Mr. Open Banking is Eyal Sivan, a technology professional who has been building financial technology for over 30 years. After spending 15 years building award-winning APIs for a major bank, Eyal decided to focus on driving advancements in the realm of open banking, where he has spent the last decade becoming one of its leading global champions.
Eyal Sivan is a seasoned technologist specializing in all aspects of open banking. Eyal leverages his 30 years of IT experience in management, business analysis, systems integration and distributed application architecture in the finacial technology sector to drive his clients towards open banking readiness, client-focused agility, rapid innovation and global technology leadership.
Beyond his technology expertise, Eyal has excellent leadership and communication skills, consistently striving to inspire the teams he works with. He also has extensive public presentation experience, having spoken at countless international conferences on open banking, open data, APIs, integration architecture and the general impact of technology on our lives.
As Mr. Open Banking, Eyal has dedicated his career to help drive the evolution of open banking forward all over the world. He believes it can improve millions of lives by enabling a more innovative, resilient & inclusive financial ecosystem.
In addition to hosting the Mr. Open Banking podcast, Eyal also works closely with some of the top organizations driving the global open banking community forward, including sector-leading technology providers, advocacy groups, standards bodies and media outlets.
Through these unique relationships, Eyal aims to champion and steer the adoption of open banking around the world, helping financial institutions, fintechs and regulators alike as they implement their data sharing strategies. His unique expertise in banking APIs, integration technologies and the open banking landscape at large helps clients in the FSI sector and beyond to unlock the value of open banking, open finance & open data.
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