About Michael Phillipou

Michael Phillipou, as Chief Executive Officer for FinTech market leader Sandstone Technology, he is responsible for the global operations across target markets in Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and Europe. With over 20 years of experience in financial services, he has held Executive leadership roles in Advice, Retail & Business Banking, Digital Banking, and Enterprise Technology Sales & Transformation programs for Westpac, MLC-aligned businesses, Bendigo Bank, and Lodex. He is a passionate banking, financial services, and technology executive and an active champion of women. Every Thursday, he co-hosts the Digital First: A Banking Transformation Series in partnership with Sandstone Technology & Financial Executive Women (FEW), a Career Advocacy Program for successful women in Financial Services. Through this platform, he interviews financial executive thought leaders, sharing their industry insights and career advice. By partnering with major international and tier-1 banks, as well as smaller financial institutions, he helps these organizations build a market-leading digital value proposition. If anyone would like to learn more about how Sandstone can drive better banking experiences, he's open to having a conversation. PointData is a Data-as-a-Service led analytics company that has developed state-of-the-art ‘deep tech’ intelligence systems (powered by AI and Machine Learning) to inform customer decisions and help enterprises and governments save time and cost, reduce risk and drive evidence-based decisions. In addition to his executive roles, Michael Phillipou has served on Boards as a Non-Executive Director and Advisor/Committee Member for leading organizations such as Sandstone Technology, Liberty IT Consulting, and Flash Payments, contributing strategic insights and governance expertise to shape the direction of these companies.