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Sara Costantini

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Regional Director, furthering CRIF's mission in the UK and Ireland to harness the full power of open banking and advanced analytics for banks, lenders and other financial providers.

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Looking ahead to the next chapter of the UK’s open banking story

It’s hard to believe that it’s been seven years since the Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) was implemented in the UK. While the name isn’t exactly attention-grabbing, the impact it has had specifically in relation to open banking is significant. According to the latest figures, open banking now has 11.7 million users who are making 22.1 mi...

31 March 2025 Open Banking

Sara Costantini

What can the lessons from 2024 teach us about banking in 2025?

With the continued growth of AI and other new technologies, and shifting customer attitudes, 2024 was another year of major change for banks. With this in mind, there is much to take on board from the past year. From helping with debt, to better meeting expectations on sustainability and data protection, these are some of the key findings from our ...

20 January 2025 Banking

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Financial providers must enhance their digital offerings without neglecting the personal touch

As services across our lives have become increasingly instant, it is logical that these expectations now extend to services with banks, insurers and other financial providers. When they engage with their financial providers, customers quite reasonably expect these interactions to be fast and convenient, with minimal delays in both processing appli...

13 December 2024

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