John Pitts
Affirm Vice President for Public Policy, Public Affairs, and Social Impact
John Pitts is the Vice President of Government Relations, Public Affairs, and Social Impact at Affirm. John advocates for financial services based on consumer-first principles to deliver financial products that improve lives. He has consulted on financial services and consumer protection laws and regulations in the United States, Canada, the UK, the European Union, and Australia.
Before joining Affirm, John was Global Head of Policy at Plaid, a financial data company, where he was a leading expert on Open Banking. Prior to Plaid, John served as the Deputy Assistant Director for Intergovernmental Affairs at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. John started his career as an attorney with Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe.
2026 Agenda Sessions
The new rules of data sharing: how should fintechs navigate open banking today?
Open banking is in a state of flux. With big banks securing deals with aggregators, the CFPB reexamining the 1033 rules, what impact is all this going to have on the open banking ecosystem? Where does that leave fintech companies that need open banking data to survive? What about smaller banks and credit unions?
This session will cut through the noise to examine what these watershed developments mean. Attendees will leave with a sharper understanding of how to navigate this complex terrain, whether they represent banks, fintechs, or policy-focused organizations.
Takeaways:
• Understand the new economics of data sharing on both the banking and fintech sides.
• What regulatory risks and uncertainties remain, and how to account for those.
• Learn how changing financial incentives could influence the speed, reliability, and security of data access.
Tuesday 31 March 09:35 - 10:15 Banking
Compliance & Regulation
Data & Personalization
Infrastructure & APIs
This session will cut through the noise to examine what these watershed developments mean. Attendees will leave with a sharper understanding of how to navigate this complex terrain, whether they represent banks, fintechs, or policy-focused organizations.
Takeaways:
• Understand the new economics of data sharing on both the banking and fintech sides.
• What regulatory risks and uncertainties remain, and how to account for those.
• Learn how changing financial incentives could influence the speed, reliability, and security of data access.
Banking US/Pacific
