Angel Diaz

Discover VP Angel Diaz has been named a 2024 American Banker Innovator of the Year. The program honors individuals at financial institutions and fintech firms who are pursuing the most innovative projects in banking and fintech and moving the needle toward the future.

Some worry that having so much of the financial system running on the servers of a few tech giants
increases concentration risk. Amarican Banker's Penny Crosman talks to technology leaders to get their perspectives.

Innovation is hard. Coming up with new ideas, making sure those ideas have practical value and executing on the ideas — and perhaps more importantly, getting other people on board to help with the execution — takes willpower, tenacity, long hours of hard work, smarts and an ability to communicate and work with others inside and outside an organization.

American Banker's editorial staff has chosen to honor 20 leaders who we believe are innovating in banking and in financial technology in… Show more

Innovation is hard. Coming up with new ideas, making sure those ideas have practical value and executing on the ideas — and perhaps more importantly, getting other people on board to help with the execution — takes willpower, tenacity, long hours of hard work, smarts and an ability to communicate and work with others inside and outside an organization.

American Banker's editorial staff has chosen to honor 20 leaders who we believe are innovating in banking and in financial technology in 2024. Show less

Technology executives at financial institutions must strike a balance between jumping on new technologies while justifying their business case for the bank.

In this episode of TFiR: Let’s Talk, Angel Diaz, Vice President of Technology Capabilities and Innovation at Discover, discusses the company’s contributions to open source and how they apply those processes internally within the company.

Like many enterprise organizations, Chicago-based Discover Financial Services is undergoing a digital transformation. As the company continues its move toward a product & platform -centric operating model, it employs open source principles to manage the shift. Through an internal focus on serving its people, improving processes, and improving its cloud native technology, Discover has rapidly evolved the way it helps customers achieve a brighter financial future. The open source principles of… Show more

Like many enterprise organizations, Chicago-based Discover Financial Services is undergoing a digital transformation. As the company continues its move toward a product & platform -centric operating model, it employs open source principles to manage the shift. Through an internal focus on serving its people, improving processes, and improving its cloud native technology, Discover has rapidly evolved the way it helps customers achieve a brighter financial future. The open source principles of code, contribution, and community have been essential to the early success Discover has seen in this effort, and now the company is looking to build on its strong tradition of work in open communities. In this session, hear how the Discover Technology Academy is empowering the company’s technologists to create a single agile way of working, while allowing them to innovate faster, together. Show less

Join Discover and industry partners Red Hat, Pluralsight, Avanade, and 1871 for an intimate engagement with the diverse Chicago tech community. We will discuss tech topics such as Kubernetes, cloud, and DevOps, chat about DE&I in tech, and give you opportunities to connect with other Chicago technologists.

The entire finance industry is in the midst of a digital transformation. Companies are finding new ways to thrive in a fast-moving, ever-changing, global marketplace. At Discover Financial Services, a big part of this transformation is the way we’ve embraced open source principles and development practices to spur this transformation.

Angel Diaz discusses how Discover Financial Services built an academy of 15,000 software engineers to learn together as craftspeople.

Keynote: The Thirst for Open Source Will Never be Quenched - Dr. Angel Diaz, VP, Technology Capabilities & Innovation, Discover Financial Services

We are living in a technology-fueled business renaissance. Today, the art of the possible is limited only by our imaginations. And what, exactly, lies at the heart of this epochal digital transformation? Open source software, of course. In this discussion, Dr. Angel Diaz, an open source pioneer spanning two decades of technology… Show more

Keynote: The Thirst for Open Source Will Never be Quenched - Dr. Angel Diaz, VP, Technology Capabilities & Innovation, Discover Financial Services

We are living in a technology-fueled business renaissance. Today, the art of the possible is limited only by our imaginations. And what, exactly, lies at the heart of this epochal digital transformation? Open source software, of course. In this discussion, Dr. Angel Diaz, an open source pioneer spanning two decades of technology democratization, will dive into the ways that companies are using open source to drive modernization across the enterprise and power digital transformation at scale. He’ll also share how Discover Financial Services is infusing a culture of open source code, content, and community into its agile way of working. Get to know the people, processes, and open technologies that help Discover customers achieve a brighter financial future. Show less

