FST Media: Since you last spoke with FST Media back in 2015, nib's digital innovation program has progressed leaps and bounds. As nib continues to execute its digital priorities, how will its tech strategy evolve over the next 12 months to meet the...

FST Media: Since your arrival at MyBudget in 2017 – first as CTO and now Chief Product Officer – the company has embarked on a wholesale transformation of its technology and customer engagement strategy, leveraging its vast data assets to enhance...

FST Media: Amongst the start-ups you work with, what do you feel is their overriding reason for being? Is their goal to completely sweep the incumbents off their perch or do they seek to work alongside them and become a complementary part of the...

FST Media: In the wake of the Royal Commission, the explosion of tech-savvy challengers, and with the imminent launch of Open Banking, our financial services industry is undergoing a groundswell of change and transition. Walk us through your...

FST Media: You oversee RBC’s API developer portal – a first in Canada – which leverages the bank’s data to facilitate third-party product development and innovation. One year on from its unveiling, what fruit has the initiative borne for RBC?...

FST Media: What IT and cybersecurity issues keep you up at night? Mayr: For cybersecurity, it’s that undefined feeling that we might have missed a vulnerability or threat; that's something that weighs on my mind. The ones we are aware of, we can...

Andy Wood was last year named among CIO's Top 50 digital and tech chiefs in Australia. This is not by accident. Wood, as Executive Director, Corporate Services of WA’s Department of Finance, has been a key driving force behind the progressive...

FST Media: The industry has been calling for senior management and board to be held accountable for security breaches and to oversee information security. What are the crucial questions that senior management and board need to ask to ensure good...

FST Media: NAB is the first bank in Australia to bring together cybersecurity, fraud, investigations and physical security. How does this holistic approach to security management set NAB apart when it comes to protecting customer data and gaining...

FST Media: How has cybersecurity ‘threatscape’ evolved over the last 18 months and where do you see it developing over the next 18? York: There is a general view that the threatscape has, to some extent, evolved from random cyber-attacks focused...

FST Media: You recently headed the revamp of Medibank’s cybersecurity strategy, which promoted a more data-centric security capability. In an increasingly multi-pronged threat environment, how will this strategy bolster Medibank’s cyber resilience...

FST Media: What do you rate as the most pressing cybersecurity threat facing today’s financial services organisations? Nottle: The reputation of financial services institutions (FSIs) is built on trust and Equip’s research has identified that...

FST Media: What do you rate as the most pressing cybersecurity threat facing financial services today? Wall: The increasing sophistication and professionalism of cybercriminals, when combined with artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML...

FST Media: Tell us a little about your priorities for 2019. How is TAL’s digital program adapting to the demands of tomorrow’s customer? Taylor: We are all looking for ways to drive more intuitive, simple, and engaging digital experiences for our...

FST Media: Walk us through Medibank's digital program for 2019. How is the company's digital strategy adapting to fast-evolving customer demands? Goodall: Over the past three years, we’ve significantly improved our ‘MyMedibank’ digital...