RIZAL COMMERCIAL BANKING CORPORATION
Lito Villanueva discusses the customer-centric and datadriven digital transformation at the heart of Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation
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S teering the wave of change has been a continuous theme in Lito Villanueva ’ s career . ‘ Mr Fintech ’, as he is called in the Philippines , has been appointed as the Executive Vice President and Chief Innovation and Inclusion Officer at Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation ( RCBC ). This comes on top of being the Chief Digital Transformation Advisor for the Yuchengco Group of Companies ( YGC ). Villanueva embraced this new challenge after almost 10 combined years in the PLDT Group .
Despite the change in company , Villanueva ’ s vision remains the same : continuous digital disruption . He elaborates : “ If we accelerate our execution of humancentric financial services with a delightful customer experience , the possibilities are truly endless .”
Widely recognised as one of the leading fintech executives in Asia , Villanueva joined RCBC in May 2019 , bringing 25 years ’ experience in telecommunications , payments , financial technology , global banking , digital transformation , regulatory engagement and international development advisory . “ This experience contributes towards how I innovate and
FEBRUARY 2020