The life of a fintech CRO – do you work in fintech or have you wondered what it would be like to work for a firm in this sector?   

Lewis Cox, CRO of Breaking Wave – a fintech inside of Deutsche Bank - shared his thoughts including impressive career growth (making it to CRO within 10 years) and we discussed how the challenges and benefits of working as a risk leader in a naturally innovative environment. Some great insights here.   

Bookmarks as follows:   

🔸 How did breaking wave come to form, and how does the risk function play a part in this story (0:59) 

🔸 What are the challenges and learnings of being CRO of a company naturally focused on innovation (4:16) 

🔸 What could risk functions learn from your experience within a fintech environment (6:17) 

🔸 Discussing productivity, efficiency, and speed of process (9:52) 

🔸 You made it to CRO within 10 years – how did you do this and what advice would you have for others (12:03) 

🔸 How have you seen fintech and traditional banking worlds combine (16:21) 

🔸 Is the role of CRO evolving (19:02)