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  "markdown": "Nordigen co-founder; appointed VP Bank Account Data in 2023.\n\nRolands Mesters co-founded the open banking provider Nordigen and was its CEO. After GoCardless acquired Nordigen, Mesters was appointed Vice President of Bank Account Data at GoCardless in February 2023, leading its open banking data group.\n\n- LinkedIn: https://lv.linkedin.com/in/rolands-mesters-b60504325\n\n## What Rolands 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; appointed VP Bank Account Data in 2023, researched 2026-10-27.\n\n## Works with\n\n- [Hiroki Takeuchi](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/hiroki-takeuchi/), Co-founder, GoCardless\n- [Roberts Bernans](https://www.anchorterminal.com/people/roberts-bernans/), Nordigen co-founder; former VP Connectivity at GoCardless\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 Rolands Mesters?\n\nRolands Mesters co-founded the open banking provider Nordigen and was its CEO. After GoCardless acquired Nordigen, Mesters was appointed Vice President of Bank Account Data at GoCardless in February 2023, leading its open banking data group.\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 Rolands'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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