Our maiden cover story follows the irresistible global rise of Revolut and the customer-focused growth agenda for the leading global financial technology company.
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Revolut: All-in-one digital money management
Our cover story follows the irresistible global rise of Revolut. We hear from its Australia & NZ CEO Matt Baxby about the customer-focused growth agenda for the leading global financial technology company. “Traditional banks are great at putting their head in the clouds around strategy and what the vision for the future looks like. Where they really fail is translating that to what needs to happen in the next quarter to begin to realise that vision. And that’s where Revolut’s strengths lie, with a real orientation to action.”
ClearBank: A new era in Financial Services
We speak with ClearBank’s UK CEO, Emma Hagan, about how the digital bank is disrupting the market to deliver regulated banking infrastructure – at speed. “We are not encumbered by legacy platforms, systems or technology and don’t have to battle outdated processes. Everything was built new based on what our clients need from an infrastructure-type bank in the market.”
NatWest: Banking open for all
Head of Group Payment Strategy, Lee McNabb, explains how a customer-centric vision, allied with a culture of innovation, is positioning NatWest at the heart of UK plc’s Open Banking revolution: “The market we live in is largely digital, but we have to be where customers are and meet their needs where they want them to be met. That could be in physical locations, through our app, or that could be leveraging the data we have to give them better bespoke insights. The important thing is balance… At NatWest, we’ll keep pushing the envelope on payments for a clear view of the bigger picture with banking that’s open for everyone.”
EBRD: People, Purpose & Technology
We speak with the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development’s Managing Director for Information Technology, Subhash Chandra Jose. With the help of Hexaware’s innovation, his team are delivering a transformation programme to support the bank’s global investment efforts: “The sweet spot for EBRD is a triangular union of purpose, people, and technology all coming together. This gives me energy to do something innovative every day to positively impact my team and our work for the organisation across our countries of operation. Ultimately, if we don’t get the technology basics right, we can’t best utilise the funds we have to make a real difference across the bank’s global efforts.”
Innovation Group: Enabling the future of Insurance
“What we’ve achieved at Innovation Group is truly disruptive,” reflects Group Chief Technology Officer James Coggin. “Our acquisition by one of the world’s largest insurance companies validated the strategy we pursued with our Gateway platform. We put the platform at the heart of an ecosystem of insurers, service providers and their customers. It has proved to be a powerful approach.”
OSB Group: Building the bank of the future
Group Chief Transformation Officer Matt Baillie talks to Interface about maintaining the soul of a FinTech with the gravitas of a FTSE business during a full stack tech transformation at OSB Group. “We’ve found the balance between making sure we maintain regulatory compliance and keeping up with customer expectations while making the required propositional changes to keep pace with markets on our existing savings and lending platforms.”
Begbies Traynor Group: A strategic approach to digital transformation
We learn how Begbies Traynor Group is taking a strategic approach to digital transformation… Group CIO Andy Harper talks to Interface about building cultural consensus, innovation, addressing tech debt and scaling with AI: “My approach to IT leadership involves creating enough headroom to handle transformation while keeping the lights on.”
