The Threat of Open Banking

Despite the doubts of skeptics, the open banking movement is here and it’s evolving quickly. Right now, over 50 regions around the world are in various stages of implementing open banking, while some are already moving into the next stage of the progression: open finance. In this episode, Eyal sits down with Amit Mallick, the Global Open Banking Practice Lead at Accenture, to discuss the threat posed by open banking, and how major players like big banks can respond as they adjust their strategies to compete and succeed in the new financial ecosystem. During their conversation, Eyal and Amit discuss exactly what’s at stake as we transition to an open data economy ($416 billion in bank revenue, to be exact), how banks can best respond to the coming disruption, and how to discover entirely new kinds of opportunities. 

Specifically they discuss: 

• Why the stakes are so high
• How big banks can avoid losing market share 
• Competition from banks and non-banks
• The four core capabilities banks will need 
• Why embedded finance is the key to value
• The evolution of super apps 
• The transition to an open data economy