Open Bank Project
The Open Bank Project http://www.openbankproject.com, is a European initiative that aims to open banking transactions to larger groups of people and software applications. It will “raise the bar of financial transparency” and enable a rich eco-system of a bank-related applications. This talk will cover the inspiration, ideas and status of the Open Bank Project and explain why we need a new paradigm in the banking world.
by Simon Redfern on July 1st at 19:00 Track II
Simon Redfern is a Programmer, Entrepreneur and Composer. Equally comfortable in the fields of arts and technology, he initiated and leads several long term projects including the media and social platforms musicpictures.com and eviscape.com and founded the Open Bank Project. In 2005, Simon started a technical consultancy called TESOBE – Technical Solutions Berlin, supporting clients with their web and mobile application programming, database administration and hosting. Before starting his own business, he worked as an analyst / programmer on large database and web systems used by organisations including the BBC, large engineering companies and a range of internet startups.