Chaira Mekkaoui, Associate Director at Redbridge Debt and Treasury Advisory, analyses banks' approach to determining whether a merchant's customer is fraudulent during the chargeback defence procedure, with a particular focus on new AI-related use cases.

Paybis has obtained dual regulatory authorisation under MiCA and PSD2 in Latvia, enabling it to operate across all 27 EU member states.

FX hedging (including currency futures) may fall within PSD2 ancillary services for payment institutions without requiring MiFID II authorisation, if the Advocate General’s interpretation is confirmed by the CJEU.

Financial law expert Emanuel van Praag offers an insightful perspective on PSD3 and PSR, explaining their key implications for customers and financial institutions. 

Ferdinand Dabitz, Co-Founder and CEO of Ivy, details how real-time payment interoperability could impact the cross-border space.

Nikogiannis Karantzis, CEO of ISX Financial, looks into how A2A payments can further advance leveraging Open Banking tech.

Gabriel Lucas, Director of Redbridge Debt and Treasury Advisory, looks into the convergence of instant payments and Open Finance overlay services as a catalyst for A2A payments.

As identity management underpins business continuity, regulatory compliance, and operational security, Matthias Reinwarth from KuppingerCole shares why we cannot view it just as a background function.