PSD2 setup is not covering PSR obligations: What that means for your bank

16th September 2026 • 13 minutes read

PSD2 setup is not covering PSR obligations: What that means for your bank

When PSD2 came into force, it required banks and financial institutions covered by the rules to provide licensed third-party providers with API-based access to customer payment account data. The infrastructure built to meet these requirements varied from bank to bank and has since become part of how open banking services operate. Salt Edge's ongoing research into EEA (European Economic Area) ASPSPs covers roughly 3,600 EBA-registered EU institutions. It puts the...

28th July 2026 • 11 minutes read

Balancing innovation and privacy: Salt Edge guide to data protection in Open Banking

Terms like General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), personal data, PSD2, and Open Banking dominate financial technology discussions. Yet, how these regulatory frameworks interact still remains a frequent pain point for fintechs, traditional banks, and businesses. At Salt Edge, we help businesses securely access and use financial data through open banking infrastructure. As a provider operating at the intersection of payments, data sharing, and regulation, data protection is embedded into how...

27th July 2026 • 4 minutes read

Salt Edge invests in Sientia to expand the use of Open Banking for customer engagement

Salt Edge, a global open banking and open finance platform with over 13 years of experience, has invested in Sientia, a payment-linked advertising platform that transforms open banking data into loyalty programmes, rewards, and marketing insights. The investment reflects both companies’ shared vision of creating value-added services beyond established open banking use cases. In their joint efforts, Salt Edge and Sientia explore new ways businesses can use customer bank data...

20th July 2026 • 4 minutes read

Salt Edge and Domopay introduce Pay by bank for rent collections in Italy

Domopay, a proptech company building the financial backbone of the Italian rental industry, has partnered with Salt Edge, an open banking provider with over 13 years of experience, to introduce Pay by bank for rent collection. The collaboration marks a major market milestone, processing Italy’s first-ever rent payment via open banking. Domopay combines open banking payments with data-driven tenant screening to help landlords and property managers simplify rental operations. It...

30th March 2026 • 4 minutes read

Open Banking in Azerbaijan: From Regulatory Direction to Practical Implementation

Recently, Salt Edge took part in an event organised by the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBA) in Baku, focused on the next steps and directions for implementing open banking in the country. The workshop brought together representatives from the local financial sector to discuss regulatory progress, market readiness, and practical implementation considerations. The Current Stage of Open Banking in Azerbaijan Open banking in Azerbaijan is still in its early stages...

24th February 2026 • 4 minutes read

Bankfeed partners with Salt Edge to simplify multi-bank operations for businesses in the EU and UK

Bankfeed, a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central add-on developed by Softera, has partnered with Salt Edge, a leading open banking solutions provider, to help SMBs across the EU and the UK manage multi-bank financial operations with greater efficiency, accuracy, and stability. Balancing multiple bank accounts often means dealing with fragmented data, manual reconciliation, and limited visibility into the actual funds available. These challenges increase operational effort and raise the risk...

10th December 2025 • 4 minutes read

Salt Edge rolls out bulk payments to help businesses handle high-volume payouts quickly

Salt Edge has officially launched its bulk payments solution, designed for fintechs, SaaS platforms, marketplaces, and high-volume enterprises that need fast, secure, and compliant mass payouts. Built on PSD2-compliant API infrastructure, the product enables companies to initiate multiple payments simultaneously, directly from their business bank accounts. Modern alternative to legacy batch payments Traditional batch payment methods depend on outdated file formats or manual uploads, which can be slow, costly,...

30th October 2025 • 4 minutes read

Finlayer and Salt Edge partner to bring Open Banking to SMBs in Romania

Salt Edge has partnered with Finlayer, a Romanian financial management platform helping small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) manage their finances more easily. The platform acts as a financial layer on top of existing banking systems, letting companies handle all their operations without changing banks. Finlayer chose Salt Edge for its secure, fully compliant open banking framework, which serves as a foundation for building modern, intelligent financial tools. With Salt Edge’s...

22nd September 2025 • 4 minutes read

Salt Edge at Open Banking Expo UK & Europe 2025

On 21–22 October, Salt Edge is heading back to London for Open Banking Expo UK & Europe 2025 at the Business Design Centre. It is our second year in a row as a Lead Partner of the co-located Open Finance Show. This year’s edition is promising a richer experience than previous years, with five stages of content, more than 60 exhibitors and new features including a Live Lounge, Podcast Studio...

19th August 2025 • 5 minutes read

SyFu partners with Salt Edge to enable card payment data integration across geographies

SyFu, a pioneering project in the DePIN (Decentralised Physical Infrastructure Network) × GameFi space, has partnered with Salt Edge, a leading global open banking platform, to integrate card payment data from more than 5,000 banks in over 50 countries directly into the SyFu app – transforming users’ real-world spending into digital assets. SyFu is a Web3 lifestyle app that transforms everyday payment data into NFTs and tokens through engaging GameFi...

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