Open finance and APIs

Consent (open finance)

The customer's explicit, informed permission for a provider to access specified data or initiate a transaction.

In open finance, consent is the customer's explicit permission for a licensed provider to access specified data or initiate transactions. The Central Bank of the UAE's regulation requires consent to be explicit, limited to what is necessary and easy to withdraw, and for recurring transactions it must state the period for which it is valid, within a maximum the regulation sets. Consent records should show what was agreed, with whom, for what purpose and until when.

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This entry explains a term; it is not a Shariah ruling. Approving a product is for each institution's own Shariah board and regulator.

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