About Leon Muis

Leon Muis is an Open Banking and PSD2 expert, as well as a driven fintech and retail banking professional with a broad international background and an analytical mindset. As the Chief Business Officer at Yolt, an ING venture, he built and now leads the Yolt Technology Services proposition—a secure, single API that connects businesses to the main banks across Europe. He plays a pivotal role in the advancement of Open Banking in the UK and PSD2 compliance, positioning Yolt as the first Third Party Provider to connect to Open Banking in the UK. In both his work and personal life, he continuously challenges himself, much like when he runs and cycles—always pushing his boundaries. A senior professional in fintech and finance, he brings extensive experience in Open Banking, payments, digital identity, and retail banking, leveraging his international background and analytical mindset. Leon Muis was instrumental in the launch of Open Banking in the UK, working closely with the Open Banking Implementation Entity and the FCA to help make it a reality. Leon has overseen a period of rapid growth for YTS, which now makes over 26 million API calls per week and provides over 80% market coverage in Italy, Spain and France, 95% coverage in the UK, and 90% coverage in the Netherlands. In October 2020, YTS also passed the 1 billion API call milestone. He has recently led on guiding YTS to obtaining its own FCA license to further its growth in the UK market.