Alexandra Maniati

Senior Director, Innovation & Cybersecurity European Banking Federation

Alexandra is leading the European Banking Federation’s work on digital finance. Main priorities include: CBDCs and the digital euro, data economy and open finance, cybersecurity and digital operational resilience, payments, cloud banking and AI. Working closely with bank associations throughout Europe, she is responsible for the EBF digital innovation and cybersecurity strategy, positioning on legislative/regulatory processes, relations with EU institutions, and projects aimed at regulatory harmonization. Alexandra is a member of strategic groups of the European Commission, ENISA and Europol EC3. She also represents the EBF in the Digital Transformation WG of the International Banking Federation and in ad hoc projects of the G7 Cyber Expert Group. Advocate of empowering bank employees and citizens through awareness on cyber risks and enhancement of digital skills. Creator of the annual EBF Cybersecurity Conference and the EBF Digital Thursdays online series.