Join Mike Vizard in an interview with Angel Diaz, VP of Technology Capabilities and Innovation at Discover Financial Services, as they discuss the recently launched Discover Technology Experience. This public-facing digital website aims to empower individuals to enhance their technology skills and advance their careers through knowledge sharing. Angel shares insights into the strategic investment Discover is making in the developer ecosystem, both internally and externally, emphasizing the… Show more

Join Mike Vizard in an interview with Angel Diaz, VP of Technology Capabilities and Innovation at Discover Financial Services, as they discuss the recently launched Discover Technology Experience. This public-facing digital website aims to empower individuals to enhance their technology skills and advance their careers through knowledge sharing. Angel shares insights into the strategic investment Discover is making in the developer ecosystem, both internally and externally, emphasizing the company’s commitment to fostering growth and expertise in technology. Explore the features and offerings of the Discover Technology Experience and discover how it can help individuals build their technology craft. Show less

Diaz spoke with theCUBE industry analysts John Furrier and Rob Strechay at Open Source Summit NA, during an exclusive broadcast on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE Media’s livestreaming studio. They discussed how Discover Financial harnesses open source to support customer journeys, the Discover Technology Academy and how artificial intelligence will affect open source in the future.

Future-proofing means different things to different business leaders, but the desired outcome is always the same: the long-term wellbeing of the company.

Premier event for open source developers and community contributors will feature visionary speakers from EleutherAI, Discover Financial Services, Google, Province of British Columbia, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and more, covering the most pivotal topics and technologies at the core of open source.

Joining the Fintech Open-Source Foundation (FINOS) is an important step for Discover. Delivering innovative, reliable, secure, and industry-leading technology is at the heart of our mission to build a brighter financial future for our customers. Today, we see innovation happening in the open — in robust communities like the one that has come together around FINOS. We look forward to many years of collaboration and development within the community, and we invite the community to learn how our… Show more

Joining the Fintech Open-Source Foundation (FINOS) is an important step for Discover. Delivering innovative, reliable, secure, and industry-leading technology is at the heart of our mission to build a brighter financial future for our customers. Today, we see innovation happening in the open — in robust communities like the one that has come together around FINOS. We look forward to many years of collaboration and development within the community, and we invite the community to learn how our people, processes, and technology come together at the Discover Technology Experience Show less

Discover just launched a new website and announced two open source partnerships in a bid to attract talent and deliver better products, faster.

Why Open Source Matters in Financial Services Technology

Chicago is no stranger to innovation and inventiveness. Eight tech companies and their leaders are dedicated to carrying that spirit into the new year.

Discover’s unique IT training platform builds skills and community

A Conversation with Discover: Career Journey with Open Source with Jane Gavronsky & Dr Angel Diaz

Join us in Orlando, Florida on November 10-14 under the theme of "The Most Magical Time," to celebrate the evolution of SHPE, the empowerment of its members, the community of Familia, and the magic of Hispanics in STEM!

From his grandmother, to the visiting professors near his home in rural Puerto Rico, Angel shares the people who changed the trajectory of his life. As we close out #HispanicHeritageMonth, read Angel's journey to becoming the VP of Technology Capabilities & Innovation, and explore more stories from our HOLA (Helping Organize Latino Achievement) employee resource group on our blog.

The new hybrid workplace paradigm has IT leaders rethinking how they conduct skills and leadership training.

Constellation's Business Transformation 150 (BT150) is an elite list that recognizes the top global executives leading business transformation efforts in their organizations. Nominations from peers, technology vendors, industry influencers, and analysts power this listing.

The financial services industry is evolving at a rapid pace, with shifting consumer expectations, new technologies, and developing regulatory requirements. Financial services firms need the right technology to help them stay agile and prepare for the future.

The cloud is a key point of leverage for firms looking to improve performance across a broad range of activities. Moving to the public cloud can advance operational resiliency, improve staff productivity, increase regulatory… Show more

The financial services industry is evolving at a rapid pace, with shifting consumer expectations, new technologies, and developing regulatory requirements. Financial services firms need the right technology to help them stay agile and prepare for the future.

The cloud is a key point of leverage for firms looking to improve performance across a broad range of activities. Moving to the public cloud can advance operational resiliency, improve staff productivity, increase regulatory compliance and enhance business model innovation.

In this Episode, Chris Hood and Sam Maule are joined by Angel Diaz, VP of Technology Capabilities and Innovation at Discover, to discuss how Discover is establishing a framework for smaller, self-empowered engineering teams to drive innovation. Show less