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Open Banking

The Open Banking working group has the specific aim to help drive the growth of open banking and bring it mainstream as a payment method, to further champion open finance by supporting the development of premium APIs, commercial frameworks and industry standards.

Why should I join a working group?

The Payments Association’s working groups are comprised of industry experts from across the payments chain, who share the mission of driving industry change to shape the future payments landscape and improve the industry on behalf of members of the association.

Being a member of one of The Payments Association’s working groups comes with a host of benefits:
  • You will get exclusive access to meetings with industry experts.
  • The opportunity to build your network with the leading figures from across the payments industry.
  • Invites to exclusive events from The Payments Association, like the Working Group AGM at the annual PAY360 conference.
  • The opportunity to actively help deliver the Working Group outputs.

In addition, committee members will receive:
  • An invitation to an annual in-person meeting and lunch.
  • The opportunity to feature your headshot and company logo on selected outputs and our website.
  • The opportunity to contribute and network in our monthly meetings.
 
All working group members are representatives of organisations with The Payments Association membership.

Strategy and approach

Trust frameworks are the cornerstone of a secure and competitive open finance ecosystem, ensuring safe data sharing and fostering innovation across the financial services landscape.

Without a robust trust framework, consumers may hesitate to share their financial data with third-party providers, fearing a lack of security and control. Similarly, data holders such as banks may be reluctant to grant access to their systems and may be concerned about the potential for unauthorised or malicious use of the information.

Read the full article here.

Our mission

“Through the Open Banking Working Group we have the opportunity to bring clarity, trust and innovation to the payments industry, and help deliver tangible momentum alongside claims of potential. Open banking is enabling a more efficient and cost-effective way to move money, while businesses are more motivated than ever to improve their digital journeys, grow their revenue, and reduce their costs. With the Payments Association, we can be part of the ecosystem helping to drive this change.”

Jan Van Vonno, Head of Industry & Wallets at Tink, Working Group Lead

Team members

Adam Rowland

Vyne
CTO and Co-Founder

Andrew Churchill

Technology Strategy
Security Consultant & Researcher

Annmarie Mahabir

Endava
Principal Payments Consultant

Anu Widyalankara

EY
Director - Payments Strategy and Technology
Brett Headshot

Brett Carr

Latham Watkins
Associate
Chris Hill Headshot

Chris Hill

Fox Williams
Partner

David Parker

The Payments Association
Ambassador

Ellie Hewitt

KPMG
Payments Consulting Director

Isabel Pitt

Nationwide
Digital Payments & Cards Director

Jan Van Vonno

Tink
Open Banking Working Group Lead; Head of Industry Strategy
Lucia Headshot

Lucia Ionescu

Projective Group
Management Consultant
Marina Ideses

Marina Ideses

Payally
VP of Business Partnerships

Mark McMurtrie

Payments Consultancy
Director

Mark Nalder

Nationwide
Head of Payment Strategy and Service

Mark O-Keefe

The Payments Association
Am

Mike Goodenough

LHV
Head of Banking Services
Natalie Lewis

Natalie Lewis

Travers Smith
Head of Fintech, Market Infrastructure and Payments

Rebecca Hickman

Addleshaw Goddard
Partner

Tom Thewlis

NatWest
Product Manager

Yaprak De Beaufort

Visa
Head of Strategy and Business Performance

Members involved

Outputs

The Open Banking working group’s efforts were largely focussed on supporting the recommendations made to JROC on the development of a Future Open Banking Entity in the U.K. The working group provided insight and perspectives for TPA’s representatives to take the various meetings on the funding, governance and capabilities of a future entity.

A recent Forbes article stated that in the next 3-5 years, 76% of global banks predict that usage and customer adoption of open banking applications will increase by 50%. Open banking certainly improves customer experience and offers a decreased risk of fraud and associated costs. Yet uptake among retailers currently remains slower than desired.

The Open Banking Working Group explored retailers’ perspectives on open banking which culminated in a successful webinar and opinion piece.

The Open Banking Working Group’s “Power to the People: How Open Banking is transforming how we access and manage our money” guidebook discusses open banking, how to apply it to reduce pain and friction within businesses, and how it impacts the consumer experience. Featuring use case studies and video interviews from some of the key innovative players in the open banking space, it provides first-hand prospectives on how businesses offer better solutions to their customers at a lower cost.

Join Tony Craddock, Director General and Founder of the Payments Association, for a deep dive into the evolving landscape of open banking with industry leader Marion King. In this episode, Marion shares her insights from a distinguished career that has significantly shaped the UK’s payment sector, from introducing Faster Payments to her influential role as CEO of Vocalink and beyond.

February 2024
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