Digital transformation with Marco Santos, CEO Americas at GFT Group (USA)

<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/marco-santos-gft/">Marco Santos</a>, CEO Americas at <a href="https://www.gft.com/">GFT Group</a> spoke to <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rudolf-falat/">Rudolf Falat</a>, founder of the <a href="https://www.voiceoffintech.com/">Voice of FinTech</a> podcast, about helping incumbents with their digital transformation efforts, namely transition to the cloud.</p><p>Here is what they covered:</p><ul> <li>Marco's background</li> <li>How do you transform incumbents into data-driven, agile organizations without transition threatening their core business?</li> <li>Banks care about their client data – how can you use the cloud, with servers often abroad, in banking?</li> <li>Are banks more open to migration to the cloud now than, say five years ago?</li> <li>What are the key pros and cons for incumbents considering moving to the cloud?</li> <li>How can you switch cloud providers down the line?</li> <li>How secure is using the cloud for a large bank?</li> <li>How long does it take, and how do you de-risk migration to the cloud?</li> <li>Favorite business book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Exponential-Organizations-audiobook/dp/B00TKVJE7A/">Exponential Organizations</a> by Salim Ismail and others</li> <li>The best way to reach out: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/marco-santos-gft/">Marco Santos</a> on LinkedIn</li> </ul><p><br></p>