FDATA North America Submits Comments to US Financial Regulators’ Request for Comment on Managing Risks Associated with Third-Party Relationships
September 23, 2021, Washington, DC – Today, the Financial Data and Technology Association (FDATA) of North America submitted comments to the US financial regulators as part of their proposed interagency guidance and request for comment on managing risks associated with third party relationships.
FDATA North America Submits Comments to House Fintech Task Force on Data Access
September 20, 2021, Washington, DC – Today, FDATA North America submitted a letter for the record for the U.S. House Financial Services Committee’s Task Force on Financial Technology’s hearing “Preserving the Right of Consumers to Access Personal Financial Data.” The letter outlines FDATA North America’s mission to advocate for a financial ecosystem in which the end user has complete utility of their financial data.
FDATA North America Submits Comments to Ontario’s Privacy Protection Engagement Consultation
September 3, 2021, Washington, DC – Today, the Financial Data and Technology Association (FDATA) of North America submitted comments to Ontario’s consultation on efforts to strengthen and modernize privacy protections in the province.
FDATA North America Submits Comments to Alberta’s Privacy Protection Engagement Consultation
August 18, 2021, Washington, DC – Today, the Financial Data and Technology Association (FDATA) of North America submitted comments to Alberta’s consultation on efforts to strengthen and modernize privacy protections in the province.
FDATA North America Applauds Release of Final Report of Canadian Advisory Committee on Open Banking
August 4, 2021, Washington, DC –The Financial Data and Technology Association (FDATA) of North America today issued a statement following Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s release of the report customer-directed finance (CDF) by the Advisory Committee on Open Banking.
FDATA North America Submits Comments to Canada’s Standing Committee on Finance Pre-2022 Budget Consultations
August 3, 2021, Washington, DC – Today, the Financial Data and Technology Association (FDATA) of North America submitted comments to Canada’s Standing Committee on Finance (FINA) as part of its pre-budget consultations in advance of the 2022 budget.
FDATA North America: White House EO Will Help Individuals, Families and Small Businesses Recovering From Pandemic
Contact: Kerrie Rushton, (202) 365-6338, krushton@allonadvocacy.com July 9, 2021, Washington, DC – The Financial Data and Technology Association (FDATA) of North America today issued a statement following the release of President Joe Biden’s Executive Order on financial competition. In the order, the president directs the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to issue a regulation that would […]
FDATA North America Submits Comments to US Financial Regulators’ Request for Information on Financial Institutions’ Use of AI and ML
June 29, 2021, Washington, DC – Today, the Financial Data and Technology Association (FDATA) of North America submitted comments to the US financial regulators as part of their Request for Information (RFI) on financial institutions’ use of artificial intelligence (AI), including machine learning (ML). The Federal Reserve, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (NCUA), National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) sought comments on the use of AI by financial institutions and their products and services to consumers.
FDATA North America Welcomes Three New Members
April 6, Washington, DC – The Financial Data and Technology Association (FDATA) of North America today announced it has added three new members—BillGO, Codat, and ValidiFI— boosting the organization’s roster of member companies and organizations to 28.
FDATA North America Sends Letter to Canada’s Department of Finance on Next Steps in Delivery of CDF
March 15, 2021, Washington, DC – Today, the Financial Data and Technology Association (FDATA) of North America submitted comments to Canada’s Department of Finance outlining its key recommendations for next steps in the deliver of Customer-Directed Finance (CDF).
FDATA North America Responds to US CFPB ANPR on Consumer Access to Financial Records
February 3, 2021, Washington, DC – Today, FDATA North America submitted comments to the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in response to its Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) regarding consumer access to financial records, or Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
FDATA North America Outlines the Negative Consequences of Mandating a 90-Day Reauthentication Requirement
November 17, 2020, Washington, DC – In response to ongoing discussions by large U.S. financial institutions and some policymakers to impose a mandatory 90-day reauthentication requirement for customers wishing to utilize third-party financial tools, the Financial Data and Technology Association (FDATA) of North America today released a paper that outlines the detrimental impact this requirement would have based on the real-world experience of consumers in the European Union and United Kingdom whose access to financial technology tools is hindered by a similar requirement.
FDATA North America Statement on the CFPB ANPR on Dodd-Frank 1033
October 22, Washington, DC – Steve Boms, Executive Director of the Financial Data and Technology Association (FDATA) of North America released the following statement regarding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) on Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Act.
FDATA North America Options for Governance of Customer-Directed Finance in Canada
As the Department of Finance enters the second phase of its consultative process, FDATA North America provided several suggestions that should act as a guide for the deployment of a successful open finance regime, gleaned from experience in other markets.
