FinTech Magazine February 2019 | Page 156

MONETA MONEY BANK

Through a fast-pacing digital transformation , MONETA Money Bank embraces technology for the customers of tomorrow

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T echnology continues to define and redefine the modern world and industry sectors have to invest to not only keep up with the rapidly evolving marketplace , but to stay ahead of the curve .

This is certainly the driving force behind an ambitious companywide digital transformation of the Czech Republic-based MONETA Money Bank . Spearheading this digital transformation in terms of information technologies is Vladimir Klein , Chief Information Officer ( CIO ).
Having worked for a number of technology-based service delivery organisations throughout an extensive career , Klein has vast experience and understanding of how technology is truly disrupting the way the financial industry works with and exceeds its customer expectations .
“ The very role of the CIO is changing dramatically ,” he says . “ It ’ s moved away from focusing on cost-effective solutions and executing historical processes to become far more aligned and integral to the business .
“ It ’ s about understanding , end to end , what customers ’ needs are and executing that more collaboratively with the business . The traditional borders between black box IT and business do not exist anymore .”
No transformational journey , especially one defined by technology , can ever truly end . It has to
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