Helen Child

Founder & CEO at Open Banking Excellence

Speaker

Helen is an entrepreneur, industry builder and one of the leading voices on the futureof financial services.The Founder of Open Banking Excellence (OBE), now the world’s leading communityof Open Banking and Open Finance pioneers from across the breadth of financialservices. From this world-class talent pool, IGNITE – OBE’s strategic consultancy –was created, bringing together specialist expertise and experience to advise businessleaders, regulators and governments around the world on strategy, policy and delivery.Known for her ability to connect the right people, expertise and opportunities to getthings done, Helen has built a global network of innovators, leaders and pioneers.Through OBE and IGNITE, she continues to connect changemakers, enablingcollaboration that drives impact and growth.Throughout her career, Helen has operated at the leading edge of innovation. Afterfounding the first e-Money Licence Issuer in the UK to be awarded licences by bothMastercard and Visa, and serving as a former strategic advisor to HMRC, Helen movedinto Open Banking as the UK’s world-leading ecosystem was taking shape. She hassince worked at the forefront of Open Banking and Open Finance, helping shapemarkets, connect ecosystems and deploy UK expertise internationally.Helen sat on the Council of Lancaster University and is a founding member of theUniversity’s InfoLab. During the rare quiet moments in an action-packed agenda, Helenenjoys cycling and running along beautiful Morecambe Bay.