The document discusses the importance of PSD2 in modernizing Europe's payment services to benefit consumers and businesses through innovative and secure payment methods. It highlights the economic challenges faced by approximately 200,000 companies due to the pandemic, emphasizing the need for better financial decisions. The piece advocates for integrating banking into existing decision processes to enhance financial safety and accessibility.

1. PSD2, why do we
care?
Digital Finance Summit 2021

2. “…modernise Europe's payment services
for the benefit of consumers and
businesses. It promotes the development
of innovative online and mobile payments,
more secure payments and better
consumer protection.”
Source: https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/QANDA_19_5555

4. “…we see around 200.000 companies that
had a good financial health before the crisis
that are now facing important problems.”
Eric Van den Broele - Graydon
Source: https://www.rtbf.be/info/economie/detail_coronavirus-et-economie-200-000-entreprises-fragilisees-par-la-
pandemie-sur-le-fil-du-rasoir

6. Better and safer financial decisions for
everyone, everywhere.

8. “Nothing important should ever be more than
two clicks away.”
Steve Krug – Don’t Make me think

9. “Apple is a software company.”
Tim Cook

10. Embed banking in existing decision processes,
stop disrupting them.

12. Better and safer financial decisions for
everyone, everywhere.

13. Marc Lainez
mlainez@isabelgroup.eu