- Open Finance
- Regulatory program
- Integrations & APIs
Banfico SaaS Implementation for Citibank
Fixed-scope implementation of Banfico's Open Finance SaaS product for Citibank, delivered from the vendor side as the focal point between executive leadership, technical stakeholders, and external vendors.
- Company
- Banfico
- Client
- Citibank
- Period
- May 2025 – Nov 2025
- Role
- Technical Project Manager
Context
- Regulatory Open Finance initiative supporting Citibank on a platform with an approximate monthly subscription value of USD 65k.
- Highly regulated financial environment, with adherence to Open Finance requirements and applicable regulations.
Challenge
- Ensure regulatory compliance while keeping delivery predictable.
- Lead by influence across a matrix structure with a technical team and external vendors.
- Define scope for more than 10 integrations and APIs before execution could be committed.
My responsibility
- Owned end-to-end delivery of the initiative.
- Acted as the main point of contact between executive leadership, technical stakeholders, and external vendors.
- Answered for governance, predictability, and regulatory compliance.
Approach and governance
- Hybrid execution model, combining structured PMBOK governance with incremental releases.
- Risk governance, formal communication, and documentation tailored to a regulated financial environment.
- Weekly executive reporting plus monthly steering committee with senior leadership.
Key actions
- Implemented Banfico's Open Finance SaaS product at Citibank under a closed scope.
- Led technical and functional discovery and defined scope for more than 10 integrations and APIs.
- Coordinated a technical team of 4 professionals plus external vendors, leading by influence in a matrix structure.
- Managed the full project lifecycle in a highly regulated financial environment.
- Structured risk governance, formal communication, and documentation for the regulated context.
Outcome
- Delivered a complete handover package with full technical documentation.
- Left a solid base for ongoing operations after project closure.
- Maintained adherence to Open Finance requirements and applicable regulations throughout the lifecycle.