FDATA North America Submits Comments to US FDIC on Standard Setting and Voluntary Certification Models for Third-Party Providers
September 21, 2020, Washington, DC – Today, FDATA North America submitted comments to the US Federal Deposit and Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in response to its Request for Information (RFI) on standard setting and voluntary certification for models and third-party providers of technology and other services.
FDATA North America Submits Comments to US OCC in Response to its ANPR on Digital Activities
July 29, 2020, Washington, DC – Today, FDATA North America submitted comments to the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) in response to its Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) regarding national bank and federal savings associations digital activities.
FDATA North America Welcomes Two New Members
July 28, 2020, Washington, DC – The Financial Data and Technology Association (FDATA) of North America today announced it has added two new members, boosting the organization’s roster of member companies and organizations united behind the notion that consumers and small businesses should have full utility over their own financial data.
FDATA North America Outlines Competition Issues Surrounding Open Banking
July 17, 2020, Washington, DC – Today, the Financial Data and Technology Association (FDATA) of North America released a paper on competition issues surrounding customer-directed finance and the financial data access competitive landscape in Canada. The paper’s release comes ahead of a virtual presentation by FDATA North America Executive Director Steve Boms, Senator Colin Deacon, and Michael Binetti, partner at Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP.
FDATA Successful in Collaborative Bid for £23m GOFCoE Funding
June 26, 2020, Edinburgh, Scotland: Today, FDATA Global Executive Chairman Gavin Littlejohn announced in a letter to FDATA membership the association’s success in acquiring £23m in funding for the Global Open Finance Centre of Excellence (GOFCoE) to advance Open Finance across the United Kingdom, Europe, and around the world.
FDATA North America Statement on Mastercard Acquisition of Finicity
June 23, 2020, Washington, DC: Steve Boms, executive director of the Financial Data and Technology Association (FDATA) North America released the following statement regarding Mastercard’s acquisition of Finicity.
FDATA North America Outlines Competition Issues Surrounding Open Banking
June 2, 2020, Washington, DC – Today, the Financial Data and Technology Association (FDATA) of North America released a paper on competition issues surrounding open finance and the financial data access competitive landscape in the United States. The paper’s release comes ahead of a virtual presentation by FDATA North America Executive Director Steve Boms and Duane Pozza, partner at Wiley LLP.
FDATA North America Submits Comments to US CFPB on Consumer Financial Protection Law
May 27, 2020, Washington, DC – Today, FDATA North America submitted comments to the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Task Force on Federal Financial Law following its Request for Information on options to harmonize, modernize, and update Federal consumer financial protection laws.
FDATA North America Welcomes Four New Members
May 26, 2020, Washington, DC – The Financial Data and Technology Association (FDATA) of North America today announced it has added four new members, boosting the organization’s roster of member companies and organizations united behind the notion that consumers and small businesses should have full utility over their own financial data.
FDATA North America Submits Letter to House Financial Services Committee on Consumer Financial Data Privacy
May 21, 2020, Washington, DC – Today, FDATA North America submitted a letter to the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services on consumer financial data privacy.
FDATA North America and Canadian Lenders Association Call for Fintech Participation in Canada’s COVID-19 Response
April 24, 2020, Washington, DC and Toronto -The Financial Data and Technology Association (FDATA) North America today announced its endorsement of the Canadian Lenders Association (CLA) proposal to include financial technology (fintech) participation in Canada’s COVID-19-related financial relief programs for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
FDATA North America to Highlight the Need for a Legal Consumer Data Right at CFPB Data Access Symposium
February 25, 2020, Washington, DC – FDATA North America has submitted remarks to the Consumer Protection Financial Bureau (CFPB) in advance of tomorrow’s symposium on Consumer Access to Financial Records.
FDATA North America Statement on Clearing House Purchase of Akoya
February 20, 2020, Washington, DC: Steve Boms, executive director of the Financial Data and Technology Association (FDATA) North America released the following statement regarding The Clearing House’s acquisition of Akoya.
FDATA North America Statement on Department of Finance Canada Open Banking Report
January 31, 2020, Washington, D.C. – The Department of Finance Canada today released “Consumer-Directed Finance: The Future of Financial Services,” which is the result of more than nine months of consultation with stakeholders in the financial services and financial technology sectors. Financial Data and Technology Association (FDATA) of North America Executive Director Steve Boms issued the following statement upon release of the report:
FDATA North America Highlights the Importance of Credential-Based Authentication in the Absence of a Viable Alternative
January 30, 2020, Washington, DC – Today, FDATA North America released a paper that summarizes the critical need for credential-based authentication to continue in order for consumers to maintain access to the tools on which they depend to manage their financial wellness.
