Events

OBL at Open Banking Expo 2026

25 September 2026

The Future is Open: OBL at Open Banking Expo 2026 | 13–14 October 2026 | Business Design Centre, Islington, London

What does an open future look like? At Open Banking Expo 2026, we invited the ecosystem to explore that question with us.

‘The Future is Open…’ brought together people, ideas and perspectives from across Open Banking, Open Finance and Smart Data, creating a space to look beyond where we are today and towards what comes next.

At the heart of our Expo experience was a series of live podcast conversations. Our OBL hosts were joined by voices including Ezechi Britton, Chair of the Future Entity Design Working Group; Dan Scholey, Chief Product Officer at Moneyhub; Alexandra Mousavizadeh, Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Evident; Andy Thornley, Head of Regulatory Policy at Innovate Finance, Ana Carla Abrão Costa, CEO of Open Finance Brasil; and Tom Cheesewright, Applied Futurist.

Together with our other guests, they explored the opportunities, challenges and choices shaping the future, from AI and cVPRs to trust, interoperability, payments regulation and Smart Data.

And the conversation doesn’t end at Expo. We’ll be bringing a selection of these conversations to a new limited OBL podcast series, available on your favourite podcast platforms. So if you couldn’t join us in person, there will be another chance to listen in.

Two awards, one very proud OBL team

There was even more to celebrate at Open Banking Expo, with OBL taking home two awards. Henk Van Hulle was named Industry Ecosystem Leader of the Year, while our work to establish the UK Payments Initiative was recognised as Best Regulatory Open Banking Initiative. The UK Payments Initiative brought banks, fintechs, regulators and industry partners together around a shared model for the next generation of Open Banking payments. The two awards were a proud moment for OBL and a fitting addition to two days focused on the ideas, collaboration and innovation shaping what comes next.

Thank you to everyone who joined the podcasts, shared a perspective and helped make ‘The Future is Open…’ a reality. Because an open future isn’t shaped by one organisation or one point of view. It’s something we build together.

The Future is Open…
MAIN STAGES – DAY 1
MAIN STAGES – DAY 2

Day 1 – Tuesday 13 October

The Future is Open…
Designing the Future Entity: how the industry is shaping up

09:30 – 09:50 – Podcast Sessions

OBL & Guests
  • Dane Budden, Policy Manager, OBL
  • Ezechi Britton MBE, Future Entity Chair 
The Future is Open…
The next frontier: Where does Open Banking data go next?

10:10 – 10:30 – Podcast Sessions

OBL & Guests
  • Luke Ryder, Standards, Strategy and Public Policy Director, OBL
  • Dan Scholey, Chief Product Officer, Moneyhub 
The Future is Open…
Smashing barriers: negotiating the path to an open future

10:45 – 11:05 – Podcast Sessions

OBL & Guests
  • Matt Wallace, Head of Standards, OBL 
  • Robert Sullivan, Public Policy & Strategy Director, Token.io
  • Jack Wilson, TrueLayer
The Future is Open…
Permission to innovate? 

11:30 – 11:50 – Podcast Sessions

OBL & Guests
  • Daniel Jenkinson, Senior Policy Manager, OBL
  • Kate Wells, Research Officer, Money & Mental Health
The Future is Open…
The agentic future: How AI is shaping open innovation 

12:15 – 12:35 – Podcast Sessions

OBL & Guests
  • Nick Davey, Head of Strategy, OBL
  • Alexandra Mousavizadeh, CEO and Co-Founder, Evident
The Future is Open…
Data without borders: building the transaction numbers 

14:00 – 14:20 – Podcast Sessions

OBL & Guests
  • Nick Davey, Head of Strategy, OBL
  • Gavin Starks, Founder & CEO, IB1 Open Energy
The Future is Open…
The ROI of Open Banking: beyond the transaction numbers

14:45 – 15:05 – Podcast Sessions

OBL & Guests
  • Emily Rayment, Head of Public Policy, OBL
  • Tom Bull, Partner, Head of Fintech Growth, EY
  • Ghela Boskovich, Head of Europe, SDATA
The Future is Open…
The next decade: what will really change by 2036?

15:30 – 15:50 – Podcast Sessions

OBL & Guests
  • Melanie Lazarus, Ecosystem Engagement Director, OBL
  • Tom Cheesewright, Applied Futurist

Day 2 – Wednesday 14 October

The Future is Open…
Beyond the tipping point: The rise of pay by bank

10:15 – 10:35 – Podcast Sessions

OBL & Guests
  • Mel Lazarus, Ecosystem Engagement Director,OBL
  • TBC
The Future is Open…
The rules of the new payments era

11:00 – 11:20 – Podcast Sessions

OBL & Guests
  • Emily Rayment, OBL
  • Andy Thornley, Head of Regulatory Policy, Innovate Finance
  • Phillip Mind, Director, UK Finance
The Future is Open…
Open Banking across borders

11:30 – 12:00 – Podcast Sessions

OBL & Guests
  • Henk Van Hulle, CEO, OBL
  • Laurence Cooke, Industry Implementation Advisor, Bank of Canada
  • Ana Carla Abrao Costa, CEO, Open Finance Brazil
The Future is Open…
Your data, your economy: turning the UK’s Smart Data vision into reality

14:00 – 14:20 – Podcast Sessions

OBL & Guests
  • Emily Rayment, Head of Policy, OBL
  • Agnieszka Scott, Head of Smart Data, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
The Future is Open…
Expo take aways: lightbulb moments from the last 2 days

14:45 – 15:05 – Podcast Sessions

OBL Team
  • Kim McLean, Ri, OBLsk & Controls Director
  • Nick Davey, Head of Strategy, OBL
  • Emily Rayment, Head of Public Policy, OBL

MAIN STAGES
DAY 1

Main Stage
Delivering the National Payments Vision: The role of a unified payments framework

Date: Tuesday 13 October
Time: 09:30 – 10:10

OBL Speakers
  • Emily Rayment, Head of Public Policy, OBL
Main Stage
The economics of Open Banking: Building sustainable commercial models

Date: Tuesday 13 October
Time: 11:15 – 11:55

OBL Speakers
  • Matthew Wallace, Head of Standards, OBL
Main Stage
The Future is open: Shaping the next era of growth

Date: Tuesday 13 October
Time: 14:45-15:00

OBL Speakers
  • Marion King, Chair & Trustee, OBL 
Main Stage
The Roadmap is set. So who actually moves first and who gets left behind?

Date: Tuesday 13 October
Time: 15:05 – 15:45

OBL Speakers
  • Henk Van Hulle, CEO, OBL
Open Finance Show
SME Finance: From data access to real-world outcomes

Date: Tuesday 13 October
Time: 15:10 – 13:50

OBL Speakers
  • Daniel Jenkinson, Senior Policy Manager, OBL 

MAIN STAGES
DAY 2

Open Finance Show
From Pilots to Production: Scaling Open Finance in practice

Date: Wednesday 14 October
Time: 11.20 – 12.20

OBL Speakers
  • Nick Davey, Head of Strategy, OBL
Main Stage
TBC

Date: Wednesday 14 October
Time: 12:00 – 12:20

OBL Speakers
  • Henk Van Hulle, CEO, OBL