Q Good day, Mr Danilkis! To begin with, could we talk about what constitutes a typical workday for you? What might we find you doing during the course of a normal day?
A The only thing typical about any day is that I'm always working to align the many parts of a rapidly changing business with our strategy and vision, which can mean many small (or big) decisions. In practice, that might mean interviews with key candidates, talking to customers, partners or prospects or looking at product and tech decisions which have a business impact. The most fun part of any day is working side-by-side with my team on exciting challenges, and the least fun part is saying no to great opportunities (be it people or business) because of other priorities.
Q Did you always envision a career in fintech?
By looking through the lens of both technology and customer experience with financial products, we saw a new way of leveraging digital, mobile and online capabilities.
A Fintech didn’t exist at the start of my career. I studied computer science and started out working as a software engineer. I met