PSD2 Creates Opportunity for New Wave of European PFs

Europe is undergoing a step change in banking and payment services, leveraging open API technology and new regulatory frameworks to make a historically cumbersome industry more competitive, secure and customer-friendly.

The goal? “Customer first” digital banking and Europe-wide faster payments to drive innovation and increase cross-border trade in a European B2C e-commerce market worth over 425 billion euros.

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GoOpti Expanding its Reach, Getting More Riders Where They Need to Go

Getting to the airport is not necessarily an easy thing to do. Driving yourself isn’t always practical, nor is it always pleasant after a long flight. Public transportation and shuttles can be difficult to schedule; you have to work with available times, and pick-up and drop-off points may not always be nearby.

GoOpti is looking to change all that, in an expanding number of locations across Europe.

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Adyen Signs Two New Marketplace Agreements

Both Etsy and Freelancer.com have tapped Adyen to power their payment solutions.

The Etsy partnership covers the U.S., Europe, and “other markets” where Etsy operates, according to the announcement. The company said it has been operating in China, Europe, India and North America for Freelancer.com.

While one marketplace connects buyers and sellers of handmade goods and the other service providers and their customers, in some ways, the payments needs of both are similar.

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Europe News Roundup: Mobile Payments Have Taken Off

A look at European payments news this week reveals that financial technology is alive and well across Europe. Visa released statistics on explosive growth in mobile payments, and several new partnerships are expanding the ways Europeans – and visitors – can pay.

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