Morning.

Over the last few weeks I’ve collected a number or reports which are free to download.  Here are my recommendations this week:

• 5009_EPA_Unleashing_the_Potential_of_Open_Banking_v5 A-Brief-History-of-Payments-from-Polymath-Consulting EPA_Digital_Identification_and_Authentication
• A-Brief-History-of-Payments-from-Polymath-Consulting
• EPA_Digital_Identification_and_Authentication

If you have a report you’d like to share, please let me know, John Doyle

The PSR are very busy with a number of initiatives and yesterday they published an update.

PSR Updates:

Yesterday the PSR posted an update on their main activities and we have to do whatever we can to support them.

• Update on our Call for input: Competition and Innovation in the UK’s New Payments Architecture – Published 20 April 2020
• Update on our work supporting cash access during the COVID-19 pandemic – Published 8 April 2020
• Supplier relief due to COVID-19 – Published 7 April 2020
• PSR and FCA respond to CMA’s guidance on business cooperation under competition law – Published 27 March 2020
• Update to our plans for the implementation of Confirmation of Payee – Published 20 March 2020
• Update to our Call for Input: Competition and Innovation in the UK’s New Payments Architecture – Published 20 March 2020
• Key workers in Financial Services (links to shared advice produced by the FCA and PSR) – Published 20 March 2020

They are looking for two advisors to sit on their advisory team, one for Smaller Businesses and one for Consumers.  If you feel you can contribute; do.  Their work is vital to our success.  Read more.

If you have any topic, event or information you want me to cover then please get in touch: John Doyle.

Payment News Headlines

Visit our Payment News Headlines page for a full round-up of today’s news. Today’s guest headlines are:

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