FDATA North America’s Response to Visa’s Acquisition of Plaid
Steve Boms, executive director of the Financial Data and Technology Association (FDATA) North America released the following statement regarding Visa’s acquisition of Plaid
FDATA North America Submits Comments to US House Financial Technology Task Force on Big Data in Financial Services
November 20, 2019, Washington, DC – Today, FDATA North America submitted comments to the US House Financial Services Committee Task Force on Financial Technology in advance of its November 21st hearing, “Banking on Your Data: the Role of Big Data in Financial Services.”
FDATA North America Outlines “Essential Ingredients” for Industry-Led Open Banking Work Groups
November 19, 2019, Washington, DC – FDATA North America today announced the release of a white paper that provides guidance to United States and Canadian standards-creation bodies and policymakers as they seek to establish industry-led working groups that would begin to design voluntary standards around open banking regimes in their respective countries.
FDATA North America Submits Whitepaper to Finance Canada on Digital Identity
October 4, 2019, Washington, DC – Today, FDATA North America submitted a whitepaper to Canada’s Department of Finance on digital identity and the notion that it is not a necessary component of open banking.
FDATA North America Submits Comments to US House Financial Technology Task Force on Alternative Data in Underwriting
July 24, 2019 – Today, FDATA North America submitted comments to the US House Financial Services Committee Task Force on Financial Technology in advance of its July 25th hearing, “Examining the Use of Alternative Data on Underwriting and Credit Scoring to Expand Access to Credit.”
FDATA North America Welcomes Five New Members
July 9, Washington, DC – The Financial Data and Technology Association (FDATA) of North America today announced it added five new members in June, bringing the association’s total membership to 22.
FDATA North America Highlights Importance of Consumer Data Ownership Before U.S. Congress
In advance of the first hearing of the United States House of Representatives’ Task Force on Financial Technology, titled “Overseeing the Fintech Revolution: Domestic and International Perspectives on Fintech Regulation,” the Financial Data and Technology Association (FDATA) of North America submitted a Letter for the Record on the importance of adopting a modernized financial regime, similar to other countries around the world, that provides consumers with the legal right to their financial data in a well-managed, safe and secure ecosystem.
Financial Data and Technology Association and OpenID Foundation in Global Agreement
May 7, 2019 – The OpenID Foundation (OIDF), the international standardization organization which maintains a standard known as the Financial-grade API (FAPI), and the Financial Data and Technology Association (FDATA Global), the global trade association for companies working to promote ‘open finance’ and best practice financial data sharing, have signed a liaison agreement to enable them to work jointly across the world.
FDATA North America Highlights Benefits of Open Banking for U.S. Consumers
April 2, 2019, Washington, DC – The Financial Data and Technology Association of North America today released a new paper, “Opportunities in Open Banking,” that outlines the benefits of open banking for U.S. consumers, businesses, financial institutions and the economy.
FDATA North America Highlights Benefits of Open Banking for Canadian Consumers
March 20, 2019, Washington, DC – In advance of a Canada Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce hearing on March 21, the Financial Data and Technology Association today released a new paper, “Opportunities in Open Banking,” that outlines the benefits of open banking for Canadian consumers, businesses, financial institutions and the economy.
FDATA North America Submits Comments to US Senate Banking Committee on Data Privacy
FDATA North America has published a submission to Finance Canada’s Open Banking Review.
Open Banking in the UK: Setting the Record Straight
FDATA North America has published a submission to Finance Canada’s Open Banking Review.
FDATA’s submission to Finance Canada’s Open Banking Review
FDATA North America has published a submission to Finance Canada’s Open Banking Review.
Open Banking: The Bipartisan Issue of 2019
While the U.S. government hobbles from one crisis to the next — the partial shutdown is just the latest example — policymakers in several other countries are staking out long-term positions that embrace financial technology innovation for the benefit of their citizens.
The consumer case for open banking
Collectively, the fintech members of the Financial Data and Technology Association of North America provide approximately 3.5 million Canadians – about 15 per cent of the country’s adult population – with access to new, technology-powered financial tools that help them manage their finances. Despite an ambiguous regulatory environment that can sometimes lead to blockages and restrictions from their banks, these consumers and small businesses have voted with their smartphones in favour of financial technology.
FDATA submission to GFIN consultation
FDATA North America has published a submission to the Global Financial Innovation Network’s (GFIN) consultation, via the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
FDATA North America’s submission to the Global Financial Innovation Network
FDATA North America has published a submission to the Global Financial Innovation Network’s (GFIN) consultation, via the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. FDATA North America GFIN submission
FDATA North America submission to GFIN consultation
FDATA North America has published a submission to the Global Financial Innovation Network’s (GFIN) consultation, via the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.
