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Wells Fargo innovation R&D chief embraces digital disruption
September 3, 2018Bipin Sahni, Wells Fargo’s head of innovation research and development for its innovation group, talks to Joy Macknight about laying the foundation for innovation through an R&D mindset.
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Emirates NBD’s new digital lead brings a fintech mindset
August 1, 2018Evans Munyuki, recently appointed as group chief digital officer at Emirates NBD, talks to Joy Macknight about his plans to take the digitally mature bank to the next level of innovation.

VTB’s digital strategy embraces co-operation
July 4, 2018Olga Dergunova, VTB Bank’s deputy president, hails a new era of co-operation in Russia’s banking industry, not just bank-to-bank but bank-to-fintech and, importantly, bank-to-regulator. Joy Macknight reports.

SocGen’s UK innovation lead looks to clients and fintechs for inspiration
June 1, 2018Société Générale’s head of innovation for the UK, Anthony Woolley, talks to Joy Macknight about accelerating the French bank’s digital transformation through an open innovation strategy inside and outside the organisation.

Northern Trust’s chief architect dreams in DevOps
May 1, 2018Managing innovation in a 129-year-old financial institution is not an easy job. Northern Trust’s director of architecture and innovation and chief architect, Len Hardy, talks to Joy Macknight about transforming legacy applications, processes and people.

StanChart’s CIO for India confronts the data surge
April 3, 2018Standard Chartered Bank’s chief information officer for India talks to Joy Macknight about using artificial intelligence and big data to uncover new business opportunities, as well as attracting tech talent in a highly competitive market.