INFRASTRUCTURE: PLATFORM SERVICES
Easing the load on CIOs and CTOs Executives in these roles have had more than enough to cope with over the last 18 months. But, having come through the fire, Banking Circle wanted to know what it is about ‘the next normal’ that still keeps them awake at night. Its CEO, Anders la Cour (right), suggests how a financial infrastructure platform can help lighten the load “Technology leaders are being called upon to serve as kinetic leaders – a super-charged change instigator, pursuing transformation while ensuring resilience.” That rallying call to chief technology (CT) and chief information (CI) officers came from Deloitte’s 2020 Global Technology Leadership Study, based on results gathered just as the world shifted under the feet of financial services, the pandemic catapulting them faster than anyone ever thought possible into a digital-first future. Eighteen gruelling months later and Banking Circle decided it was time to ask what, of their many ‘super-charged’
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