Eyal Sivan is the Head of Open Banking at Axway where he is responsible for positioning Axway – as he puts it himself – as the number one thought leader and integration solution provider in the open banking space.
Eyal also hosts a show called Mr Open Banking where he explores various topics under the open banking umbrella in each episode.
He is 44 years old, married, has 2 kids and lives in Toronto, Canada.
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Organisations mentioned:
CIBC – Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, one of the larger Canadian banks.
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People mentioned:
Gunnar Berger – Head of the Open Banking division of Nordea, the largest Scandinavian group of banks. They are currently active in sixteen countries, apart from the Scandinavian countries in the Baltic States and in the Russian Federation. The Open Banking portal from Nordea has been given several awards for the innovation of their ideas.
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Books/series mentioned:
- ‘Leading change’ – John Kotter: in this book, that has been published worldwide, the author looks at hundred companies and their way of dealing with competitors in their market. Kotter describes the most common mistakes en offers a way to overcome obstacles.
- Mister Open Banking podcast – the podcast made by our guest Eyal Sivan. The goal of the show is to educate people on how the world of finance is being shaken up by open banking, ultimately giving them more ways to save their money, move money around and improve their financial well-being.
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You find the transcription of the interview here: Eyal Sivan.
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