Press Release
With control over all their data, customers will access an “internet of finance” with unlimited possibilities for new value creation
London, 31 May 2022 — The development of an open financial ecosystem—in which the consensual sharing of customer data among financial institutions (FIs) and businesses creates new business models—is one of the future defining trends in banking and finance. In Open Banking, Open Finance, Open Economy: The New Identity of Finance—a new Impact Report sponsored by Okta—research and advisory firm Aite-Novarica Group analyzes the evolution from open banking to open finance into a truly open economy.
“Consensual sharing of financial data improves the customer experience,” said Ron van Wezel, Strategic Advisor at Aite-Novarica Group. “Open banking and finance allow FIs to leverage a customer’s financial data (with their explicit consent) to revamp legacy processes and improve the customer experience.”
“Customer identity functions at the heart of a robust open ecosystem,” adds John Horn, Cybersecurity Practice Director at Aite-Novarica Group and co-author of the new report. “FIs are in various stages of modernizing their customer identity solutions. FIs should invest in customer identity as strategic business capability.
A preview of the report is available online, and desk copies are available to qualified media. Please contact pr@aite-novarica.com or call Kaitlyn Labbe at +1.857.327.9442 for more information.
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