Alistair Newton is a Research Vice President in the Banking and Investment Services client vertical. Mr. Newton advises clients on key industry trends and developments across the areas of digital banking, digital leadership, innovation, fintechs and new and emerging digital business models in the banking sector.
Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Newton was in the financial services sector for more than 16 years, much of which was with Abbey National in the U.K. He has extensive experience in strategic marketing, business deployment and technology across the banking industry. While at Abbey National, he led the Emerging Technologies, Payment Strategy, E-Commerce Strategy and Foreign Strategy teams. Additionally, he had responsibility for a number of back-office business functions within the bank.
Abbey National
Head of Emerging Technologies, Head of Payment Strategies
Abbey National
Manager of E-Commerce Strategies, Manager of Foreign Strategy
Abbey National
Manager of Foreign Payments, Manager of Branch Accounting
Financial Services Digital Business Strategy and Innovation
Financial Services Technology Modernization and Transformation
Financial Services Business Leadership and Strategy
Financial Services Customer Experience, Talent and Delivery
M.B.A., University of Warwick
B.A., Accounting, University of Kent
1How to innovate and deliver change effectively in the open banking and embedded finance space.
2How to develop and leverage new and emerging business models and emerging tec in the banking space.
3How to address key issues around ESG, Sustainability and Green Finance and Lending.
4Autonomous business, machine customers and new customer consumption models in banking.
5How to manage changing digital business ecosystems, digital giants and fintecs in the banking space.