Sara de la Torre

The Centre for Finance, Innovation and Technology (CFIT) was created as a key recommendation of the Kalifa Review of UK Fintech in 2021. This innovative government sponsored incubator partners with some of the world's leading financial institutions, fintech companies and industry bodies to achieve financial innovation and re-invigorate the City of London.

As a Coalition Partner for CFIT Coalition on "Fighting Economic Crime through Enhanced Verification", I am an industry advisor alongside other selected partners from global financial institutions and fintechs, responsible for refining the problem statement, scoping Proofs of Concept and establishing the datasets that constitute a digital corporate identity. These insights serve as the foundation for a POC design and development that gets released as a Blueprint publication in March 2025..

Dun & Bradstreet combines global data, analytics and expertise to help clients make smarter decisions, grow and meet regulatory compliance.

I am the Head and Industry leader responsible for the FS sector strategy, revenue, market activity and client advisory in the UK / Europe.

• Manages a team of senior industry executives, consultants and SMEs, fostering a culture of thought leadership, collaboration and professional development.
• Implemented a market-led operating model and organisational structure where people and processes are aligned to grow and meet client expectations.
• Delivers consistent double-digit revenue growth by cultivating new clients, expanding existing client relationships and building co-selling / co-creation frameworks with technology and consulting firms. Negotiated favorable terms for financial contracts, maximising profitability while minimising risk exposure.
• Industry thought leader and author with strong media presence, actively contributing in major industry publications and events

• Partnered with other NED from some of the world’s leading financial institutions, fintech companies and industry bodies to align public-private sector efforts, drive industry change and scale financial innovation in the UK.
• Explored and addressed key issues facing the fintech and wider financial services industry by leveraging cutting-edge research, data-driven insights and collaboration to push the boundaries of what is possible in fintech.
• Generated tangible outcomes by going beyond theoretical discussions and delivering practical solutions that drive meaningful change in the industry., ie. developing minimum viable products (MVP’s) for groundbreaking technologies, shaping regulatory frameworks or fostering strategic partnerships.

NCC Group is one of the largest global cyber security consulting businesses in the world, with Financial Services as their largest industry vertical. I am responsible for the FSI strategy, P&L and senior client advisory.

• Expanded an integrated team of industry driven sales, key account, business development, internal account management and domain consulting functions.
• Team leadership and development to drive customer excellence, high performance and recurrent, diversified revenue through strategic programme consulting and cloud enabled managed services.
• Established partnerships with global technology / cloud businesses and secured multi-million investment funds to drive IP and innovation.

• In charge of UK's key strategic accounts and new business development in financial services (capital markets, retail and payments), as well as senior executive responsibility for project delivery advisory.
• Assembling multidisciplinary teams, solutions and partners to execute technology enabled cloud / digital transformation projects, which include insights & analytics, cloud modernisation and post-delivery managed services (infrastructure, application and Business Process Outsourcing Services).
• Management of onshore, nearshore and offshore multidisciplinary delivery teams.
• Regularly publishes White Papers and market literature focused on specific industry trends and market dynamics.

Responsible for new business development, partnership & alliances activities for the UK banking sector, directed the commercialisation of digital platforms, and managed multidisciplinary delivery teams.

Sponsored by Anand Mahindra, Chairman of Mahindra Group, I completed an Executive MBA at Harvard Business School.

Led the EMEA sales, marketing, and strategy for trade execution and expense management technologies in Capital Markets.

Commercial leadership for reconciliation, corporate actions, and reference data management solutions and services for UK Capital Markets and investment management.

Sales leader responsible for new business development and key account management, with domain expertise in trade surveillance, financial crime, and enterprise fraud.

CEO and Founder of a sustainable fashion label based on the upcycling of vintage garments, fabrics and accessories from the Hollywood Industry to create new, one of a kind design in collaboration with local designers fashion students from St Martins and the London College of Fashion.

Commercial leadership and expansion of LatentZero's technology platform in the asset management and hedge funds segments, with domain expertise in trading, portfolio management, and compliance.

Responsible for Business Development, Global Product and Marketing of Moody's Ratings, regulatory and economic capital compliance in Southern and Eastern Europe.

Developed a $50 million market in Southern Europe with complex solutions for asset liability, market and credit risk management across T1 and T2 retail banking.