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  "markdown": "Nordigen co-founder; former VP Connectivity at GoCardless.\n\nRoberts Bernans co-founded Nordigen and was its chief product officer. In February 2023, after GoCardless acquired Nordigen, Bernans was named Vice President of Connectivity at GoCardless, responsible for its connections to payment schemes and its open banking coverage.\n\n- LinkedIn: https://lv.linkedin.com/in/roberts-bernans-87264b17\n\n## What Roberts builds\n\n- [GoCardless Bank Account Data](https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gocardless-bank-account-data.md), graded E, 41.8/100, in Bank data \u0026 open banking. The former Nordigen account information API, now sold by GoCardless. Nordigen co-founder; former VP Connectivity at GoCardless, researched 2026-10-27.\n\n## Works with\n\n- [Hiroki Takeuchi](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/hiroki-takeuchi/), Co-founder, GoCardless\n- [Rolands Mesters](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/rolands-mesters/), Nordigen co-founder; appointed VP Bank Account Data in 2023\n- [Tom Blomfield](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/tom-blomfield/), Co-founder, GoCardless\n\n## Backed by\n\n- [Y Combinator](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/y-combinator/)\n- [Accel](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/accel/)\n- [Balderton Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/balderton-capital/)\n- [Notion Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/notion-capital/)\n- [Passion Capital](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/passion-capital/)\n- [Adams Street Partners](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/adams-street-partners/)\n- [GV](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/gv/)\n- [Salesforce](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/salesforce/)\n- [Bain Capital Ventures](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/bain-capital-ventures/)\n- [Permira](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/permira/)\n- [BlackRock](https://www.anchorterminal.com/investors/blackrock/)\n\n## Questions\n\n### Who is Roberts Bernans?\n\nRoberts Bernans co-founded Nordigen and was its chief product officer. In February 2023, after GoCardless acquired Nordigen, Bernans was named Vice President of Connectivity at GoCardless, responsible for its connections to payment schemes and its open banking coverage.\n\n### What does GoCardless make?\n\nAnchor Terminal lists GoCardless Bank Account Data from GoCardless. The former Nordigen account information API, now sold by GoCardless.\n\n### Who has invested in GoCardless?\n\nThe sources our research read name Y Combinator, Accel, Balderton Capital, Notion Capital, Passion Capital, Adams Street Partners, GV, Salesforce, Bain Capital Ventures, Permira and BlackRock.\n\n### How are Roberts's tools graded?\n\nGoCardless Bank Account Data is graded E, 41.8 out of 100, on Anchor Terminal's benchmark, which scores every listing against the same checklist.\n\n## Sources\n\n- https://gocardless.com/blog/former-nordigen-executives-to-hold-leadership-roles-at-gocardless\n- https://lv.linkedin.com/in/rolands-mesters-b60504325\n- https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Roberts+Bernans%22+LinkedIn\n- https://lv.linkedin.com/in/roberts-bernans-87264b17\n- https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/gocardless\n- https://gocardless.com/about\n- https://gocardless.com/\n- https://bankaccountdata.zendesk.com/hc/en-gb\n\nThese are the people building the tools we list, named for their public role in the company or project behind a listing, from public pages, with the date it was researched. They don't work for Anchor Terminal (our own team is on the about page, /about/#author). We show public roles, public profiles and what the listing pages show, nothing private. To correct something, send an about or a photo, or have a page removed, write to privacy@anchorterminal.com.\n",
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