About Us

Mastercard is a global technology company in the payments industry with a mission to connect and power an inclusive, digital economy that benefits everyone. Open finance plays a key role in empowering customers and businesses by putting them at the center of where and how their financial data is used. With its open finance capabilities, Mastercard expands payment choice, verifies account opening and onboarding, and reduces overall friction within the lending experience for everyone. Mastercard is a global open finance partner that is built upon trusted, reliable platforms and delivers quality experiences to financial service providers and customers alike. And we do it in the way our customers require, and customers have come to expect—simply, safely and securely.

The state of open finance 2026

In partnership with Financial Times Longitude, we surveyed 8000 consumers and 300 businesses across US, Europe and Australia, our global report The State of Open Finance 2026 dives into consumers’ willingness to share their financial data and opportunities for business to better leverage this permissioned data to drive growth.

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