According to a report by Which almost 92 percent of consumers have not heard of open banking; slow adoption by banks is one reason for the low numbers; another reason is many people have started to use non bank services for payments or other tasks, the term open banking is still relatively new; banks are starting to innovate, by building or partnering, and open banking will only help to push innovation forward. Source.
Peter Ryan of the software provider Temenos believes PSD2 has the potential to offer banks the personal touch they have lost; allowing consumers to share their data via APIs can allow banks to learn more about their customers and offer tailored products; while some banks have been proactive there is a fair share of the market who fear open banking; better understanding of the potential in PSD2 will help banks embrace what’s ahead. Source.
AltFi takes a look into the future at what the new Payment Services Directive will mean when it takes effect in 2018; companies will learn a great deal by trial and error as this is a new market and new markets need time to grow; client on boarding using KYC and AML requirements will be a key test for global banks who need to comply with the directive; open banking might also allow for banks to come across new customers that they might not have had access to in the past; ultimately client value is the biggest takeaway and open banking has the ability to deliver more to the client. Source
In the "Top 10 Disruptive Technologies in Fintech" report, Juniper identifies the emerging technologies that are disrupting and influencing financial services in 2017; the top three include PSD2 and open APIs, regtech, and chatbots; at the top of the list, open APIs are a trend influencing financial services globally and Europe's PSD2 legislation is expected to help accelerate innovation. Source
The UK's Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2) has the potential to significantly change banking for consumers with access to open APIs; the article notes that banks that have only done the minimum to comply with PSD2 may run into issues if we ever see a PSD3; fully embracing PSD2 may save headaches for banks down the road; the trend of open APIs and data sharing is likely to make its way to the US; Japan is also leading the way in this area having explored domestic ACH on blockchain. Source
Mastercard said all consumers will be able to use biometric identification when they shop and pay by April of next year; banks offering Mastercard branded cards will have to have biometrics alongside the typical PIN and password; the company cited consumers preference for this type of authentication and new regulations like PSD2 in Europe; Mark Barnett, president, Mastercard UK and Ireland, tells Banking Technology: “It will make the purchase much smoother, and instead of having to remember passwords to authenticate, shoppers will have the chance to use a fingerprint or a picture of themselves.” Source.
Former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair writes in the FT that in light of the recent hack to Equifax should regulators be providing more entry points to customer data; she goes on to explain past bank hacks are typically done using a third party who has gained access to a customer’s data; other key points include can these service providers cover potential losses and are regulators forcing service providers into the most secure process. Source.
Europe's PSD2 will require financial institutions to share data with third party service providers creating a new market opportunity for fintech developers with guaranteed account data access; in the US fintechs must still rely on relationship building to secure data partnerships thus making technology development more challenging; American Banker reports on details of a recently formed association that's seeking to make data access easier; the Consumer Financial Data Rights (CFDR) consortium includes 31 data aggregators and fintech companies lobbying for data access solutions and agreements; American Banker also outlines the progress that has been made in data sharing and proposals from the CFDR. Source
A new report from Economist Intelligence Unit finds that banks are less fearful of fintech companies and that trends in the market are causing banks' interests to collide with fintechs for greater market partnerships and collaboration; the Economist Intelligence Unit report cites PSD2 as a leading factor for greater banking cooperation with fintechs; the report's Editor Renee Friedman says the research finds that "banks will increasingly have to adapt their culture and digital strategies to their customers' needs if they are to compete, not expect their customers to bend to theirs." Source
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