Pioneering open finance with data
Bud CEO Ed Maslaveckas joins Ellie Duncan in this week’s episode of Open Banking Expo Unplugged to explain how he came up with the idea for the fintech Open Banking platform back in 2015. Ed also discusses a string of recent partnerships including Minna Technologies and First Direct, which pioneers the way firms interact with their customers, as well as the next stages of Open Finance in the UK.
Ed Maslaveckas
Ed Maslaveckas
Chief Executive Officer BudAn economics graduate, Ed founded Bud alongside his school friend George Dunning in 2015. Under his leadership, Bud has grown to more than 80 people, securing more than $20m in investment from Banks like HSBC and Goldman Sachs. The company is now headquartered in Hackney and works with some of the largest banks in the world on realising the potential of intelligent financial data for their customers
Ellie Duncan
Ellie Duncan
Head of Content Open Banking ExpoFormer Financial Times Group journalist Ellie Duncan has a decade of experience across financial services. While arguably best-known for her asset management work, she has also covered open banking, credit, private equity and entrepreneurship.
