WIRED UK Published on Jan 25, 2019 Open Banking is a big deal, with wide implications – yet it still feels like the best-kept secret within financial services. It's not about branches opening longer – it's about an imminent, seismic shift in the world of banking, which rebalances the relationship between businesses, banks and customers with the recognition that data has value. Imran Gulamhuseinwala OBE is a trustee of the Open Banking Implementation Entity and is responsible for the development of the common technical standards underpinning open banking.