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November 11, 2025

Way forward on open banking: standards and third-party risk

Way forward on open banking: standards and third-party risk
Short answer

While Section 1033 has stalled, Steve Smith argues industry must stop waiting. Common risk and security standards are the way forward.

Key takeaways

  • With regulatory momentum on Section 1033 stalled, Steve Smith argues industry and prudential regulators must stop waiting and start building.
  • He calls for common standards for risk and information security across open banking.
  • He urges regulators to revisit Trump-era OCC guidance on third-party risk.
  • He challenges the ecosystem to take a "narrow but deep" view of third-party risk management.

While regulatory momentum around Section 1033 has stalled, Steve Smith argues that industry and prudential regulators must stop waiting and start building.

In this incisive piece, he calls for common standards for risk and information security, urges regulators to revisit Trump-era OCC guidance, and challenges the ecosystem to take a "narrow but deep" view of third-party risk management.

Why read it? Because open banking's future won't be decided by the CFPB alone – and this article shows where real progress can begin.

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Steve Smith is Co-Founder and CEO of Invela. He co-founded Finicity (acquired by Mastercard in 2020) and helped found the Financial Data Exchange (FDX).

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