l Khaliji Commercial Bank P.Q.S.C is
Qatar’s pioneer ‘next generation bank’,
offering a full range of conventional
banking products and services to Premium,
Business, Corporate, and International clients
in Qatar and France. Though the bank is little over
a decade old, it has amassed awards such as Best
Corporate Bank for two years consecutively, Best
Private Bank in 2019, and Fastest Growing Bank.
Saltuk Benderlioglu was part of the establishment
of Al Khaliji when it came into operation in 2008.
In 2014, he became Head of Information and
Communication Technology. “In my role as Head
of IT, it is my responsibility to steer our bank
through the uncharted territory of unpredictable
technology trends,” he explains. “This includes
Internet of Things, machine learning, AI, data
analytics, blockchain and robot advisers. In this
role I need to understand the technological
climate to ensure that our bank maintains its
competitive edge.” He emphasises that, with theA
In an exclusive interview with
the Head of Information and
Communication Technology
of Al Khaliji, Saltuk Benderlioglu
shares the transformation the
commercial bank is undertaking
to maintain its digital edge120
AUGUST 2019AL KHALIJI COMMERCIAL BANK P.Q.S.C