THE FINTECH INTERVIEW
“ I see it as a privilege to develop others, remove barriers and help teams
perform at their best in service of the business”
Linoy Kidd GBM MENAT CIO HSBC
Mentorship and advice Linoy acknowledges that IT underpins the drive behind her passion.
“ I strongly believe IT underpins the business,” she explains.“ You cannot have one without the other. Our role in technology is to remove blockers, simplify processes and enable the business to operate as seamlessly as possible.
“ That’ s why it’ s motivating to contribute directly to strategic priorities. For example, the shift to cloud has been instrumental in improving agility and adopting agile methodologies has helped transform how technology teams deliver value – faster, more collaboratively and with clearer
28 May 2026