Open Banking Nigeria is now officially a member of the Open Data Institute community, an independent, non-profit, non-partisan organisation.
A statement on Wednesday revealed that Julie McMahon, ODI membership Coordinator sent a welcome letter on behalf of Jeni Tennison, Chief Executive Officer, that ODI was aimed at building a strong, fair and sustainable data economy by helping businesses and governments get data to people who needed it.
It stated that the ODI “is an independent, non-profit, non-partisan organisation founded by Prof. Sir Nigel Shadbolt and Prof. Sir Tim Berners-Lee five years ago.”
It was launched to catalyse an open data economy by bringing together individuals, businesses and governments from all over the world, it added.
Since inception, the ODI had reached millions around the world and trained thousands in new data skills, supported hundreds of startups and unlocked over £66m in value.
According to the statement, Open Banking Nigeria, founded by fintech and banking veterans, is a non-profit and non-partisan industry group dedicated to the adoption of an open API standard within the Nigerian financial industry.
Since inception, it has attracted a number of top fintechs.
It recently announced a partnership with PwC Nigeria, Heritage Bank, and Global Accelerex, to further drive the implementation of Open Banking API standards for the transformation of financial services in Nigeria, the statement added.
