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Huw Davies

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Co-Founder and CEO at Ozone API
📍 United Kingdom

Huw Davies is the Co-founder and CEO of Ozone API and a globally recognized pioneer in open banking. With over 25 years of experience, he has held key roles like Global Head of Payments at HSBC and Head of Digital Payments at MasterCard, and was instrumental in developing the UKs open banking standard. He studied at Sheffield University.

Outside of his professional life, Huw is a father who recently took up football again after turning 50. His early career included working abroad in Italy and Portugal. People who have worked with him describe him as a highly motivated, tenacious professional with strong commercial instincts and excellent interpersonal skills.

Unique fact: Huw decided it was time to start playing football again upon hitting his 50s.

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Experience
30 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder and CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United Kingdom
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Global Open Finance
He is on a mission to accelerate open finance worldwide, working with banks and regulators in Europe, the Middle East, and Latin America to build thriving ecosystems.
API Standards
His company, Ozone API, focuses on helping banks deliver great, standards-based APIs, which he believes are fundamental to the success of open banking.
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Career

Work history

6-2023
Co-Founder and CEO
Ozone API
2-2020 - 6-2023
Co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer
Ozone API
2-2019 - 6-2020
CEO and Founder
Frontfoot
2-2019 - 5-2020
Ecosystem Development Director
Open Banking
1-2019 - 6-2023
Member Of The Board Of Advisors
Emerging Payments Association
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Education
1993 - 1996
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The University of Sheffield
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