Open Banking Expo Unplugged

Open Banking Expo’s Ellie Duncan is joined by Brigit Carroll, policy lead, North America at Wise, to hear about the latest real-time payments developments in Canada. Brigit discusses the recent changes to the Payments Act, as well as what the ecosystem might expect from the Department of Finance’s Budget 2024 when it comes to RTR and Open Banking. She also explains how Canadian consumers and busin...

In this episode, Andrew Boyajian, vice president of product for payments and CX at Tink, identifies the three key milestones for European payments this year, starting with the main opportunities and challenges that European instant payment regulation is set to bring. Andrew also tells Ellie Duncan how the European Digital Identity Regulation, or eIDAS 2.0, will revolutionise payments. Do these reg...

Stephen Winyard, director at Salt Edge, joins Open Banking Expo’s Ellie Duncan to discuss how Open Banking can address some of the challenges and pain points faced by the igaming industry. He explains the applications and use cases for Open Banking in this industry, including micro-transactions, duty of care, and fraud prevention. Stephen also reveals where there might be some untapped partnership...

Radha Suvarna, chief growth and product officer at Finastra joins Ellie Duncan to discuss the key findings from the Financial Services State of the Nation Survey 2023. He explains what the survey reveals about how AI is being deployed for greatest effect in financial services and banking, and why respondents are so excited about the pace of change across the industry. Radha also talks about Open F...

Joe Garner, who led the independent Future of Payments Review published alongside the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement in November last year, tells Ellie Duncan about some of the key recommendations. The former chief executive officer of Nationwide also explains how the UK can remain at the forefront of Open Banking, why it needs to, and the threat from Brazil.

Sara Costantini, managing director UK and Ireland at CRIF, tells Open Banking Expo’s Ellie Duncan about the findings from its latest ‘Banking on Banks’ report. She explains how Europeans feel about their finances compared to a year ago, and reveals which customer demographics are the most willing to share their financial data.

Ezechi Britton, chief executive officer of the Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT) joins Ellie Duncan, head of editorial and broadcast at Open Banking Expo, on the podcast. He explains why CFIT is the right organisation to drive forward Open Finance in the UK, and the initial outcomes from its Open Finance Coalition. Ezechi also reveals how the coalition structure works and why it...

Small business accounting platform Xero recently partnered with Crezco to help UK small businesses manage cash flow. Crezco’s chief executive officer and founder Ralph Rogge, and partnerships director David Schilperoort, joined Leigh O’Neill, EGM, money at Xero on the podcast. They discussed how the partnership uses Open Banking to provide a better user experience for small businesses when paying...

Siamac Rezaiezadeh, vice president of product marketing and insights at GoCardless, joins Open Banking Expo’s Ellie Duncan to reveal the key themes and trends set to define Open Banking payments in 2024. He considers what is on the horizon for payments partnerships, fraud prevention, and variable recurring payments. Siamac also takes stock of the progress made in 2023, as Open Banking payments too...

Bottomline’s Zhenya Winter, head of global marketing, financial messaging and Edward Ireland, joint head of commercial product management, financial messaging, join Open Banking Expo’s Ellie Duncan to discuss the findings of their latest survey. The latest edition of ‘The Future of Competitive Advantage in Banking and Payments’ addresses how financial institutions measure up in meeting customer ex...

Igor Pejic is the author of Big Tech in Finance: How to prevail in the age of Blockchain, digital currencies and Web3. He joins Ellie Duncan to discuss the speed and scale of Big Tech’s entry into finance, with payments as the gateway, and why this inspired his latest book. Igor addresses the need for regulators to create a level playing field for banks and Big Tech as they vie for market share. F...

Josh Graham, co-founder and chief marketing officer at Airtime Rewards, tells Ellie Duncan how he and co-founder Adam Ward came up with the idea for the UK-based loyalty scheme.

Open Banking Expo’s Ellie Duncan caught up with two of our Women in Open Banking members who were matched in our mentoring scheme to find out what they initially sought from mentoring and what they’ve both gained from the scheme. Surbhi Sharma, senior manager at American Express, reveals how her own experiences of being mentored spurred her on to become a mentor. Meanwhile, Davinia Collins, senior...

