Opening
financial data
for good
Our Solutions

Financial data is a resource for social change.

We believe financial data holds untapped potential to drive meaningful change. By making private sector financial data both accessible and discoverable, we enable impactful research and inform decision-making - helping reduce poverty and inequality and improving economic wellbeing.

Our Solutions

Our vision

Until now, financial data has remained largely locked away and unused, often only used for profit-driven purposes or product development. Barriers such as privacy concerns, regulatory hurdles, and more have prevented its broader availability for research and social good.

Our vision is to make this data widely accessible for the first time, partnering with change makers to be part of a solution helping build a stronger economy and a more equitable society.

Imagine a world where academia, NGOs, public and private sectors unite with access to new sources of data, co-ordinating efforts with the shared purpose of improving people’s lives.

Name
Magdalena Getler
Role
Head of Academic Engagement, Smart Data Foundry

Building a pioneering data-sharing ecosystem with our trusted data partners

By building trusted partnerships, we enable leading financial institutions to securely and responsibly share real-time data. Our data-sharing approach, built on strong governance and robust agreements, keeps data secure within our trusted research environment; ensuring privacy and compliance while fostering collaboration and trust.

Data partnerships

Unlocking data for impactful research

We are committed to enabling impactful research by making private sector financial data both discoverable and accessible to researchers for the first time; unlocking new opportunities to explore critical socioeconomic challenges. Our academic partnerships are founded on mutual learning and shared goals, driving research that addresses society’s most pressing issues.

Research

Delivering actionable insights

We provide valuable insights from real-time financial data, enabling service providers, analysts, advocates, and policymakers to interpret and act on these findings. By complementing existing data sources, our data supports better informed decision-making and helps drive the development of targeted interventions that improve outcomes.

Insights

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Small seedling growing out the earth with a lightbulb emerging beside
12 Dec 2024

Innovation Impact: Income Volatility Dataset

Edinburgh Innovations released the Power of Innovation report, citing our JRF work as an example of innovation in harnessing data for the public good.
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UK House of commons
4 Dec 2024

What to expect from the Data (Usage and Access) Bill

DUA aims to harness the power of data for economic growth by putting smart data schemes on a statutory footing.
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Hands coming together with puzzle pieces
21 Dec 2023

Breaking down data barriers: A pioneering partnership for positive change with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Making financial data available for researchers for in-depth research and analysis to better understand the impact of income volatility.
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Become a data partner

Securely share data and actively address societal challenges. 

Our data partners are actively contributing to groundbreaking research that drives insights into economic wellbeing and reducing poverty and inequality.

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