Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) regulation came in to effect over the weekend. Irrespective of implementation timing at the national level, this is a real litmus test for European (and global) eCommerce. Here are my thoughts: finextra.com/blogposting/17…

⬇️ Tech.eu & Stripe's report, focusing on €100 million+ funding rounds in 🇪🇺 (2015-19): 🚀x4 deals in 2019 vs 2016 🇩🇪🇬🇧 are clear 🇪🇺 leaders 💳👨‍💻 fintech and software startups are surging 🌎🌏 75% of the 💰come from outside of Europe 📉Exits and IPOs tech.eu/research/28917…

Stripe continues to invest and we have three big updates today: 🏗🌏 Direct platform live for all regions + all card networks 🎚📈 Revenue optimization engine: bank-specific profiles maximize authorization rates 💳✨ Issuing GA with instant sign-up in US stripe.com/newsroom/news/…

A fantastic set of exciting new enhancements to Stripe Billing, which are really important for the subscription economy - including more flexibility on billing schedules, more granular (sub-cent) billing amounts, and more. stripe.com/blog/stripe-bi…

Businesses launched on @Stripe since lockdowns began in March have -- somewhat incredibly -- already generated more than $1 billion in aggregate revenue. We're very glad to be able to play our part in helping them sell, adapt, and grow.

Lots of international expansion underway at Stripe. In addition to last night's JCB news, we're now serving businesses in Czech Republic, Romania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, and Malta! telegraph.co.uk/technology/202…

Businesses in the UK can now accept payments via Bacs Direct Debit. 🇬🇧🏦 stripe.com/payments/bacs-…

🌟So proud to launch the #UKYouthFund Our vehicle to get much needed money/support out to orgs, struggling! to continue to meet the growing needs of millions of young people! With Pears Foundation Paul Hamlyn Foundation & Department for Culture, Media and Sport we are distributing £2M in grants👇🏾 🗣RT! funding.ukyouth.org

Want to give inspiring outdoor learning opportunities to young people from inner city areas? RT and I’ll donate £1 to UK Youth for every retweet before the end of the day! Big Give #christmaschallenge2020

We share key insight into building and maintaining Open Banking connectivity across Europe in our latest whitepaper 👀 Behind the scenes of European Open Banking connections 📖 Download it here -> lnkd.in/d_xEJD8 #OpenBanking #Fintech #WhitepaperWednesday

Join our CEO Stefano Vaccino, on the final episode of - Are we open for open finance? 🎥 Attend the event here -> lnkd.in/d3KhkUC Today @ 12:00 - 13:00 GMT 👀 #OpenFinance #FinancialServices #Fintech

Happy #InternationalWomensDay! 🎉 We're very lucky to have many incredibly talented women working at Yapily! This year's theme is #ChooseToChallange and our people are committed to do more to call out bias and challenge inequality 👊

Some excellent insight from the Policy team here at Yapily on the future of #OpenBanking and #OpenFinance regulation in the UK and beyond.

"Undoubtedly, #OpenBanking is the first step on the road to #OpenFinance. The question remains as to what Europe’s regulators’ next move is in this marathon race." More from our Public Policy and Compliance Lead, Andria Evripidou below 👇 thefintechtimes.com/yapily-europes… #Fintech

Over the last week, we decided to interview some of the amazing women who work in the Yapily team, to gain insight into what they love about tech and why they chose to pursue a career in it! yapily.com/blog/supportin… #Womenintech #Fintech #Diversityandinclusion

Payments are providing an opportunity to build more trust in the #OpenBanking ecosystem and promote further adoption. Andria Evripidou explores how regulation and policy can help develop further consumer protection in Open Banking payments. lnkd.in/dqCnHK5 #Payments

Fantastic to see this innovation from AccessPay within the treasury and cash management space, powered by #openbanking

Join us on Monday 24th May @ 13:00 BST for the Amazon Web Services spotlight event! Gain insight from experts in the #fintech space discussing regulation, #technology and exploring the #partnerships powering the future! Sign up 👉 bit.ly/3exfnxf #OpenBanking

Have you seen our latest European Open Banking league table? 👀 We've highlighted the top European countries and what the lower ranked countries could do to improve their overall score! yapily.com/blog/european-… #OpenBanking #Fintech #Regulation

We’re thrilled that Yapily has been listed in the Accel 2021 #Euroscape Top 100 - the firm’s list of the hottest companies across Europe to watch! #FinTech infrastructure is essential to the future of cloud companies and we’re just getting started 😉 bit.ly/3BHkvIw