Interface Insights #19

Are you all caught up? Here's the latest update on our publication, Interface Magazine, covering all things Digital Disruption, Tech Transformation, and the wider role technology plays in cultural and mindset changes within businesses of today.

Top Stories from Issue 63:

Empowering Africa through FinTech

Hermann Tischendorf, Chief Information & Technology Officer at MTN MoMo reveals a bold roadmap for leveraging FinTech to drive financial inclusion across the African continent.

“I’ve experienced the infrastructure limitations, the power outages, the lack of reliable connectivity. That changes how you approach innovation - you become obsessed with what works, not just the latest trends.”

Delivering leading-edge digital transformation on a public sector budget

Higher education has been traditionally slow to embrace and adopt technological revolutions. Isaac Abbs, CIO at Pima Community College, reveals how the leading-edge can be delivered through strategy and strong leadership.

“As CIOs, we have to be thought leaders and innovators. The days of just managing the IT shop are long gone, but we’re uniquely positioned in the organisation to drive innovation.”

Security as a Foundation of Innovation

Megan Stokes, CCSP, Director of Cloud Security and Strategy at State of Missouri, digs into the many ways in which the agency is leveraging technology – and how it’s keeping the citizens of Missouri at the forefront of that.

“As I look ahead, I know technology will continue to evolve. But what won’t change is our purpose. At the end of the day, everything we do is about the citizens we serve. It’s their trust, their data, their future we’re responsible for protecting and improving."

A Banking Transformation Journey in the UAE

Rakbank's Head of Digital Transformation, Antony Burrows, on the agile practices, enterprise-wide enablement and people-first culture delivering banking with a human touch.

“Our transformative digital journey aims to be a ‘digital bank with a human touch,’ with you in key moments of truth.”

The next wave of intelligence: Agentic AI

Burley Kawasaki, Global VP of Product Marketing & Strategy at Creatio, evaluates the potential of Agentic AI.

“The future of work is AI-augmented, not AI-replaced. The key to success lies in human and digital talent working together, empowering businesses to scale AI innovation while at the same time realising operational efficiencies."

Cybersecurity: Visions CIO + CISO Event Review

IT and cyber experts from Ripjar, Deliveroo, NatWest, and more reflect on the current security landscape from the floor of Visions CIO + CISO 2025.

“Organisations today are grappling with a rapidly changing threat landscape, and one of the most significant challenges is maintaining a strong cybersecurity posture amidst evolving threats." - Martin Astley, Chief Information Security Officer, Astley Digital

Demystifying IT and Cyber - Q&A

Rob Pocock, Technical Director at Red Helix, answers our questions about the need to demystify technology for non-cyber specialists, and what the evolution of IT education means in the real world.

"People at board level want evidence and explanations when investing in technology to defend their organisation from new cyber threats or improve network performance.”

We hope you've enjoyed reading Interface Insights #19.

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