Issue #15 of Interface Insights
Are you all caught up? Here's the latest update on our publication,?Interface Magazine, covering all things Digital Disruption, Tech Transformation, and the wider role technology plays in cultural and mindset changes within businesses of today.
Top Stories from Issue 59:
NatWest: Banking open for all
NatWest’s Head of Group Payment Strategy, Lee McNabb, on how a customer centric vision allied with a culture of innovation is positioning the bank at the heart of UK plc’s Open Banking revolution.
"As the largest commercial bank, and a large retail bank, we saw the opportunity to make a difference for our customers. We’ve taken that broader ‘open’ approach and gone way above and beyond the mandate, which no one else did."
Begbies Traynor Group: Taking a strategic approach to digital transformation
Andy Harper, Group CIO at Begbies Traynor Group, talks building cultural consensus, addressing the tech debt, and scaling with AI.
“It wasn’t about flashy technical breakthroughs; it was about good practice and asking, ‘How can IT really help the business?’ It’s more than just responding to requests—it’s about shaping the agenda and delivering real value.”
EBRD: Purpose, people and technology
EBRD's Managing Director for Information Technology, Subhash Chandra Jose, on delivering a transformation programme to support the bank's global investment efforts.
“Building an integrated multilateral banking platform has been challenging as there were no fit-for-purpose products available in the market that we could utilise."
The University of Cincinnati: Where innovation comes to life
University of Cincinnati’s Vice President and Chief Digital Officer, Bharath Prabhakaran, on technology, innovation and impact, and how a passion for education underpins his team’s work.
“It’s important to have a clear and defined vision of the end state and what you’re trying to accomplish as a team and an organisation. If your people aren’t on board, you’re never going to deliver a successful transformation."
IT: A personal retrospective
As Claudé Zamboni prepares to retire from over 40 years in the IT industry, we sit down with him to discuss the evolution of technology, and the many lessons he’s learned along the way.
“People didn’t know what the IT team was doing, and those in IT would just handle problems without telling anyone how. It only started to become more egalitarian when the internet got more pervasive."
How should governments approach AI regulation?
ISMS.online’s Chief Product Officer, Sam Peters, takes a critical look at potential avenues for regulating AI.
"As societies and technologies evolve, AI regulation must keep pace with this rapid development. Policymakers face the formidable task of finding a workable middle ground that ensures public trust and safety while avoiding undue burdens on innovation and business operations."
Why Europe needs to shift gears if it wants to keep up in the innovation race
Dr Richard Blythman, Co-Founder and CSO of Naptha.AI, urges European legislators to invest in R&D to keep pace with the less regulated US.
"The time to act is now. Europe must step into the future with a unified, ambitious, and forward-looking innovation strategy."
Why the UK must modernise its cybersecurity strategy
Beyond Encryption’s CEO, Paul Holland, takes a look at the cybersecurity threats facing the UK and what the country can do to prevent them.
"With recent attacks demonstrating the detrimental effect that cyber-attacks can have on the general public – Cybersecurity should now be treated as a key requirement for protecting the UK’s infrastructure."
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