In this episode, Nucleus Commercial Finance CEO Chirag Shah tells Ellie Duncan, head of content at Open Banking Expo, why there is no such thing as 'alternative' lending to SMEs and that it should be considered mainstream lending. He also explains how Open Banking has helped to simplify the user journey, as well as the business' own investment in technology and why the future of lending to small businesses will look like a more subscription-based model.

Anton Langbroek, general manager of DACH at Mambu joins Ellie Duncan in this episode of Open Banking Expo Unplugged to discuss the Open Banking challenges that are unique to Germany, Austria and Switzerland and how these are being overcome. He also reveals what Mambu is doing to educate consumers on the benefits of Open Banking, and why Mambu's plans for the DACH region are all about 'collaborating instead of competing'.

Open Banking Expo's Ellie Duncan is joined on the podcast by Experian's Shobana Balasundaram, director of global DA, and Ed Heal, product director, software to discuss the value of cloud for financial institutions, given its ability to solve for customer-specific and operational challenges across both large banks and mid-sized firms. They also reveal the use cases for cloud, how these differ regionally and how firms can build a business case for cloud.

In this episode, Open Banking Expo's head of content Ellie Duncan is joined by Bent Winkel, Nordics general manager at Mambu, who reveals why the Nordic region is one of the 'first movers' in Europe when it comes to Open Banking and why he believes there are only 'opportunities' and not 'challenges' for the region to address. He also discusses what Mambu's plans are for the Nordics, which it has identified as a strategic region.

In this episode of the Unplugged series, Open Banking Expo's head of content Ellie Duncan is joined by Janine Hirt, CEO of Innovate Finance who explains what her plans are for the organisation since taking the helm earlier this year. She also reveals how "unparalleled" government and regulatory support has contributed towards a thriving fintech marketplace in the UK and what the industry could stand to learn from the US's attitude to risk appetite. Janine also talks about Innovate Finance's 'Women in Fintech' programme and the opportunity it presents to increase the number of women working in the space.

In this episode of Open Banking Expo Unplugged, head of content Ellie Duncan speaks to Paul Lloyd, co-founder and chief marketing officer of fintech Snoop, to find out how the app uses Open Banking data to help households save money. Paul also reveals what prompted him and the other co-founders, all of whom had previously worked at Virgin Money, to come up with the idea for Snoop and then turn that into a reality. Finally, Paul talks about Snoop's recent Open Banking Expo award wins.

Andréa Toucinho, director of Partelya Consulting, joins Open Banking Expo’s Ellie Duncan for this episode of Unplugged in which she reveals the main findings from a recent Open Banking white paper and how she’d like to see the industry use the conclusions of that research to create a framework for Open Finance. Toucinho also reveals Europe’s diverse but collaborative approaches to Open Banking and payments, with a closer look at France’s ‘progressive’ Open Banking journey.

Bud CEO Ed Maslaveckas joins Ellie Duncan in this week’s episode of Open Banking Expo Unplugged to explain how he came up with the idea for the fintech Open Banking platform back in 2015. Ed also discusses a string of recent partnerships including Minna Technologies and First Direct, which pioneers the way firms interact with their customers, as well as the next stages of Open Finance in the UK.

In this episode of Open Banking Expo Unplugged, digital innovation lead at Equifax Canada Yassir Jiwan joins Ellie Duncan to set the scene for Open Banking in Canada, given that the Canadian Advisory Committee on Open Banking recently set out its recommendations for implementation. Jiwan also discusses an issue that he believes is important and often left out of conversations about Open Banking, and that’s how the consumer will ultimately benefit its adoption. He reveals the consumer use cases that could prove an ‘easy win’ for Canada’s banks and fintechs.

Open Banking Expo’s Ellie Duncan is joined by Experian’s Sam Kerr, director of software innovation, and Laurie Schnidman, global VP of Saas product, for a discussion around the need to design user experiences that correspond with rapidly changing customer experiences, and what this might look like as part of a new or existing customer journey. They also talk about some of the complexities that sit behind the seamless decisions and what can be learned from the fintechs.