ENSURING SYSTEM STABILITY and convenience contributes to enhanced customer experience, says Aaron Toatelegese, head of technology, as he explains the key focus of his team at Bank of New Zealand.Toatelegese says he and his 281-strong team will be working on innovative technologies that are focused on ensuring BNZ is “positioned to deliver an improved customer experience”.“This will be underpinned by a new technology architecture and highly resilient set of platforms that is making banking easier and better for our customers,” he says.Outside of continued system stability, he says the biggest improvements delivered by ICT have been automation for things like credit decision engines and improved mobility platforms for staff. “It’s anything we can do to ensure people can spend more time with customers,” he states. This year, the team’s major programmes of work are around information and analytics, information security, APIs, automation of processes and platform resilience.He says the team is expected to grow, together with project numbers (up by over 20 per cent from 2015) and up to 20 per cent rise in budgets. Top ICT investments will include big data and analytics, application modernisation, customer experience technologies, information security, risk management and digital tools.He says some of the challenges he will have in upcoming months are meeting the changing needs of the business, managing complexity and moving to digital platforms or two-speed IT. Related content brandpost ChatGPT and Your Organisation: How to Monitor Usage and Be More Aware of Security Risks By Hayley Salyer Jun 05, 2023 7 mins Chatbots Artificial Intelligence brandpost Who’s paying your data integration tax? Reducing your data integration tax will get you one step closer to value—let’s start today. By Sandrine Ghosh Jun 05, 2023 4 mins Data Management feature 13 essential skills for accelerating digital transformation IT leaders too often find themselves behind on business-critical transformation efforts due to gaps in the technical, leadership, and business skills necessary to execute and drive change. By Stephanie Overby Jun 05, 2023 12 mins Digital Transformation IT Skills tip 3 things CIOs must do now to accurately hit net-zero targets More than a third of the world’s largest companies are making their net-zero targets public, yet nearly all will fail to hit them if they don’t double the pace of emissions reduction by 2030. This puts leading executives, CIOs in particul By Diana Bersohn and Mauricio Bermudez-Neubauer Jun 05, 2023 5 mins CIO Accenture Emerging Technology Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe