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Andrew is a senior manager in the Payment Systems Regulator’s policy team. He leads on the PSRs work on open banking. Andrew has a background in regulatory policy, joining the PSR in 2021 from Ofgem, Great Britain’s energy regulator, where he oversaw reforms to network charging arrangements.
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Claire is a multi-award-winning counter-fraud expert. Alongside her full-time job, Claire undertakes a PhD at the University of Portsmouth, researching insiderfraud in FinTechs, which she is due to complete in 2026.
Claire is a seasoned national and international public speaker, speaking about internal and external fraud, disability and inclusion – as she is a person whostammers.
In January 2024, Claire launched ‘fraudible’ – a video podcast combining counter-fraud practice and academic fraud theory. In May 2024, Claire launched aseries of webinars exploring imposter syndrome and mental wellbeing in the industry, entitled ‘Fight the Fraud – Feel a Fraud’.
This year marked the sixth anniversary for open banking in the UK. In that time, we’ve seen clear and consistent growth with early adopters, where businesses and customers can already see the benefits. Whilst we’re heading in the right direction, the road to mainstream adoption is a long one.
GoCardless recently commissioned research to understand where the next big wave of adoption will come from and the key things the wider ecosystem needs to do to get us there.
Join Deepak Colluru, Director of Product Management at GoCardless, to discover the key findings from the research and lessons from six years of working closely with customers to develop open banking capabilities
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Deepak Colluru is the Director of Product Management at GoCardless, leading the charge on GoCardless’ embedded finance proposition. Deepak joined GoCardless in 2017 but has over 20 years of experience in engineering and product management. He previously co-founded an edtech company for which he had a successful exit. Prior to his entrepreneurial journey, he also held positions at Deloitte and Symantec. He has a Bachelors degree in Computer Science and an MBA in Finance and Entrepreneurship from London Business School and still regularly supports LBS initiatives.
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Dr. Ruth Wandhöfer has been instrumental in shaping the future of finance and money during her impressive career over more than 22 years. She operates at the nexus of technology, identity, finance and regulation and advises and speaks to international audiences on the evolution of the digital economy.
As a sought-after keynote speaker, author and recognised global authority on banking, technology and regulation she is a very influential female leader in the Fintech space, promoting the understanding, development and deployment of new business models and technologies for our digital future across payments, financial markets and processes. She advises firms and sits on various boards as non-executive director.
