Rob Hale

Rob wears the Chief Digital Officer’s hat at Regional Australia Bank – funnily enough, a Bank, that’s based in Regional Australia. However it’s not a listed bank with traditional shareholders, it’s a customer-owned bank and if you didn’t know already, that makes a big difference. An active member of the mutual banking tech industry, Rob enjoys pushing the boundaries of what a small mutual institution can achieve and loves working with fintech startups and scaleups.

You won’t realise it but he is originally from the UK. He’s lived and worked in some major cities including London, Tokyo and New York before finally settling very happily with his Aussie wife, 3 kids, 2 dogs and numerous chickens, in Armidale, NSW.