6th Digital Financial Services Forum
On 15 May 2025, global law firm Freshfields hosted the 6th Digital Financial Services Forum in cooperation with the Institute for Law and Finance at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main and the Center for Financial Studies.
Speakers and panellists engaged in a dialogue on open finance in Europe, examining the evolution of data sharing in financial services and its regulatory and market implications. The forum focused on data‑sharing schemes and the development of open banking over the past decade, as well as the opportunities and challenges arising from the proposed Framework for Financial Data Access. The programme brought together perspectives from the European Commission, industry and legal practice, combining expert presentations with a panel discussion on the future direction of open finance in the European Union.
Further resources
10:00 - 10:10
Welcome
Dr. Alexander Glos, Partner, Freshfields
10:10 - 10:35
Data Sharing Schemes
Dr Daniel Klingenbrunn, Principal Associate, Freshfields
10:35 - 11:00
Ten years of Open Banking: the promise, the hurdles, and the road ahead
Ian Morrin, Head of Payments & Platforms, Tink
11:00 - 11:10
Short break
11:10 - 11:30
Digital Finance and Data Sharing
Mattias Levin, Deputy Head of Service, Digital Finance Unit, DG FISMA
11:30 - 11:55
FiDA Framework – Opportunities and Challenges
Stephan Mietke, Director, Digital Finance, Association of German Banks
11:55 - 12:05
Short break
12:05 - 13:10
Panel discussion
Panelists
- Ian Morrin, Head of Payments & Platforms, Tink
- Stephan Mietke, Director, Digital Finance, Association of German Banks
- Dr Christoph Werkmeister, Partner, Freshfields
Moderator
- Natalie Pettinger Kearney, Head of the EU Regulatory and Public Affairs Group, Freshfields