CIMB names Crespin as chief fintech officer

KUALA LUMPUR: CIMB Group has announced the impending appointment of Olivier Crespin as the chief financial technology officer for its newly set-up CIMB FinTech, a standalone unit that will actively explore new, innovative banking solutions.

Crespin, a French national, is a graduate in International Business, Trade and Tax Law from the Universite de Metz in France. He brings with him more than 28 years of banking experience gained at highly reputable global and Asean-based organisations.

According to a statement, he has wide international exposure and has held different business and operational positions in Europe, Latin America, Asia and North America.

One of his biggest successes was the introduction of India’s first completely paperless, signatureless, branchless mobile banking based on biometrics and artificial intelligence, it said.

“I am thrilled to welcome Crespin to the CIMB family, to head our newly set-up CIMB FinTech, which is our own fintech hub for us to experiment and realise our digital ambitions,” said CIMB Group chief executive Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Aziz.

Subject to regulatory approvals, Crespin is scheduled to begin his new role with CIMB FinTech in June.