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UK open banking and open finance: APIs, variable recurring payments, bank connectivity, and the regulatory roadmap.

Open banking coverage tracks how regulated firms in the UK access bank data and initiate payments with a customer's consent, from API standards and variable recurring payments to the governance of the ecosystem and the move towards open finance.

The focus is on the operating consequences: what a decision means for banks, third-party providers, merchants, and the people whose accounts are connected.

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  1. · Open Banking

    FCA puts open finance at the centre of SME lending reform

    The FCA found its own rules are not a major barrier to small-business finance. It is now prioritising open finance and digital verification to tackle repeated paperwork, which falls hardest on microbusinesses.