Maya E. Kumar

Apr 9, 2024 | finextra.com | Irina Latushkina |Catherine Espinosa |Maya E. Kumar |Donica Venter

Europe’s banking landscape today looks significantly different than it did just a few years ago, largely defined by new regulations that have emerged in response to consumers’ shifting financial behaviors. Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2) and its successor, Payment Services Directive 3 (PSD3), for example, have transformed open banking from a niche capability into a mainstream use case that millions of consumers are now using to gain better visibility into their personal data and finances.

Apr 9, 2024 | finextra.com | Irina Latushkina |Stephen Carter |Azimkhon Askarov |Maya E. Kumar

​Over the last 10 years, there has been a shift away from the outdated, annual performance review model, towards a new, flexible alternative – continuous, or agile performance management.

Apr 9, 2024 | finextra.com | Irina Latushkina |Catherine Espinosa |Maya E. Kumar |Donica Venter

As many of us have seen, there is no shortage of wallets on offer. www.findynet.fi/en/ has compiled a list to support ongoing issuing, holding and verifying verified data tests - and to support the work in Open Wallet Foundation. https://lnkd.in/d_KtQNAx . Please take a look. It is impressive. One could imaging that EU member states will in many cases consider deploying these instead of doing coding work on their own.

Apr 8, 2024 | finextra.com | Maya E. Kumar |Donica Venter |Gary Singh |Azimkhon Askarov

We’ve seen a significant rise in inflation over the past year, leading to increasing market uncertainty and ultimately causing costs to spiral for many businesses. Meanwhile, the economy is recovering from a series of black swan events over recent years – from Brexit to global conflict and supply shortages. These issues have impacted businesses’ bottom lines and exacerbated a global cash flow crisis.

Apr 5, 2024 | finextra.com | Maya E. Kumar |Donica Venter |Gary Singh |Jamel Derdour

Real-time B2B payments are surging in popularity globally. It’s estimated that up to half of B2B payments will be made in real-time by 2025, and for good reason. But discrepancies in growth between regions, and barriers to full adoption remain.