The sixth Frankfurt Digital Finance & European Fintech Day took place on the 12-13 February 2025, under the motto “It’s time to act, Europe!”. This year’s event focused on growth strategies for the European financial industry and explored key tech trends, including artificial intelligence, open finance, payments, electronic securities, crypto, and digital assets. As part of the conference, we had the opportunity to host a panel on Open Finance, a topic of increasing relevance given recent developments. The EU Council Presidency has decided to keep FIDA (Financial Data Access Regulation) on the agenda for the European Commission’s 2025 work program, reinforcing the strategic importance of financial data access in shaping the future of Europe’s financial sector. Our panel “Open Finance – EU Regulation as a Lever for Business Models” was moderated by Nicola Breyer, Open Finance & Data Expert and Former Managing Director of Qwist. Together with our panelists Norbert Broeckmann, Group Strategy at DZ BANK, Szabolcs Toth, Financial Services Attaché at Permanent Representation of Hungary to the EU, Alexander Grigorean, Market Head of Germany at additive, Dr. Verena Ritter-Döring, Partner at Taylor Wessing Germany, and Christopher Schmitz, Partner EMEIA Financial Services at EY, we discussed the implications of FIDA’s implementation. What are the key factors for FIDA’s success, and how important are partnerships and ecosystem building in this context? Furthermore, how can FIDA be leveraged to create real value beyond merely fulfilling compliance requirements? Our experts explored the major developments surrounding FIDA from multiple perspectives.

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