In regards to Metro Bank, we have received news today that they have decided to hold off developing an Open Banking compliant API and instead will begin the rollout of a “Modified Customer Interface” (MCI) in order to meet the minimum PSD2 requirements.
Metro will start the rollout 12th March, but it will be a gradual process. The MCI approach is far from ideal as it requires us to build a far more complex and bespoke integration. We will look into the feasibility of this although we regret will not be able to meet the 14th March deadline upon which the new SCA rules are enforced.
We will provide further updates on Metro Bank in due course.