E92 - Jamie Leach - Opening the Door to Innovation and Fairer Finances with Open Banking

When was the last time you switched banks? Yeah…and how did that
go…?


Imagine being able to skip all those steps needed to switch your
bank.


I bet it took a frustrating amount of time to switch. So many
forms to fill, so many people to talk to, so many places to go or
appointments to make or lines to stand in.


Now, you can skip all those steps!


Your new bank can get all the information they need from your old
bank and set it all up for you.


But this is only one of the many perks of Open Banking.
Meet Jamie Leach

Jamie’s Role as a Data Science Leader at FDATA


Jamie K Leach is the Chapter Lead ANZ of FDATA. FDATA is a
not-for-profit global association for financial services
companies operating in Open Banking and Open Finance. They work
with government, regulatory authorities, and financial industry
stakeholders in their mission to open up Australia’s and New
Zealand's financial sector and the greater Consumer Data Right to
the benefits of financial data and technology. Their members
provide innovative financial applications and services to empower
customers to make better decisions and take fuller control of
their financial lives.
Jamie’s Other Work in the Data Science Industry

Jamie’s corporate background is diverse; ranging from strategy
and project management, general management, corporate and
investment banking, defence, spatial, and economics, as well as
leading development and data/technology companies through
capital-raising and global expansion. She is incredibly
passionate about the transformative potential of data. She
believes that access to quality data at all levels enables more
transparent thought-processes and better decision-making through
data-driven decisions.


Other than her role at FDATA, Jamie is currently a Board Chair at
GridQube, an External Consultant with Tony Blair Institute for
Global Change, a Digital Identity, eKYC and Financial Inclusion
at The World Bank and at the United Nations Capital Development
Fund, and the Founder of Open Data Australia.
Opening Banking, Open Data, and Innovation

In this exclusive analytics podcast episode, Jamie shares:


The effects of Covid-19 on the world of Open Data and Data
Sharing across the globe

Where each country is currently at with Big Data

What exactly is the concept of Open Banking and Open Data

What led to the concept of Open Banking in different regions

How Open Banking creates a more fair and ethical landscape
for financial services

Improving financial literacy with Open Banking

How Open Banking is paving the way for startups and
innovation

The benefits of Open Banking on banks themselves

What the concept of Open Banking means for data analytics
professionals

Whether Open Banking has been successfully implemented in any
country

Advice for startups and innovators who want to adopt Open
Banking or Open Data



If you are an executive working in the financial sector or a data
analytics professional looking to implement open banking or open
data, this is the episode you do not want to miss out on.