BANQUE SAUDI FRANSI
’ s Digital Transformation Journey & Digital Banking Futures
EXECUTIVE BIO
MIKE CUNNINGHAM
TITLE : CHIEF STRATEGY & DIGITAL OFFICER INDUSTRY : BANKING LOCATION : SAUDI ARABIA
Mike is a thought leader and digital practitioner of innovation within financial services and has an unmatched global network with the world ’ s leading VCs , FinTechs , Accelerators and the established corporates . He mentors new FinTech start-ups at two of the region ’ s leading accelerators in Saudi and Lebanon . Before joining Banque Saudi Fransi , Mike attempted to build the UAE ’ s first ‘ standalone ’ digital challenger bank . With no appropriate licensing framework , it was three years too early and Mike had to concede round one . Prior , Mike was Executive Vice President at Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank where he led Group Strategy and Innovation . Before that he worked for Barclays in Europe , Asia , Africa and the Middle East where he led the de-novo market entry and establishment of Barclays in India , Pakistan and Namibia .
With his 25 + years of financial services experience , Mike has a deep understanding of building and innovating digital financial services in emerging markets and coupled with his track record in customer experience transformation and his global network , is ideally placed to create the region ’ s preeminent digital first bank .
Mike has lived and worked all over the world and now resides between Saudi Arabia and the UK with his young family .