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Helen is the Founder of Open Banking Excellence (OBE), now the world's leading community of Open Banking & Open Finance pioneers from across the breadth of financial services. From this world-class talent pool Open Banking in a Box advisory service was born. Known for global delivery of regulatory expertise & resourcing open banking projects around the world.

By advising on strategy, policy, & delivery unlocking the power of Open Banking & Open Finance across all three, OBE helps business leaders, regulators, & governments to get things done.

Working with innovators, leaders & pioneers in the UK & across the world, Helen is committed to connecting changemakers to enable collaboration to maximise impact & growth.

Helen has always operated at the leading edge of innovation. After founding the first e-Money Licence Issuer in the UK to be awarded licences by both Mastercard & Visa, Helen moved into Open Banking as the UK’s world-leading ecosystem was taking shape.

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What Every CEO Needs to Know: Complete Guide to Entering the U.S. Open Banking Market

What Every CEO Needs to Know: Your Complete Guide to Entering and Succeeding in the U.S. Open Banking Industry. With the U.S. Open Banking financial landscape entering a new era with the new rules for 1033 set to be established, many UK based Open Banking providers are re-setting their sights across the Atlantic. And for good reason. Launching in

24 March 2025 Open Banking

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Collaboration and Culture: The Key to Success in U.S. Open Banking

The U.S.’ new Open Banking rules are an exciting development for the world’s largest market for financial services, but there’s a strong argument that it also has profound global implications. This has two parts. Firstly, as a catalyst to drive companies outside of the U.S. to launch in America. Secondly, to activate a more ‘globalised’ Open Bank

08 March 2025 Open Banking

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Open Banking in a Box

From Speech to Action: New Service 'Open Banking in a Box' Powers Mansion House Momentum, Fuelling Industry Growth “The UK must act quickly to seize the opportunities of the future or risk falling behind international peers.” - National Payments Vision, published by HM Treasury November 2024. The long-anticipated National Payments Vision (NPV) fo...

04 March 2025 Open Banking

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Building a better world through Open Finance relies on closer collaboration

Hi Wasim, 

Couldn't agree more. More work still to be done, particularly around commercial and liability frameworks, but the prospect is exciting.

Best,

09 Dec 2022 15:41 Read comment

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