Analysts are making great claims for open banking under PSD2, but does it have the wow factor? Brian Caplen looks into the matter.
Understanding the opportunities in PSD2
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As the European payments industry approaches the January 2018 deadline for the transposition of the second iteration of the Payment Services Directive (PSD2) into national law, banks across the EU need to understand the new competitive landscape to take advantage of the opportunities the incoming regulation presents.
Christian Schaefer, head of payments, corporate cash management, at Deutsche Bank, talks to Joy Macknight, deputy editor at The Banker, about the complexities in PSD2 and how banks can best respond and succeed in the new regulatory environment.
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