The revision of the payment services European legal framework operated by the Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) deems to respond to the challenges set forth by the thriving innovation in the industry. Its aim is to allow Fintech companies and incumbent players (aka banks) to keep creating novel business models, while ensuring the enhancement of …
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13th January 2019 marked one year since the UK embarked on its Open Banking experiment. Despite the inevitable teething problems, the initial signs are encouraging, as banks up their game in the face of strong competition from innovative third party products and services. Whith another version of the Open Banking Standard yet to be released, …
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Following an open selection process, the Commission appointed 23 experts to an Expert Group on Business-to-Government Data Sharing. The Expert Group’s tasks shall be to: identify good practices on B2G data sharing in order to contribute to more efficient and better public service delivery and/or more reliable and evidence-based policymaking; assess the legal, economic and …
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“ Open Banking is the secure way to give providers access to your financial information. It opens the way to new products and services that could help customers and small to medium-sized businesses get a better deal. It could also give you a more detailed understanding of your accounts, and help you find new ways …
The EU Member States are making visible progress with regard to their Open Data transformation journey, with many Open Data initiatives as well as portals being launched each year. However in order to ensure such data infrastructures remain relevant over time, a series of aspects should be considered and embedded in the design stages of …
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The HHS says EHR vendors and providers have been hoarding patient information to maintain their competitive edge, but not all experts agree. In April of 2015, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) made headline news by sending a report to Congress entitled: Report on Health Information Blocking.1 The report, which was compiled by …
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