Mark Hartley, CEO of Bankifi, and TSB's head of digital propositions, partnerships and Open Banking Jason Wilkinson-Brown join Ellie Duncan on the podcast to discuss the app they teamed up to launch earlier this year, called Revenu. They explain how it uses Open Banking to help TSB's SME customers collect payments and why creating successful partnerships between banks and fintechs is like matchmaking.

Adedeji Olowe, trustee of Open Banking Nigeria, tells Open Banking Expo's Ellie Duncan how far along Nigeria is on its Open Banking implementation journey and why it's been so "easy" to convince the banks that Open Banking is "right for them". He also reveals why Nigeria's central bank has been the most engaged stakeholder.

Open Banking Expo’s Ellie Duncan is joined by Phillip Mind, director of digital policy and innovation, payments policy team at UK Finance, the collective voice for the banking and finance industry in the UK to explain what initiatives are in place to ensure the UK transitions from Open Banking to Open Finance. Phillip also discusses how UK Finance is working with government to develop a digital identity ecosystem that works for the UK but has a global approach, and the potential of digital currencies.

Open Banking Expo's Ellie Duncan is joined by Duncan Barrigan, chief product and growth officer at GoCardless, which has been credited by the Open Banking Implementation Entity for taking the first variable recurring payment (VRP). Duncan explains how GoCardless is working with UK bank NatWest on VRPs and its non-sweeping VRP pilot. He also reveals what GoCardless' own research on the current cost-of-living crisis reveals about the value of sweeping use cases for consumers and businesses.

Open Banking Expo's Ellie Duncan is joined by Jennifer Tramontana, executive director of the Canadian Prepaid Providers Organization (CPPO) and Francisco Alvarez-Evangelista, advisor at Aite-Novarica Group, to discuss what is behind the growth of Canada's prepaid market in recent years and the key findings of their joint research.

Francisco and Jennifer also explain how it compares to the prepaid space in the US, as well as how regulation is shaping the market in Canada.

Lena Hackelöer, founder and CEO of Brite Payments, talks to Open Banking Expo's Ellie Duncan about why she started the business in 2019 and the thriving fintech scene in Stockholm where she's based. Lena also explains why partnerships are so vital in the payments space, including Brite Payments' own partnership with Sofort. Finally, she reveals where the company's geographic expansion plans will take it next.

Token CEO Todd Clyde and new chief product officer Charles Damen join Open Banking Expo's Ellie Duncan to discuss the widespread adoption of Open Banking-enabled payments in Europe, as well as the headwinds and tailwinds facing the region, such as fragmentation. Todd reveals more about how Token plans to use its recent $40 million Series C funding round to scale the business. Finally, Charles reveals his reasons for joining the company and his vision as CPO.

Saba Shariff, Head of new Product Development and Corporate Strategy at Symcor, joins Ellie Duncan from Open Banking Expo, to discuss the dual requirements of efficiency and scalability in establishing a uniquely Canadian Open Banking model. While trust and security are table stakes for adoption, creation of market-wide efficiencies and effective scaling will constitute sustainable success.

In this episode, Open Banking Expo's Ellie Duncan talks to Becky Danks, head of product at Comma, and Brightpay's marketing manager Rachel Quinn about how Open Banking is transforming payroll services, bringing much-needed flexibility and innovation to what has been an outdated process. Becky also reveals Comma's future plans beyond payroll services, while Rachel offers her predictions about the future of payroll in the UK.

In this episode, Tink's VP of payments and platforms Tom Pope tells Open Banking Expo's head of content Ellie Duncan why variable recurring payments (VRPs) are the most significant development in Open Banking to date, and explains what both merchants and consumers stand to gain from VRPs. He also predicts when VRPs will reach mass adoption levels in the UK.