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EPISODE · Aug 12, 2025 · 24 MIN

Noor Farilla Abdullah, Group Chief Digital Officer at Bank Islam

from The Bank Tellers · host Money20/20

Join host, Sheryl Chen, as she sits down with Noor Farilla Abdullah, Group Chief Digital Officer of Bank Islam Malaysia, at Money20/20 Asia in Bangkok. Noor Farilla shares her remarkable journey of building a digital bank entirely during the COVID-19 pandemic while working remotely. As the first Malaysian bank to deploy critical workloads to the cloud, Bank Islam pioneered digital transformation in the Islamic banking sector.She discusses the challenges of transitioning from a minimum lovable product (MLP) to a minimum viable product (MVP) approach, emphasizing the importance of customer feedback in shaping their digital offerings. She reveals how Be U by Bank Islam was designed as a "speedboat" to test innovations before scaling them back to the main bank, creating a fully digital onboarding experience while maintaining Sharia compliance.The conversation also explores Farilla's professional journey from consulting to merger integration to fintech, highlighting how female leadership and mentorship have shaped her career. She shares valuable insights on work-life integration, supporting women through different life phases, and the importance of courage in professional settings.Bank Islam: https://www.bankislam.com/Follow Noor Farilla: https://www.linkedin.com/in/noor-farilla-abdullah-8b0860/?originalSubdomain=myFollow Money20/20:YouTube: @Money2020Tv  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/money2020/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/money20_20Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Money2020X: https://www.twitter.com/Money2020TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@money20_20

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Join host, Sheryl Chen, as she sits down with Noor Farilla Abdullah, Group Chief Digital Officer of Bank Islam Malaysia, at Money20/20 Asia in Bangkok. Noor Farilla shares her remarkable journey of building a digital bank entirely during the COVID-19 pandemic while working remotely. As the first Malaysian bank to deploy critical workloads to the cloud, Bank Islam pioneered digital transformation in the Islamic banking sector. She discusses the challenges of transitioning from a minimum ...

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