Tagged: truelayer

January 27, 2022 @ 4:13 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

Fintech infrastructure provider TrueLayer this week added five countries to its open banking platform while increasing their coverage in the Netherlands and Spain to 99 per cent, its vice president and European general manager Joe Morley said in a blog post. TrueLayer’s platform now covers… Read More

January 16, 2022 @ 2:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Open Banking is four years old now, however, the team at TrueLayer asks “who’s using it, how is it benefitting consumers and what’s next?” TrueLayer writes in a blog post that the updated Payment Services Directive (PSD2) came into force “on 13 January 2018, introducing… Read More

January 14, 2022 @ 8:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-headquartered digital bank Monzo reveals that they’re opening up their Open Banking-powered gambling block to “all Open Banking providers, following a pilot last year with Truelayer.” As mentioned in the update from Monzo, this extension will let all licensed UK Open Banking firms to “integrate… Read More

January 7, 2022 @ 10:00 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Jack Wilson, ex-FCA advisor and TrueLayer’s Head of Public Policy, notes that he’s responsible for coordinating how the firm “influences” public policy (government and regulators) to ensure the appropriate conditions for the company’s growth across the United Kingdom, European Union, internationally. A lot of the… Read More

November 25, 2021 @ 8:21 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TrueLayer, which is one of Europe’s Open Banking platforms, has announced its collaboration with Spanish broker Ninety Nine in order to provide an enhanced experience leveraging open banking payments. Ninety Nine was formed with the stated goal to educate consumers on investing and “empower their… Read More

November 11, 2021 @ 8:16 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TrueLayer, the international Open Banking platform, has announced a new collaboration with investment platform Lightyear in order to provide instant account funding via Open Banking payments. Lightyear, established by ex-Wise professionals Martin Sokk and Mihkel Aamer, combines multi-currency accounts with unlimited access to 1,000+ international… Read More

November 9, 2021 @ 10:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Open banking platform TrueLayer has appointed Rob Hale as its Head of Banking in Australia. According to a note from TrueLayer, Hale was previously at Regional Australia Bank (RAB) where he was Chief Digital Officer. Hale is said to have aided Regional Australia Bank to… Read More

September 29, 2021 @ 11:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

Following approval by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, TrueLayer, an open banking platform, has announced the launch in Australia and the promotion of Brenton Charnley to CEO of Australia & New Zealand, according to a statement by the company. Brenton joined TrueLayer in Sydney… Read More

September 15, 2021 @ 4:02 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

European open banking platform TrueLayer is working with Cazoo, a UK online car retailer, to offer instant payments and refunds for its customers. Cazoo’s service gives sellers an offer within seconds which is guaranteed for seven days. Customers can either opt to have their car… Read More

September 6, 2021 @ 10:55 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

TrueLayer, which is one of Europe’s leading Open Banking platforms, reveals that Mariko Beising has been appointed as the firm’s Head of Payment Partnerships, bringing around 10 years of professional experience, most recently at Fintech company Klarna where she was responsible for forming partnerships with… Read More

August 5, 2021 @ 8:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based TrueLayer, which is one of Europe’s leading Open Banking platforms, reveals that Clement Boulais has now joined the company as GM for France. Clement Boulais is an experienced commercial manager and Fintech expert. He’ll be working out of the firm’s Paris offices and will… Read More

July 19, 2021 @ 8:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TrueLayer, the global Open Banking solution provider, reveals that it has hired technical professionals in Australia in order to expand operations in the APAC region. Tilen Chetty will be joining TrueLayer in Sydney as Product Lead and Dan Gaskin will be working out of the… Read More

June 22, 2021 @ 10:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TrueLayer, Europe’s Open Banking platform, reveals that it has launched a new approach to account ownership checks with its Verification API. As noted in the announcement from TrueLayer, the Verification API will be leveraging Open Banking along with with machine learning algorithms. This should help… Read More

April 8, 2021 @ 9:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-based Open Banking solution provider TrueLayer has secured $70 million in capital through a Series D round. TrueLayer‘s latest investment round was led by Addition and included contributions from several angel investors. Following this latest fundraise, the Fintech firm has acquired a total of $142… Read More

February 18, 2021 @ 10:50 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this week it was reported that Monzo was asking the UK government to make available gambling blocks for everyone. Monzo said that around two million people in Britain are experiencing harm caused by gambling. Today it was announced that Monzo and TrueLayer are partnering… Read More

January 26, 2021 @ 8:31 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  UK financial API provider TrueLayer announced on Tuesday the launch of PayDirect. TrueLayer claims that PayDirect is a new payment method that enables any firm to create streamlined, secure, and cost-effective onboarding and payments processes. TrueLayer further revealed that with PayDirect fintech firms, banks,… Read More

December 3, 2020 @ 9:23 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Digital payments company Payoneer announced on Thursday it has joined forces with TrueLayer to launch its open banking service for customers in the UK and Europe. Payoneer reported that its customers in these regions will now benefit from lower fees, faster payments and increased… Read More

November 19, 2020 @ 9:01 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Prominent digital bank Revolut has confirmed that it will support Open Banking for its customers in Germany. According to a release, the new Open Banking features will allow Revolut’s German customers to easily connect their accounts at Comdirect, Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, ING-DiBa and Sparkasse with… Read More

October 24, 2020 @ 10:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TrueLayer, a computer software firm that enables companies to capitalize on new Open Banking initiatives in the UK, will be expanding its operations into Australian markets. TrueLayer has hired Brenton Charnley to lead its expansion into Australia’s Fintech sector. Charnley is the founder of Alpha39… Read More

September 21, 2020 @ 10:21 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK financial API provider TrueLayer announced on Monday it secured $25 million through its Series C funding round. TrueLayer revealed that the investment takes the total amount it has raised to $72 million. Founded in 2016, TrueLayer describes itself as a technology company that provides… Read More