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Eric Saumure

Eric Saumure, CPA, CA, is principal at Zenbooks, an Ottawa-based accounting firm, and founder of OpenSME, a volunteer campaign for small-business inclusion in open banking.


Ottawa must include small businesses in open banking from day one

Canada cannot afford another half-built system. In order to call this framework “open banking,” it must immediately apply to business accounts. Anything less is branding.

opinion | BY ERIC SAUMURE | August 28, 2025