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Title: Comment: As app-based ‘Open Banking’ hits UK, USA is likely follow suit Post by: HCK on January 16, 2018, 04:05:20 pm Comment: As app-based ‘Open Banking’ hits UK, USA is likely follow suit
<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/open-banking.png?w=1500)</div><p>One of the biggest shake-ups to the way that consumers manage their finances launched in the UK this weekend. Known as Open Banking, it means that you’ll no longer be limited to using whatever apps your bank chooses to make available, but can instead manage your accounts from a wide variety of third-party apps.</p> <p>It’s been possible for some time to use third-party apps to analyse your spending, and even perform some financial transactions, but right now in the USA, anything with access to your accounts relies on partnerships agreed by your bank. You can use the apps your bank wants you to, but not others. For example, Chase partners with Intuit and Wells Fargo with Xero and Finicity, but the choice of app is up to your bank, rather than you.</p> <p>That’s what Open Banking changes …</p> <p> <a href="https://9to5mac.com/2018/01/15/what-is-open-banking/#more-515618" class="more-link">more…[/url]</p><div class="feedflare"> <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/9To5Mac-MacAllDay?i=EqlOgnGifZ8:76h5HvgQWqU:D7DqB2pKExk" border="0"></img> (http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/9To5Mac-MacAllDay?a=EqlOgnGifZ8:76h5HvgQWqU:D7DqB2pKExk) </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/9To5Mac-MacAllDay/~4/EqlOgnGifZ8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/> Source: Comment: As app-based ‘Open Banking’ hits UK, USA is likely follow suit (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/9To5Mac-MacAllDay/~3/EqlOgnGifZ8/) |