Consumer data provider Equifax Canada has been approved as a Headline Partner of Open Banking Expo Canada for the fourth consecutive year.
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Open Banking Expo Canada to be held in Toronto on November 17th
Open Banking Expo Canada is the annual flagship event hosted by Open Banking Expo. Open Banking Expo is the leading global community of open banking and open finance executives responsible for digital transformation across financial services.
With a special keynote from Finance Canada’s Open Banking Leader Abraham Tachjian, this year’s in-person event will provide an opportunity for more than 300 attendees to discuss the ‘Made in Canada’ open banking roadmap and approach to its implementation is provided. It’s starting to take shape.
Over 50 industry-leading experts and pioneers from across our extensive ecosystem will help you delve deeper into some of Canada’s most important issues. Speakers are:
Bank
- Gillian RileyPresident and CEO, mikan bank
- Stephen Busquetopen banking leader, National Bank of Canada
- Cathy LeeChief Innovation Officer, EQ bank
- Chris SweetlandSenior Vice President, Payment Strategy and Transformation, CIBCMore
- shekel puriVice President, Digital Components and Platforms, red blood cell
- Franklin GarrigsAVP Open Banking, TD Bank
Financial service providers and fintech
- Diane CouplesCEO, Portfolio+
- Frederic LavoieCo-Founder and Chief Operating Officer, Flinx
- Eitan BensusanCEO, north one
- Eyal SivanHead of Open Banking, Axway
- Roy KaoPractice Lead, Financial Services Innovation, CG
- Sabah SharifHead of New Product Development and Corporate Strategy, sincore
Policy makers and industry associations
- Colin DeaconSenator, Canadian Senate
- Keith Jansaexecutive director, CIO strategy meeting
- Patrick Barrprogram director, big credit union
Attendees will also hear the latest success stories from international pioneers such as David Beardmore, Ecosystem Development Director for the UK’s Open Banking Implementation Entity (OBIE).
View the full list of speakers.
As part of this year’s rich agenda, attendees will also consider:
- Whether Open Banking is Canada’s Opportunity of a Lifetime
- What are the key pillars of open banking?
- How to build a strategy that enables both customers and revenue
- Data security and protection
- Why hyper-personalization is important for small businesses.
And much more. View all meeting themes.
Sue Hutchison, President, Equifax Canada, said: The expo has proven to be a strong platform for industry engagement, exchange of insights and positive input into the future of open banking in Canada. We will be a leader in the transition to open banking, leveraging our global experience in this environment to help Canadian consumers and businesses provide greater control to improve access to financial services. I’m looking forward to it.
Adam Cox, co-founder of Open Banking Exposaid:
With the new Open Banking initiative, the time has come for Canadas Open Banking and Open Finance ecosystem to bring change, choice and value to Canadian consumers and businesses. We are extremely proud and excited to work with Equifax Canada and participate in building the Canadian financial ecosystem of tomorrow today.
This year’s Open Banking Expo Canada will be held in Toronto on November 17th. Almost a year after the release of the final report by the Government of Canada’s Advisory Board on Open Banking, it brings together C-level and senior-level representatives from across Canada’s financial services sector.