Who We Are
To launch in Sept., 2021, the Financial Data Forum was spun off of the CardLinx Association, now known as the CardLinx Forum. Since 2014, the CardLinx Forum has grown to represent 6 million merchants, 1.9 billion payment cards, 200 million card-enabled accounts and 700 million active daily users. The CardLinx Forum and the Financial Data Forum are divisions of the Digital Commerce Alliance (DCA).
About the Financial Data Forum
Helping members worldwide by promoting standardization and best practices for financial data transparency, security and interoperability is the mission of the Financial Data Forum, a division of the Digital Commerce Alliance (DCA).
On behalf of its members, the Financial Data Forum offers a host of experiences fostering collaboration and development of services and standards to optimize the use of consumer data to optimize the shopping experience.
What We Believe About Data
Experiences
The financial data division of DCA offers a host of experiences fostering collaboration and development of services and standards to optimize the use of consumer data to optimize the shopping experience, including:

The new financial data association offers a host of experiences fostering collaboration and development of services and standards to optimize the use of consumer data to optimize the shopping experience, including:

The Financial Data Forum’s parent organization, the Digital Commerce Alliance (DCA), provides additional value to members:
Recent Developments in Financial Data
DCA CEO Advocates for Industry on New Proposed CFPB Data Rules
The Digital Commerce Alliance CEO, Silvio Tavares, recently met with the staff of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and also submitted formal written comments regarding the agency’s proposed rule making relating to financial data.
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 2016/679 is a regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy in the European Union and the European Economic Area. It also addresses the transfer of personal data outside the EU and EEA areas.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is a federal agency that makes sure banks, lenders, and other financial companies treat you fairly.
Californians for Consumer Privacy
The Californians for Consumer Privacy organization is the sponsor of the recently passed Proposition 24, the Californian Privacy Rights Act and the original California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018.