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Mastercard Open Finance Webinar

The future of utility payments

Open finance solutions help utility companies create a more secure and convenient payment and disbursement experience to verify account ownership, provide accurate account details and check balances in real-time.

Wednesday, March 11 at 2 p.m. EST

Open finance’s role in payments and fraud protection for utility companies

Consumers want payment experiences that are both convenient and secure, and 81% are already linking their bank accounts to providers who deliver on those priorities.

Open finance makes it possible by using consumer-permissioned bank data to:

  • Verify account ownership and provide accurate account details
  • Check balances in real time
  • Mitigate fraudulent transactions
  • Reduce payment friction and address insufficient funds proactively
     

In this webinar, discover how open finance can:

  • Boost payment success and reduce operational costs with a multi-rail strategy
  • Prevent fraud and payment errors before they occur while strengthening security
  • Deliver a modern, seamless payment and disbursement experience for your customers
  • Improve compliance and leverage real-time data for proactive risk management
  • Drive innovation and efficiency across utilities and other industries

Webinar details:

11 March 2026, 2:00 - 2:45 EST

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