Open banking has become a major driver of digital transformation across the financial sector, revolutionizing payments, lending, investments, and transactional ecosystems almost overnight. But the full potential of APIs and open banking have yet to be realized. Will 2023 be the watershed year for open finance in the U.S. and globally, or will regulation slow the innovation process? We have Ritesh Jain, Fintech founder and advisor and previous CTO of HSBC on the Banking Transformed podcast. Ritesh shares his perspective on the growth of APIs and open banking he expects in 2023 and where opportunities still exist. This Episode of Banking Transformed is sponsored by Microsoft: See how Microsoft can help to unlock new opportunities at speed through innovative business models, deliver differentiated customer experiences across channels, products and services, and redefine new ways of working. More at Microsoft.com/financialservices This Episode of Banking Transformed is sponsored by FIS How do you find your feet on ground that’s constantly shifting? You have to read The Global Innovation Report from our partners at FIS. From embedded finance and ESG to crypto, decentralized finance and the metaverse, FIS pinpoints the trends you need to watch – and explains how innovation can give you an advantage, in good times and bad. Discover how the latest innovations could affect your business. Explore the research today by visiting www.fisglobal.com/global-innovation-report FIS. Advancing the way the world pays banks and invests. This Episode of Banking Transformed is sponsored by mParticle. mParticle believes that better decisions start with better data. Cleanse, visualize, and connect your customer data from any source or system to any API. Better data, better decisions, better outcomes. Visit mparticle.com for more.