Steve Boms article on National Newswatch
For Canadian Consumers and Small Businesses, Open Banking is the Way Forward
Coverage of FDATA North America’s launch
American Banker and Finextra cover launch of FDATA North America Sept. 21, 2018, Washington, DC— The launch of the Financial Data and Technology Association’s (FDATA) North America chapter was covered in two major financial publications today. You can read American Banker’s story here, and Finextra’s here.
Coverage of FDATA North America’s launch
American Banker and Finextra cover launch of FDATA North America
Leading Fintech Trade Association Launches North American Arm
FDATA-North America to Advocate for Open Banking Rules in Canada, Mexico & the United States Sept. 20, 2018, Washington, DC— The Financial Data and Technology Association (FDATA), which played a pivotal role over the last five years in crafting the design and implementation of open banking standards in the United Kingdom and in Europe, announced today […]
Leading Fintech Trade Association Launches North American Arm
FDATA-North America to Advocate for Open Banking Rules in Canada, Mexico & the United States
FDATA WELCOMES THE START OF OPEN BANKING
Leading fintech trade association calls launch “the first waypoint on a long journey” The Financial Data and Technology Association, the leading advocate of open banking in the UK and around the world, has welcomed the parallel implementation of PSD2 across Europe, and the launch of Open Banking amongst the large banks here in the UK. […]
Open Banking 2020-2030 Summit
FDATA is hosting a Summit in December to chart the Open Banking journey to 2030. Open banking is the midwife of innovation. It is driving innovation at a breathtaking rate. The consumer tools of the future have not yet been invented. This is the fintech revolution in action. But the journey is long, and we’ve […]
FDATA North America Submits Comments to House Fintech Task Force on Data Access
September 20, 2021, Washington, DC – Today, FDATA North America submitted a letter for the record for the U.S. House Financial Services Committee’s Task Force on Financial Technology’s hearing “Preserving the Right of Consumers to Access Personal Financial Data.” The letter outlines FDATA North America’s mission to advocate for a financial ecosystem in which the end user has complete utility of their financial data.
Member Spotlight: Interac
In 1984, Canada’s top financial institutions came together to create Interac Association, a cooperative venture dedicated to giving Canadians broader access to their money through a single shared network. Twelve years later, eight of the founding institutions created Acxsys Corporation, a new entity that would develop new business partnerships and services for financial transfer, online […]
Member Spotlight: M Science
M Science is a groundbreaking analytics firm that provides research, data, and pioneering methodologies to financial institutions and corporations. Their experts take unstructured data in near real-time and discern critical insights that help clients make smarter, more informed business decisions. Specifically, the firm provides: Data-driven research that leverages data and domain expertise to provide in-depth […]
Member Spotlight: Intuit
Intuit is a global technology platform that helps customers and communities overcome their most important financial challenges. Serving approximately 100 million customers worldwide with TurboTax, QuickBooks, Credit Karma and Mint, Intuit believes that everyone should have the opportunity to prosper and works tirelessly to find new, innovative ways to deliver on this belief. Founded 38 […]
Member Spotlight: Kabbage
In the wake of the Great Recession, Kathryn Petralia and Rob Frohwein launched Kabbage, a startup whose mission would be to use data-driven solutions to empower small businesses to grow with flexibility, efficiency, and prudence. Since then, Kabbage, which is now an American Express company, transformed itself from a funding startup for eBay sellers into […]
Member Spotlight: SaltEdge
Founded in 2013 , Salt Edge Inc., a leader in creating and providing open banking solutions, takes intercommunications and interoperability between banks, third-party service providers, and their end-users to a whole new level. The company achieves this goal by creating stable, secure connectivity channels between financial institutions and their consumers. For consumers, Salt Edge’s solutions […]
Member Spotlight: BillGO
Founded in 2015, BillGO is driven by the core belief that everyone deserves access to a healthy financial future. BillGO helps facilitate this access by providing consumers, billers, fintechs and financial institutions with a faster, smarter, more secure way to pay and manage bills and subscriptions. So how can bill payment technology improve financial wellbeing? […]
Member Spotlight: Codat
Codat works with small businesses across the globe to help them harness their data in a way that allows firms to grow. Founded in the United Kingdom in 2017, Codat recently expanded its operations into North America. How will businesses in the United States and Canada benefit from this move? During the COVID-19 crisis, Codat’s […]
Member Spotlight: Experian
While Experian is primarily recognized as one of the three nationwide credit bureaus, the company has a diverse business that provides an array of data and analytical tools. At its core, Experian is committed to helping people and businesses take control of their financial well-being and to seize new opportunities. In many parts of the […]
Member Spotlight: ValidiFI
