Nic Merriman
Nic Merriman is the Head of Banking and Capital Markets for Europe, focusing on strategic leadership. He has over 25 years of experience in technology, consulting, and financial services, having worked for some of the UK’s largest and most innovative banks including Egg (the world’s first pure internet only bank), HBoS, and LBG where he held roles including the CTO for Retail Bank, CTO Wealth, and International and Chief Architect. Having started his financial services career at Microsoft, he has continued to deliver solutions that provide value to both customers, employees, and shareholders. Nic has extensive payments experience having worked with some of Europe’s leading payments organisations while consulting with AlixPartners. At Avanade, Nic is focused on helping customers realise the value from their investment in the Microsoft and wider technology ecosystem. He also focuses on Open Banking, Data, Customer and Employee experience through data driven, cloud-based, mobile strategies while supporting organisations in their transformation journey.
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Metaverse Financial Services: Welcome to ‘The Matrix’?
Learn about early thinking for Financial Services and the metaverse, from Avanade Head of Banking and Capital Markets for Europe, Nic Merriman.
Banking
Banking with empathy in an uncertain world
Adding spend analysis inside savings apps delivers even more insight and a more complete view of customers’ money and how they use it.
Banking
Enhancing employee experience: The role of collaborative applications
Find out how collaborative applications can improve employee experience in the banking sector.
Banking
Digital twins for banks: Developing your digital nervous system
Learn how the power of digital twins for banks drives innovation, reduces cost, and minimises risk in the world of finance.
Banking
Delivering next generation banking with industry clouds
Microsoft Cloud for Financial Services integrated platform will usher in next-generation banking and how Avanade can deploy it to deliver and drive results.
Banking
How leading FS firms are reimagining their corporate IT function
Nic Merriman explains how financial services (FS) corporate IT can create the standards, operating models and governance to ensure technology is introduced and used appropriately.
Banking
How banks can find the right route to become future ready
Nic Merriman outlines the four main routes or “digital pathways” banks can take according to new research developed by MIT-CISR.
Banking
Why traditional banks risk becoming invisible in consumer markets
Tomorrow’s financial world has already arrived. Nicolas Merriman explains the implications for banks and how they need to respond in order to stay relevant.
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