OBE News! It's Christmas time
Open Banking Excellence (OBE)
Global centre of community and knowledge driving change in Open Banking/Open Finance through content and connections.
We’re all ready for a well-earned Christmas break…
As we reflect on the past year, the entire team at OBE would like to take this opportunity to say Happy Christmas and a heartfelt thank you to everyone in our global community.
To gently ease you into the festive spirit, our incredible team has a showreel to share which showcases our extraordinary year together. Settle down with your favourite Christmas tipple and enjoy.
And what a phenomenal year! In 2023, our Campfires achieved 2.5 million engagements across our channels, 250K views and drove an impressive 263% ROI for sponsors.
Your feedback on the content we’ve created with and for you is the greatest gift you could give us.? Thank you.
And we’re delighted it’s being opened and read by a diverse audience from Government Officials, Embassy Teams, Regulators, Policy makers, CEOs, Banks, and Fintechs - the common denominator is we all are learning together about the joys of Open Banking.
We’ve flown all over the world delivering the gift of Open Banking to Regulators - it’s been like tracking Santa!
It’s been a remarkable 12 months for us all and the industry is predicting a further year of growth.? The Christmas period is a perfect time to catch up on the insights and intelligence we’ve added to our Knowledge Library throughout 2023.
Our Campfires achieved record-breaking audiences throughout the year.
Our top three most-watched Campfires of 2023 on YouTube were:
We share your feedback with our guests, so please keep it coming. They generously share their insight to inform and inspire us all.? If you’re looking to catch up over Christmas head to our YouTube channel.
We listened to you on which burning topics you wanted to discuss in an informed and irreverent way! Here’s what we’ve planned with you for 2024.
Do you want to be seen and heard? Interested in learning how simply, contact Kayleigh Hatherly , Head of Customer Success and Campfire Logistics.
FT Global Banking Summit Masterclass
It was great to take part in a discussion called “Optimising Open Banking From The Top Down” at the FT Live Global Banking Summit. Financial Times
The session was exciting, engaging and dynamic, covering everything from next steps for Open Finance to the Future of Payments Review.
Thanks to my fellow speakers, Christy Sunquist from Plaid and Stephen Wright of NatWest - and the FT for arranging such a brilliant event!
A Big Win For Zopa Bank and Moneyhub
We had a brilliant time at The AltFi Awards 2023 in Mayfair, London. It was a delight to see so many of you in person!
Huge congratulations to Moneyhub , which won the Open Banking Provider Of The Year 2023.
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Zopa Bank scored an impressive quadruple, with Special Industry Contribution and CEO Of The Year awards for Jaidev Janardana as well as Fintech Of The Year and People's Choice.
ClearScore won Consumer Fintech Of The Year 2023 prize and Bloom Money took home the Fintech For Good gong.
You’re all stars - so huge congrats to the winners and everyone else who entered.
Open Banking is a catalyst for a fairer, more inclusive society. LatAm is ‘the’ region to watch right now and I’ve been honoured to fly the flag for the UK over the past year. Here’s what I’ve been up to over the past month:
Read our Finextra blogs: Data is the fuel that will drive AI & Open Finance growth and Cutting through the complexity, how to prepare for PSD3
Too good not to reshare our top 3 blogs during 2023!
??Made in Britain: The world’s first public sector Open Banking use case Authored by Greta Akintoye Ecospend, a Trustly Company
??Is The Variable Recurring Payments (VRP) Hype Justified? Authored by Brian Hanrahan Nuapay - a GoCardless company
??Why 2023 Will Be a Happy New Year For Open Finance in Brazil Authored by Carlos Jorge Chicago Advisory Partners
Read more on the OBE website.
OBE is behind many of the Open Banking stories you see in Tier One media and the fintech press.
We’ve secured coverage for our clients on Sky News , the Financial Times 彭博资讯 Radio and TV, FT Adviser , Finextra TV, AltFi , The Paypers , The Fintech Times , FF News | Fintech Finance , and many more.
Contact our Head of Global Press Office, Becci Furnell on LinkedIn to discuss your PR needs and share your message with the world.
Open Banking Excellence (OBE) promised to aim for gender parity at our Campfires.
Data from our good friends at Innovate Finance report shows that the fintech industry has some way to go on diversity, with women making up 28% of the total number of people working in the industry.
We’re doing our bit by asking both men and women to encourage the female talent around them to step forward and let their voices be heard.
Together, we can make a difference!
We’ve been overwhelmed by the support you’ve shown us this year.? We can’t wait to share your stories and fly the flag for the industry with you again next year.? For now, we’re sending all our Christmas wishes to you and your teams.?
Enjoy your festive break and wish you a wonderful Christmas and a very healthy 2024.