As the only podcast dedicated to open banking, our podcast strives to be one of the key voices in the global open banking community. The goal of the show is to educate people on how the world of finance is being shaken up by open banking, ultimately giving them more ways to save their money, move money around and improve their financial well-being. To those building open banking, we bring the unique perspectives of technology innovators, financial leaders and key influencers, as we aim to accelerate its continued evolution.
Going Global
On this episode of Mr. Open Banking, Eyal is joined by Gavin Littlejohn, Chairman of FData Global, a not-for-profit that leads negotiations between banks and regulators to develop their open banking initiatives all over the globe. Their conversation spans the importance of data rights, creating standards, and the global landscape of today’s open banking movement. By the end of this episode, you will have a better idea of how to take hold of your own financial data and why regulatory standards are vital to today’s open banking movement. Specifically, Gavin and Eyal discuss: The impact of the Revised Payment Services Directive, commonly known as PSD2; The four building blocks of open banking; The difference between the UK and United States open banking efforts;What it means to own your data;The role that FDATA is playing in evolving the open banking movement.To learn more about Gavin and his work at FDATA Global, check out the following: Website: https://fdata.global/Twitter: https://twitter.com/FDATAglobalLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fdata-global-34017716b/
What is Open Banking?
So, what is open banking and how does it work?In our first episode of Mr. Open Banking, Eyal sits down with Chris Michael, the Founder of Ozone API and the development leader of the open banking implementation entity (OBIE), to discuss the technology behind open banking. If you’re not a techie, don’t worry, we do our best to explain everything in a simple, easy to understand way. By the end of this episode, you will have a clear foundation of what open banking is all about, how it can be used, and why it is supporting a better financial ecosystem for everyone. Specifically, the episode touches on: What is open banking?What are APIs and why are they important? Is open banking safe? Should we share our financial data? What could happen if banks don’t adopt open banking?If you want to learn more about Chris and his work at Ozone API, you can find him atwww.ozoneapi.com.
Introducing Mr. Open Banking
The podcast dedicated to open banking, our podcast strives to be one of the key voices in the global open banking community. The goal of the show is to educate people on how the world of finance is being shaken up by open banking, ultimately giving them more ways to save their money, move money around and improve their financial well-being.