Adapting, guiding, positioning: 50 years of commitment to helping clients lead through change
For 50 years, CGI has worked alongside clients across industries to help them navigate change, unlock new opportunities and prepare for what comes next, with a constant focus on long-term business value. In banking, this story reflects that commitment through CGI’s work with National Bank of Canada to help position the bank for open banking and open finance in a rapidly evolving financial services landscape.
A shift for Canadian banks
To prepare for the shift to open banking and open finance, National Bank of Canada selected CGI, a trusted partner of more than 20 years, to help strengthen its position in a changing market and prepare for future banking legislation. The work focused not only on technology, but also on strategy, growth and long-term competitiveness in an evolving financial ecosystem.
CGI worked with National Bank’s Open Banking Centre of Expertise to help define a path forward, including identifying priority opportunities, assessing potential use cases and bringing insights from other markets where similar changes had already taken shape. This collaboration helped the bank clarify which products and services to focus on as open banking and open finance continued to evolve in Canada.
The work also helped build a stronger foundation for the future. National Bank developed reusable tools to support continued progress, while its open banking team grew from a small group of experts into a more established unit within the bank. Together, these efforts helped position the organization to move forward with greater confidence in a changing financial services landscape.
This story reflects CGI’s long-standing commitment to helping clients adapt to industry change, strengthen their market position and prepare for what’s next through insight, collaboration and practical innovation.
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