BNY Mellon has appointed Niamh De Niese as head of its innovation centre for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
De Niese will expand the solutions delivered by the BNY Mellon NEXEN digital platform. The appointment is intended to help drive client engagement and build client relationships with the ever-growing fintech community in the EMEA region.
Previously, De Niese was head of Visa’s European innovation labs in London, Berlin and Tel Aviv, where she set the innovation strategy and delivery methodology for digital innovation, client co-creation and thought leadership projects.
Lucille Mayer, global head of innovation and client experience delivery at BNY Mellon, said: “Our network of global innovation centres is a core part of BNY Mellon’s NEXEN digital transformation strategy.”
She added: “Our EMEA Innovation Centre is ideally located to be a catalyst centre for new solutions that we can envision and develop alongside our clients and fintechs. Under Niamh De Niese’s leadership, we anticipate a step-wise increase in collaborative innovation in financial services.”
The BNY Mellon EMEA Innovation Centre offers a collaborative environment for cross-business delivery and tech teams to partner up with other fintechs to develop value-add solutions.
