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Yannick JANSSEN

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Acting Chief Technology Officer CTO at Wio Bank
📍 Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

Yannick is the Deputy Chief Technology Officer at Wio Bank, specializing in cloud infrastructure, AI, and digital transformation in the financial sector. He has a background in computer science and business from ESSEC Business School and CY Tech, and holds professional AWS certifications. Colleagues describe him as creative, diligent, and hard-working.

Outside of his technology leadership roles, Yannick has a stated interest in powerlifting, demonstrating a focus on strength and discipline that complements his professional drive. He is also a frequent speaker and panelist at technology and financial services conferences, sharing his expertise with the broader industry.

Unique fact: A colleague once remarked that Yannick has a "4 core CPU in his head" due to his energy and ability to simplify complex topics.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Acting Chief Technology Officer CTO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Personality Overview

How Yannick shows up

Hard To Convince
ROI Conscious
Upfront

They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They respond well to confident salespeople. They care equally about the product and its potential impact.

Priorities

Topics Yannick cares about

Cloud Cost Optimization
As Deputy CTO at Wio Bank, he led an initiative to save up to 70% on compute resources by using automation to manage cloud expenses and infrastructure efficiency.
AI in FinTech
He actively posts about the groundbreaking impact of AI and AGI, particularly in banking, and follows the UAE's national strategy and progress in the AI space.
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Career

Work history

10-2025
Acting Chief Technology Officer CTO
Wio Bank
5-2024
Deputy Chief Technology Officer
Wio Bank
4-2021 - 5-2024
Head of Infrastructure (DevOps, SRE, Cloud)
Wio Bank
2-2020 - 3-2021
Chief Executive Officer
KeplerWorx
9-2019 - 2-2020
Head of Technology and Innovation
AXA Gulf
In the press

Media appearances

Yannick Jannsen, acting chief technology officer at Wio Bank PJSC | The Fintech Times. Featured in The Fintech Times
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Education
8-2024 - 10-2024
Certificate in Disruptive Strategy
Harvard Business School Online
5-2024 - 8-2024
Certificate
IE University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Calculativeness (C)

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