Instant Payments Regulation – Open Banking Expo

Feature: What’s in store for the UK and European ecosystem in 2026?

By Ellie Duncan | 8 January 2026

The ecosystem looks ahead to 2026, with predictions from Open Banking Limited, Raidiam, GoCardless, Paylume and others on Open Banking, market consolidation, VRP, Smart Data and fraud prevention.

SurePay accelerates European VOP rollout with Belgium first in line

By Kelly Shave | 4 July 2025

Belgian banks are the first in the Eurozone to go live with Verification Of Payee (VOP), well ahead of the October 2025 deadline set by the EU Instant Payments Regulation.

Finance Denmark chooses SurePay to rollout nationwide VoP service

By Ellie Duncan | 25 April 2025

Denmark has become the first non-Euro country to implement a nationwide Verification of Payee solution.