Steve Smith, CEO at Finicity

CEO at Finicity

Financial services entrepreneur Steve Smith is the Chairman, CEO and Co-founder of Finicity, an industry innovation platform providing consumer-permissioned financial data and insights. Steve has built a strong reputation with customers and partners for developing creative strategies and disruptive technologies that deliver market efficiencies, provide better experiences and enable new business models. He has been the creative force behind many of Finicity’s offerings for financial data APIs, credit decisioning tools and financial wellness solutions. In building Finicity, Steve has leveraged executive leadership experiences from public and private organizations, spanning large enterprises to small start-ups. Highlights include senior executive responsibilities for the world’s largest supplier of data communications products for mobile computers, where he is credited as a pioneer in mobile data communications, and turning around a large industrial manufacturer to become a leader in its market.

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Data Privacy Insights

Consumer Empowerment, Market Innovation, and Privacy Law

April 24, 2020

Thoughtful regulatory framework combined with industry led initiatives will give consumers transparency and control, while enabling businesses to bring new products and services to market without excessive fear around unclear or overbearing regulations.

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