Can open finance positively impact the traditional financial services sector? ValidiFI has proven it can. ValidiFI is a technology company that delivers data solutions to business and financial service providers. Simply: through a combination of technology and strategic partnerships, ValidiFI creates better ways to validate and analyze customer information. ValidiFI’s data—which is sourced from banks, […]
Member Spotlight: Fiserv
Established in 1984, Fiserv is a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology, including data aggregation. Today, the firm, which has been named among Fortune “World’s Most Admired Companies” for eight years running, helps thousands of financial institutions, millions of businesses, and tens of millions of consumers in more than 100 countries move […]
Member Spotlight: Envestnet | Yodlee
A founding member of FDATA North America, Envestnet® | Yodlee® is one of the world’s leading data aggregation and analytics platforms for financial service providers. Our platform has proudly fueled innovation for financial institutions (FIs) and FinTech for more than 20 years, and has refined the art of normalizing, categorizing, and enriching data, making the […]
Member Spotlight: DirectID
Most consumers are aware that their financial institution holds all kind of information about them that is used to determine everything from interest rates to credit-worthiness. But how could this data be used by small enterprises, and consumers themselves, for consumers’ own benefit? That was the question DirectID CEO James Varga asked about a […]
Member Spotlight: AIR
The Alliance for Innovative Regulation, or AIR, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing financial regulation into the 21st century. What would consumers and small businesses have to gain from this move? According to AIR, improved financial inclusion, better consumer protection, lower rates of financial crime, and continuous innovation that helps them save and earn more and that drives economic expansion.
Member Spotlight: APImetrics
Headquartered in Seattle, FDATA North America member APImetrics offers the fintech industry’s only intelligent, analytics-driven API performance solution built specifically for the enterprise. By interfacing with all current and legacy API protocols, APImetrics helps companies to know if their APIs are performing as designed. Clients include Microsoft, Philips Signify, leading global banks, and mobile telephone carriers.
Member Spotlight: Trustly
Trustly joined FDATA North America to bring more opportunities like these to more consumers in the United States and Canada. “We look forward to helping U.S.and Canadian consumers pay their favorite merchants and billers with our Online Banking Payments service, a modern, simple and safe alternative to cards,” said Alex Gonthier, CEO of Trustly Inc.
Member Spotlight: EQ Bank
EQ Bank is the digital banking platform offered by Equitable Bank, Canada’s Challenger Bank™. Equitable employs more than 900 Canadians and is now the country’s ninth largest independent Schedule I bank. Launched in 2016, EQ Bank provides state-of-the-art digital banking services, including the Savings Plus Account which reimagines banking by offering an everyday high interest rate, plus the flexibility of a checking account, with free transactions, no everyday banking fees, no minimum balances, fast, cheap, and fully transparent international money transfers, and more—all from one account.
Member Spotlight: Flinks
Founded in 2016, Flinks is a Montreal-based company that empowers businesses to provide better financial services to consumers and small businesses. Data security and privacy are among the company’s very top priorities.
Member Spotlight: Fintech Growth Syndicate
Since its founding in 2016, Canada’s Fintech Growth Syndicate (FGS) has won multiple awards and helped companies transform through corporate innovation. FGS is a trusted innovation firm for large international and Canadian corporations, visionary startups, multi-stakeholder organizations, academic institutions, and governments.
FDATA North America Submits Letter to House Financial Services Committee on Consumer Financial Data Privacy
May 21, 2020, Washington, DC – Today, FDATA North America submitted a letter to the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services on consumer financial data privacy.
Member Spotlight: Questrade
Questrade, an FDATA North America founding member, offers Canadians simpler and more affordable ways to become financially successful and secure. Founded in 1999, the firm is now the country’s fastest growing online brokerage firm, and has been named as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for nine consecutive years.
Member Spotlight: Wealthica
In 2015, Martin Leclair and Simon Boulet launched Montreal-based Wealthica to “challenge the status quo of financial institutions and portfolio advisers.” The company continues that mission today by helping tens of thousands of investors see all their investments on a single dashboard.
Member Spotlight: Mogo
Founded in 2003, Mogo is Vancouver-based financial technology company that offers a finance app that empowers consumers with simple solutions to help them get in control of their financial wellness.
Member Spotlight: VoPay
VoPay, whose mission is to digitize online bank account payments with speed, transparency and traceability, joined FDATA North America because it believes creating connections between financial institutions and global digital enterprises will “democratize financial services for everyone.”
