This open access Pivot demonstrates how a variety of technologies act as innovation catalysts within the banking and financial services sector. Traditional banks and financial services are under increasing competition from global IT companies such as Google, Apple, Amazon and PayPal whilst...

Markus Bramberger untersucht in diesem essential die Open-Banking-Entwicklung und deren Produkte in Europa. Der Autor beantwortet konkrete Fragen zu möglichen Substitutionsszenarien hinsichtlich traditioneller – sich nicht öffnender – Finanzinstitute. Vor dem Hintergrund dieser...

The purpose of this paper is to present the two existing virtual account models functioning in the European Union, examine their legal validity and identify the legal challenges related to the functioning of these models. The first model, Mass Payment Accounts, which is related to virtual...

This paper examines the implications that alternative regulatory structures may have for resolving failed banking institutions. We place our emphasis on the European Union (EU), which is both economically and financially large and has several features relating to cross-border banking in the form...