<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
</head>
<body>
<div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
Hi Nat,</div>
<div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
<br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
Great recommendation. We also support Dima.</div>
<div dir="ltr" style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">
<br>
</div>
<div id="ms-outlook-mobile-signature">
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Best regards,</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b> </b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><b>Mark Andrus</b><br>
Director, Global Policy<br>
Government Affairs & Policy<br>
<br>
Mastercard<br>
tel </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(0, 120, 215);"><u><a href="tel:+18015064626" data-outlook-id="06703b23-e6b0-43d1-878a-27af3c3fd91b" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">+1.801.506.4626</a></u></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 9pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"> </span></p>
<p style="margin: 0in; font-family: Aptos, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-family: Garamond, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><img src="cid:image001.png@01DAE4DB.8CC59260" id="Picture_x0020_1" width="67" height="57" style="width: 0.7083in; height: 0.6041in; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"></span></p>
</div>
<div id="mail-editor-reference-message-container">
<div dir="ltr" class="ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing"></div>
<div class="ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing" style="text-align: left; padding: 3pt 0in 0in; border-width: 1pt medium medium; border-style: solid none none; border-color: rgb(181, 196, 223) currentcolor currentcolor; font-family: Aptos; font-size: 12pt; color: black;">
<b>From: </b>Openid-specs-fapi <openid-specs-fapi-bounces@lists.openid.net> on behalf of Nat Sakimura via Openid-specs-fapi <openid-specs-fapi@lists.openid.net><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, July 2, 2025 at 9:05 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>Financial API Working Group List <openid-specs-fapi@lists.openid.net><br>
<b>Cc: </b>Nat Sakimura <nat@sakimura.org><br>
<b>Subject: </b>{EXTERNAL} [Openid-specs-fapi] Recommendation for Dima Postnikov as Co-Chair of the FAPI Working Group<br>
<br>
</div>
<div dir="ltr" lang="en" id="pfptBannerifnz462" style="visibility: visible !important; opacity: 1 !important; max-width: none !important; max-height: none !important; display: block !important; text-align: left !important; margin: 16px 0px !important; padding: 8px 16px !important; border-radius: 4px !important; min-width: 200px !important; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 15); border-top-width: 4px !important; border-top-style: solid !important; border-top-color: rgb(216, 216, 158) !important;">
<div id="pfptBannerifnz462" style="visibility: visible !important; opacity: 1 !important; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 15); max-height: none !important; float: left !important; display: block !important; margin: 0px 0px 1px !important; max-width: 600px !important;">
<div id="pfptBannerifnz462" style="opacity: 1 !important; max-width: none !important; max-height: none !important; display: block !important; visibility: visible !important; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 15); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif !important; font-weight: bold !important; font-size: 14px !important; line-height: 18px !important;">
CAUTION: The message originated from an EXTERNAL SOURCE</div>
<div id="pfptBannerifnz462" style="font-weight: normal; opacity: 1 !important; max-width: none !important; max-height: none !important; display: block !important; visibility: visible !important; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 15); color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif !important; font-size: 12px !important; line-height: 18px !important; margin-top: 2px !important;">
Please use caution when opening attachments, clicking links or responding to this email</div>
</div>
<div style="line-height: 0; height: 0px; display: block; font-size: 0.01px;"> </div>
</div>
<div dir="ltr" class="ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing">Dear FAPI WG: <br>
<br>
</div>
<p dir="ltr" class="ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing" style="line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-family: "Noto Sans SC", "Noto Sans JP", "Noto Sans KR", "Source Han Sans JP", system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; color: rgb(35, 36, 37);">
I am writing to strongly recommend <b>Dima Postnikov</b> for appointment as Co-Chair of the FAPI Working Group. As current Vice Chairman of the OpenID Foundation Board and Head of Identity Strategy and Architecture at ConnectID, Dima brings exceptional qualifications
combining strategic leadership, deep technical expertise, and extensive real-world implementation experience. His unique position overseeing Australia's national digital identity infrastructure, coupled with his previous leadership in consumer identity architecture
at Australia's largest banks, provides him with an unparalleled understanding of both the technical requirements and practical challenges facing FAPI implementations globally.</p>
<p dir="ltr" class="ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing" style="line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-family: "Noto Sans SC", "Noto Sans JP", "Noto Sans KR", "Source Han Sans JP", system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; color: rgb(35, 36, 37);">
Dima's technical contributions to the FAPI community have been substantial and impactful. As a long-standing FAPI Working Group member, he served as the primary author of the comprehensive Open Banking Whitepapers and has contributed significantly to multiple
specifications produced by the FAPI WG. His ability to bridge complex technical concepts with practical implementation guidance is evidenced through his thoughtful technical writing, conference presentations, and active community engagement. Additionally,
his experience as Co-Chair of the GAIN PoC Community Working Group demonstrates proven ability to lead technical working groups and drive consensus among diverse stakeholders.</p>
<p dir="ltr" class="ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing" style="line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-family: "Noto Sans SC", "Noto Sans JP", "Noto Sans KR", "Source Han Sans JP", system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; color: rgb(35, 36, 37);">
His appointment would provide strategic value through seamless alignment between FAPI WG activities and Foundation-wide objectives, implementation-focused leadership grounded in real-world deployment experience, and a crucial Asia-Pacific regional perspective
for global financial ecosystems. Dima's combination of board-level strategic oversight, deep technical knowledge, financial services expertise, and demonstrated commitment to the OpenID Foundation community makes him an ideal candidate to guide the FAPI Working
Group through its continued evolution and global adoption.</p>
<p dir="ltr" class="ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing" style="line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-family: "Noto Sans SC", "Noto Sans JP", "Noto Sans KR", "Source Han Sans JP", system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; color: rgb(35, 36, 37);">
If you have an objection, please write to the <span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<a href="mailto:openid-specs-fapi-owner@lists.openid.net" data-outlook-id="5fe21dec-2e59-4fec-be8a-3c0e8dfea23f" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">openid-specs-fapi-owner@lists.openid.net</a> or to this list by July 9. Of course, explicitly writing
+1 would also be very welcome. </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" class="ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing" style="line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-family: "Noto Sans SC", "Noto Sans JP", "Noto Sans KR", "Source Han Sans JP", system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; color: rgb(35, 36, 37);">
<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Best regards, </span></p>
<p dir="ltr" class="ms-outlook-mobile-reference-message skipProofing" style="line-height: 28px; margin: 0px 0px 12px; font-family: "Noto Sans SC", "Noto Sans JP", "Noto Sans KR", "Source Han Sans JP", system-ui, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol", "Noto Color Emoji"; color: rgb(35, 36, 37);">
<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Nat Sakimura<br>
FAPI WG Co-chair</span></p>
</div>
CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This e-mail message and any attachments are only for the use of the intended recipient and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient,
any disclosure, distribution or other use of this e-mail message or attachments is prohibited. If you have received this e-mail message in error, please delete and notify the sender immediately. Thank you.
</body>
</html>