Insights

A stats-based approach to hybrid work in the financial sector

A flexible office environment can better align employee needs and business goals, but the financial and banking sector seems to be reverting to old habits and rallying for in-office presence. Ekta Puthran, MEA Lead – Collaboration,...

Nutanix helps financial services organisations in Middle East reimagine their cloud journey

Many FSIs make the mistake of layering piecemeal cloud solutions on infrastructure in an attempt to achieve functional goals. Nutanix has detailed organisations’ relationship with the cloud and how the company is aiding them on this journey. Nutanix,...

Bank Sohar enhances customer centricity with insight-driven banking

As Oman’s economy experiences sustained growth and the non-petroleum sector emerges as an important economic force, Bank Sohar has positioned itself as a ‘one stop financial super-mall’. Bank Sohar is one of the fastest growing commercial...

Eight guiding principles for Zero Trust in banking and financial services today

Security leaders will be familiar with the term ‘Zero Trust’ – an approach crucial as vulnerabilities and attacks are becoming more damaging to organisations. Hila Meller, BT Vice President Security, Americas, EMEA and APAC, discusses some...

BNP Paribas Real Estate to establish success across UK data centre market 

With more pressure placed upon the data centre industry to appeal to new clients and establish long-lasting relationships, knowing where to invest is key. Here, Michael Umfreville discusses his new role as Head of Data Centres at BNP Paribas Real Estate,...

Financially planning for the year ahead

With issues ranging from supply chain disruptions to cybersecurity threats and continued business uncertainties due to the pandemic, 2021 was a difficult year for CFOs across the globe. These challenges were exacerbated by a significant shortfall...

Revisit the fundamental element of secured banking: Know your breach likelihood

Saket Modi, Co-Founder and CEO at Safe Security, describes how cybersecurity in the banking sector has now come into sharp focus. He says: “However, the fundamentals of how cybersecurity is approached are still unclear, which is why we still see...

Banking on Europe as the epitome of cybersecurity and privacy

As one of the largest financial institutions in the world, Standard Chartered Bank is under no illusion that it can’t function without complete protection of its IT infrastructure. Yuval Illuz, Group CISO, COO, Trust, Data and Automation, Operations,...