled products in the UK – a doubling in usage in just over six months, despite the challenges created by the

  • Posted October 1, 2020
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  UK financial regulatory forum unveils new initiatives

  The UK’s Financial Services Regulatory Initiatives Forum has unveiled the first update of a ‘grid’ mapping out significant forthcoming regulatory initiatives. The forum was launched six months ago and aims

  • Posted September 24, 2020
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  UK’s FCA: customers must be told about ‘access to cash’ changes

  The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has told banks considering closing either a branch or ATM that they will need to provide an analysis of the likely impact on customers’

  • Posted September 17, 2020
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  Digital finance crucial to achieving sustainable development goals, says UN

  Unleashing the potential of digital finance could have a transformational impact on sustainable development, according to a report from a taskforce convened by the United Nations’ secretary-general. ‘People’s Money: Harnessing

  • Posted September 11, 2020
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  UK government open banking tender puts focus on payments

  The UK’s journey towards implementing open banking to deliver citizen services has taken a significant step forward with the opening of what is believed to be the country’s first government

  • Posted September 3, 2020
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  Indian state launches digital payments service

  A regional government in India has launched an initiative to promote digital payments and drive financial inclusion in rural areas. The Andhra Pradesh government is working to enable and encourage

  • Posted August 28, 2020
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  Review of UK fintech sector launched after COVID-19 delay

  The UK government has kicked off a six-month independent review of the country’s financial technology (fintech) sector, following a delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The review’s significance has grown

  • Posted July 30, 2020
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  Slow but sure: exploring open banking’s potential for streamlining citizen services

  Open banking creates super-fast, automated data connections and brings significant possibilities for improving public service delivery, but adoption has so far been slow. Ian Hall investigates the opportunities and obstacles

  • Posted July 23, 2020
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  Regulators set out steps to boost cross-border payments

  The harmonisation of Application Programming Interface (API) protocols for data exchange and “more consistent” anti-money laundering (AML) oversight are among the priorities set out by a group of central banks

  • Posted July 16, 2020
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