June 14, 2022, 16:00 ET
Vantage Venues, Toronto
Join us at the next Canada Meetup
Calling our Canadian community! Join us in Toronto for a lively debate and an opportunity to network with fellow Open Banking and Open Finance innovators and game-changers. Together we can lay the foundations for a made-in-Canada Open Banking framework! This Meetup will focus on small businesses; how can Open Banking improve their access to finance and revitalize their operations? What can banks and credit unions do to solve some of the biggest challenges they face? Let’s discuss on June 14.
Agenda
All timings are EDT
- What are some challenges that SMEs are facing today? How can FIs help address these problems?
- What are some value propositions that SME customers to expect from their FI?
- What are FIs doing today to prepare to meet the expectations of SME customers?
- How important is Open Banking to meeting needs of SMEs?
Eytan Bensoussan
Chief Executive Officer NorthOneEytan deeply believes that the success of the small business sector is one of the most important causes of our time. It has the potential to reduce income inequality, increase economic mobility, and empower underbanked communities across the nation. Creating a banking service that leverages the best technology in the world to propel America’s SMBs on their journeys is why Eytan started NorthOne.
Prior to NorthOne, Eytan was a spent 6 years at McKinsey & Company. He served clients in the Financial Services industry, usually on the topic of digital customer experience and financial inclusion.
Saba Shariff
Head of New Product Development & Corporate Strategy SymcorSaba Shariff is an acknowledged leader at Symcor Inc., a leading provider of business processing and data management services, supporting major banks, insurance, retail, and telecommunications companies in Canada. As Head of New Product Development and Innovation, Saba leads a passionate team of professionals in designing new and exciting ways to solve real customer problems and leverage data to both improve today’s services and discover new ones. With over 20 years of experience in IT and Product, Saba is a frequent public speaker in the private and public sector on topics such as Collaborations or Partnerships in Canada, and Breaking Stereotypes in Business Technology Management. In her spare time, Saba enjoys being active while managing the joys and tribulations of raising a teenage son.
Abhishek Sinha
Open Banking and Blockchain Leader EY CanadaAs the Open Banking and Blockchain Leader, Abhishek leads EY Canada’s Banking Technology Consulting practice.
Abhishek focuses on the transformative impact technology has on the banking industry.
He works with clients to strategize and operationalize major transformative initiatives within Core Banking Operations, Retail & Commercial Banking, Finance & Treasury and Payments. Abhishek’s current focus includes Digital Adoption, Innovation, Open Banking, Open APIs, Enterprise Architecture, Data Management, Analytics and IT Strategy.
Abhishek also leads EY’s Blockchain practice in Canada across all sectors, working with clients as they understand the fundamental impact blockchain has to their operating & business models.
Abhishek significant international experience with top-tier consulting firms and within the banking industry. He has played significant roles in setting up de-novo banks in different jurisdictions and has held various management positions in established global banks.
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