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

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.

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.

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.

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how Open Banking is transforming payroll services, bringing much-needed flexibility and innovation to what has been an outdated process.

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.

Open Banking Expo’s Ellie Duncan is joined by Saba Shariff, Head of new Product Development & Corporate Strategy at Symcor, to discuss the adoption of Open Banking in Canada, and why trust, security and privacy are so critical to its success.

This year’s Open Banking Expo Awards are open for entries until 14 April. Co-chairs of the Awards judging panel Dr Ruth Wandhofer, CEO of Leximar and chair of the PSR Panel, and David Parker, CEO of Polymath Consulting, tell Open Banking Expo’s Ellie Duncan what they look for in an award-winning entry and their top tips.

In this episode, Open Banking Expo’s Ellie Duncan and guests discuss what financial institutions are already doing and what more they can do to tackle climate change.

Oliver Prill, CEO of business banking platform Tide, joins Open Banking Expo’s Ellie Duncan on the podcast to talk about its Open Access proposition.