Webinar: Action Initiation and The Future of CDR

With the recent release of the draft legislation for the Action Initiation framework, CDR just got a whole lot more exciting. 

If you’re one of the many who haven’t heard the term 'Action Initiation' or you're still not sure what it means, you’re not alone. This webinar is a perfect introduction to the what, the why and the how of Action Initiation. 

Even if you’re familiar with Action Initiation, our panel will be exploring the finer details of what we expect this exciting new legislation to deliver and how we think it might come to life.

Action Initiation will affect every digital Australian business. So now’s the time to get your head around this powerful new CDR feature.

The panel for this event has been curated to provide perspectives from across the full CDR ecosystem – from system architect, to technology providers, to real business use cases. 

Panel participants include: 

• Dr. Scott Farrell – Partner, King & Wood Mallesons, CDR expert and Chair of the Government's Review into Open Banking in Australia and Inquiry into Future Directions for the CDR
• D’Arcy Mullamphy – Policy and Compliance Lead at Adatree
• Brett Watson – Partner, Payments and Data at KPMG
• Claire MacFarlane – Executive, Product at iSelect

The panel will be moderated by Nick Kavass, Policy Lead at FinTech Australia

Who is this event for?

If your business is tech-forward and wants to get the early-mover advantage, this event will give you a solid foundation of how to move forward as soon as the legislation is ready.

Which industries does this apply to?

While it’s most relevant to Banking, Financial services, Payments companies, Telcos, Fintechs and Energy, this event will be of interest to any enterprising business.

Dr Scott Farrell, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons
Scott is a senior partner of King & Wood Mallesons with more than 25 years’ experience in the law of financial markets, systems and technology.  Scott led the two inquiries for the Australian Government which designed and developed the framework for Australia’s Consumer Data Right and chaired the review into the regulatory architecture of Australia’s payments system.

D'Arcy Mullamphy, Compliance and Policy Lead, Adatree
D'Arcy is passionate about using the CDR to build a vibrant digital economy that promotes innovation, rewards creative thinking and provides consumers and businesses with new and better services. 
Through his role at Adatree, D'Arcy is working to achieve this by assisting more businesses embrace the CDR. He is excited to be deeply engaged in the significant opportunity proposed by CDR Action Initiation, seeing it as a world leading initiative that will allow creative and novel consumer services to be brought to life.

Brett Watson, Partner, KPMG Australia
Brett is a Partner in our Financial Services Practice in Melbourne. He leads our Open Banking and
Payments teams as well as holding account leadership roles for several financial services accounts.
He has over 25 years’ experience in transaction banking, payments and Open Banking and has
consulted extensively across the CDR ecosystem for banks, schemes, aggregators, fintechs and, more
recently, telecommunications and energy providers.

Claire MacFarlane, Executive - Product, iSelect
Claire joined iSelect in January 2022 to lead the Product and Experience Design teams, with a focus on driving innovation in the comparator market via customer led product delivery. A seasoned leader in digital transformation, Claire brings a wealth of experience in developing digital products and channels to iSelect and has a passion for meaningful customer and commercial outcomes.
Prior to joining iSelect, Claire was Head of Digital for the Retail Division of AGL. She previously held senior management roles in telecommunications, digital marketing, and consulting, complimented by her extensive work in communications, public relations, and the not-for-profit sector. Claire holds a Bachelor of Science from Deakin University.