growth of technology, the need for
information security only increases,
adding that heads of IT have a
responsibility to ensure that new
and creative solutions are combating
cybersecurity challenges.
Benderlioglu says that banks take
years to establish, and that the
company has adjusted its banking
strategy over the years to match
changes in climate. It has done this
by initiating corresponding technology
projects, such as core banking
replacement. “Technology is driving
the business environment, but when
devising our business strategy, technol-
ogy must always follow the business,”
says Benderlioglu, emphasising that the
most important factor in the company’s
current transformation plan is agility.
“This ensures that we maintain our
competitive edge, and keep ahead as
the ‘next generation bank’.”BECOMING THE ‘NEXT GENERATION BANK’
“To be the ‘next generation bank’ is to
be a step ahead of where we are in the
financial services market in which we
operate. This means remaining
technologically advanced.” Benderlio-
glu warns, however, of the risk that—
Saltuk Benderlioglu,
Head of Information and
Communication Technology“ Security of
data is
always our
first priority”
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