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Neil Bellamy – Head of Technology, Media, Telecoms & Services at NatWest Group
The Tech Leaders Podcast
English - July 28, 2021 00:00 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBEntrepreneurship Business Technology Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: #31 - Charles Ewen – CIO at the Met Office
Next Episode: #33 - Jonathan Lister Parsons – CTO, PensionBee
Neil Bellamy is responsible for NatWest’s strategy, proposition and risk appetite for the whole sector vertical. He is currently the Head of Technology, Media, Telecoms & Services, and has an impressive 26 year career in banking to date. As a leader, Neil is truly customer focused and enjoys advising tech start-ups at Natwest Accelerators and as a Mentor with Imperial Ventures.
Tune into this conversation as Neil reflects over the impact of being a purpose-led organisation. We also explore effective graduate schemes, B Corps, the future of digital currencies, NatWest’s environmental goals – and being raided at gunpoint.
Talking Points
Cultural shifts towards entrepreneurialism in banking (03:54)Neil’s work at Hughenden Valley Football Club (06:14)Lessons from football coaching for the business world (07:31)NatWest’s post-pandemic reflections (12:50)Transitioning into being a B-Corp organisation (17:58)The three areas of focus for NatWest (20:21)Cryptocurrencies and central banks (26:24) Supporting entrepreneurs in the UK (30:52)FinTech projects to look out for (35:41)AI and quantum computing use cases for the banking industry (39:26)The future of talent and the role of education and training (41:25)The K-shaped economic recovery (45:58)Learning from your customers (49:51)Links
Hughenden Valley Football ClubB Corporation The NatWest Entrepreneur Accelerator‘The Test of Courage’ by Christopher Robbins‘Man’s Search For Meaning’ by Viktor FranklNatWest Business HubNeil’s LinkedIn