Joe Mancini , Chief Information Security Officer at Radius Bank , on how the company made a shift to digital five years ago and what that has meant for its cybersecurity

T he American digital banking space has historically fallen behind the wider world ’ s innovations . Radius Bank seeks to correct that . It specialises in partnering with fintechs to provide industry-leading consumer and commercial offerings . Recently , it was named Best Online Bank by Bankrate . com . Headquartered in Boston , Massachusetts , the company has provided financial services for customers across the nation since 1987 , when it was still called First Trade Union Bank . The business assumed its current name in 2014 , a decision that coincided with a major transformation that closed every brick-and-mortar branch except one and evolved it into a digital-first organisation . Joe Mancini has been at Radius since 2016 , overseeing information and cybersecurity across every facet of the bank and working closely with business lines , managing external partners , and ensuring appropriate protection on networks and assets . Mancini ’ s lifelong interest in cybersecurity has resulted in him working everywhere , from frontline protection at banks to interning at a local police department . With a special focus on cybercrime ,