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Freelancer of the Year at Aviva Investors Sustainability Media Awards 2025. I am a former editor of The Banker, a Financial Times publication. I joined the publication in August 2015 as transaction banking and technology editor, was promoted to deputy editor in September 2016 and then to managing editor in April 2019. The crowning glory was my appointment as editor in March 2021, the first female editor in the publication's history. Previously I was features editor at Profit&Loss, editorial director of Treasury Today and editor of gtnews.com. I also worked on Banking Technology, Computer Weekly and IBM Computer Today. I have a BSc from the University of Victoria, Canada.

Saturday, 8 December 2018

MKB Bank undergoes core replacement to become digitally fit

1/11/2018
Replacing a core banking system is not for the faint of heart. Márk Hetényi, MKB Bank’s chief digital, retail and strategy officer, talks to Joy Macknight about staying the course towards a digital future.

To read more: https://www.thebanker.com/Techvision/MKB-Bank-undergoes-core-replacement-to-become-digitally-fit/(language)/eng-GB

A shift in securities services

1/10/2018
While securities services have traditionally been viewed as unexciting, back-office, post-trade administrative activities, emerging technologies are giving providers an opportunity to move up the value chain. Joy Macknight reports.

To read more: https://www.thebanker.com/Transactions-Technology/A-shift-in-securities-services/(language)/eng-GB

Why open banking is the only way for ANZ

1/10/2018
ANZ’s banking services business domain lead talks to Joy Macknight about how open banking will foster digital transformation, and where blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies fit in.

To read more: https://www.thebanker.com/Comment-Profiles/People/TechVision/Why-open-banking-is-the-only-way-for-ANZ/(language)/eng-GB

Redefining GDP

31/08/2018
Although gross domestic product is a far-from-perfect expression of a country’s economic vitality, economists are not yet ready to abandon it completely. But is it time for a radical revision? Joy Macknight investigates.

To read more: https://www.thebanker.com/Banking-Regulation-Risk/Redefining-GDP/(language)/eng-GB

Ecobank puts Africa on the digital map

31/08/2018
Ecobank is present in 33 African markets, giving it an enviable reach across a widely underbanked continent. Its CEO, Ade Ayeyemi, tells Joy Macknight how the bank's appetite for digital and fintech-related solutions is bringing widespread benefits to this population.

To read more: https://www.thebanker.com/World/Africa/Ecobank-puts-Africa-on-the-digital-map/(language)/eng-GB

Wells Fargo innovation R&D chief embraces digital disruption

3/09/2018
Bipin Sahni, Wells Fargo’s head of innovation research and development for its innovation group, talks to Joy Macknight about laying the foundation for innovation through an R&D mindset. 

To read more: https://www.thebanker.com/Techvision/Wells-Fargo-innovation-R-D-chief-embraces-digital-disruption/(language)/eng-GB

Emirates NBD’s new digital lead brings a fintech mindset

1/08/2018
Evans Munyuki, recently appointed as group chief digital officer at Emirates NBD, talks to Joy Macknight about his plans to take the digitally mature bank to the next level of innovation.

To read more: https://www.thebanker.com/Comment-Profiles/People/TechVision/Emirates-NBD-s-new-digital-lead-brings-a-fintech-mindset/(language)/eng-GB