Ellie Duncan is joined on this episode by Olga Karablina, head of payment product development and financial partnerships at Ecommpay and Katharina Luschnik, vice president, head of payments solutions sales at Mastercard Open Banking – Europe. They discuss what businesses need to prioritise in considering which Open Banking payments provider they want to work with, including coverage, functionality...

In this episode, Tom Winterton, head of platform at InvestEngine, tells Ellie Duncan about how its instant payments partnership with TrueLayer came to fruition. He explains how InvestEngine is using variable recurring payments – the “latest iteration” of Open Banking technology – to help clients invest more easily and often, and why payments is a “natural” use case for investing. Finally, he addre...

Saba Shariff, chief strategy, product and innovation officer at Symcor, joins Ellie Duncan to discuss the findings of the 2023 EY Open Banking Study, conducted in partnership with Symcor, which analyses trends in consumer data-sharing preferences. She explains what the research tells us about consumer trust, and SMBs’ motivations to share data.

Liz Crews and Marie Walker from Raidiam, which built and delivered the world’s first trust framework, join Open Banking Expo’s Ellie Duncan on the podcast. They share some of Raidiam’s key learnings, having been involved in the creation of open ecosystems globally, including the key questions and considerations businesses need to address when creating their own data sharing ecosystem. Marie, in he...

Merve Ferrero, chief strategy officer at UK-based digital bank Zopa, tells Open Banking Expo’s Ellie Duncan about the company’s journey from peer-to-peer lender, to fully licensed bank. She reveals how Zopa has remained resilient in a tough environment, closing a £75 million fundraise earlier this year and making its first acquisition, with a deal to buy DivideBuy. She also reveals whether Zopa is...

Leda Glyptis, chief client officer at 10x Banking and author of ‘Bankers Like Us: Dispatches from an industry in transition’ joins Ellie Duncan to discuss what is meant by transformation and why it is a genuine challenge or difficulty to overcome for many banks. She reveals how she made her own transition from penning regular columns, to writing a book – and if there is another title in the works....

David Hooper, VP, Open Banking and payments consulting at CGI, joins Open Banking Expo’s Ellie Duncan to discuss Canada’s Open Banking and payments journey so far. He explains why Canada’s long-awaited Real-Time Rail and Open Finance will cross over eventually and how, when they do, they’ll drive value for Canadian consumers and SMBs. David also reveals why he wants to see dates and timeframes aro...

What are the key elements that will enable trust in Canada’s Open Banking framework? In this episode, Symcor's head of new product development and corporate strategy Saba Shariff, along with Sarah Gowdy, VP, client engagement and innovation at Tangerine Bank and Faye Pang, country manager, Canada at Xero, delve into the key measures and standards for creating a trust framework for Open Banking...

Marion King, chair and trustee of Open Banking Limited (OBL), joins Open Banking Expo’s Ellie Duncan to explain why, following the publication of JROC’s recommendations for the UK’s Open Banking regime, she sees the organisation operating as “a guardian of standards” as it transitions to a new entity or entities. King reveals why she decided to take the role at OBL at a “pivotal point” for Open Ba...

Open Banking Expo’s Ellie Duncan is joined by Allen Bonde, chief marketing officer at TreviPay, to discuss customer experience and digital transformation in global B2B payments. He reveals what ‘good’ looks like at a payments checkout, and the implications of failing to evolve payment options for enterprises. He also talks about TreviPay’s growth plans for the UK market.

The Joint Regulatory Oversight Committee’s (JROC’s) recommendations for the next phase of Open Banking in the UK provide some long-awaited clarity for the ecosystem. Open Banking Expo’s Ellie Duncan is joined by Tom Burton, director of external affairs and public policy at GoCardless, Stephen Wright, head of regulation and standards at NatWest’s Bank of APIs, and TrueLayer’s head of public policy...

Women in Open Banking’s community manager Ellie Duncan is joined by Holly Coventry, VP of international Open Banking payments at American Express and Nichola Johnson-Marshall, co-founder of Working Wonder Consultancy to discuss salary negotiation. They explain how to approach what can often seem like tricky conversations around pay and compensation, particularly for women. Nichola offers her views...