Ahmed Alzahrani

Director of Open Banking

Ahmed Alzahrani directs open banking at the Saudi Central Bank, working within the regulator's open banking policy framework that underpins the Kingdom's shift toward API driven financial services under Vision 2030's Financial Sector Development Program. His role centres on supervising the rollout of open banking standards that let licensed banks and fintechs securely share customer data, part of SAMA's wider push on real time payments, digital identity and cybersecurity across the sector.