Open banking’s benefits involve using customer consent to develop new financial products to revolutionize financial services. But critics claim open banking can at times bypass customer consent by using digital avatars and other online tools to infiltrate and collect customer data. Fintech Beat sits down with the former chief of the Federal Reserve’s open banking unit to get answers.

Show Notes:

• The Year in Fintech
• Fintech Beat sits down for a one-on-one with Maxine Waters
• The transfer agent: A deep-dive into how blockchain technology can help capital markets