Insight: Three data-backed considerations for your Open Banking strategy

Joint research commissioned by EY Canada and Symcor found that Canadians continue to display a high degree of trust in their financial service providers, while personal banking customers show a greater willingness to share their data with new financial service providers.

Insight: Catching a wave – why fintech’s ‘second generation’ is here to stay

Brite Payments chief executive officer Lena Hackeloer writes about the economic turbulence that has helped bring so-called “second generation” fintechs to the fore.

Q&A: CloudEntity’s Brook Lovatt on the interaction between Open Banking and digital identity in Canada

Brook Lovatt, chief executive officer of CloudEntity, explains why more education about the interaction between digital identity and Open Banking is required.

Insight: What can Open Banking payments learn from the adoption of card payments?

Darran Morford of obconnect writes about the challenges facing Open Banking today, and what we can learn from the adoption of Chip and PIN card payments in the late 1990s/early 2000s.

Q&A: BBVA’s Ana Climente Alarcon on transformation and collaboration in Canada

Ana Climente Alarcon, head of Open Banking at BBVA Spain, reveals the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for Canada’s banks and fintechs in implementing Open Banking.

Q&A: Bud’s Ed Maslaveckas on ‘building for the future’ by launching in the US

The chief executive officer of Bud tells Open Banking Expo about breaking America, why its technology is “way ahead of the market” and its latest product development.

Q&A: League Data’s Carrie Forbes on the need for stronger data rights for Canadians

Carries Forbes, chief executive officer of League Data, explains what Canadian citizens stand to gain from Open Banking as she prepares to speak at Open Banking Expo Canada on June 15.

Insight: Open Banking in Canada – the path forward

With the appointment of Abraham Tachjian as Canada’s Open Banking (OB) lead in March 2022, the CIO Strategy Council’s proposal on national standards, and the FDX technical standard’s growing influence in the market, Canada has been progressing in its journey towards a successful OB implementation. How will and should OB be different here than in other global implementations? What roles will ecosystem participants play in this new normal?

Insight: How financial services can – and should – evolve amid economic headwinds

Jayakumar Venkataraman of Infosys Consulting writes for Open Banking Expo about how the UK financial services sector can navigate the current turbulence in the banking sector, without sacrificing innovation or customer experience.

Q&A: Sallim Dahman of Desjardins on bringing value to Canadian consumers

Sallim Dahman of Desjardins, who is joining a panel session on Open Banking and digital identity at Open Banking Expo Canada in June, reveals who stands to benefit most from delivery of Canada’s roadmap.