Simplify to Accelerate: How CIBC’s CIO Is Modernizing Banking Through Tech & Talent

Simplify to accelerate.

In this episode of Technovation, host Peter High speaks with Richard Jardim, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Officer of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC). Richard shares how his team is modernizing one of North America’s leading banks by focusing on technology simplification, speed, and agility in service of building a relationship-oriented bank for a modern world.

He details CIBC’s transformation journey, from migrating core platforms to the cloud and leveraging proprietary online banking infrastructure, to developing digital talent, integrating AI, and preparing for quantum computing. Richard also reflects on the importance of curiosity, communication, and adaptive leadership in today’s fast-moving tech environment.

Key topics include:

• How CIBC simplifies its 1,200+ app footprint to increase agility

• The bank’s strategy for scaling internal IP and AI skills

• Bridging business and technology through vertical CIO alignment

• Quantum computing as both risk and opportunity in financial services