Poland’s financial services sector spans traditional investment and leasing firms, fintech and payments platforms, crypto-native businesses, and regulated banking groups operating across borders. As regulatory expectations tighten and digital services expand, security leaders in this space must balance resilience, compliance, fraud risk, third-party exposure, and fast-moving product delivery. The leaders featured below reflect that range, from governance-heavy environments to modern payment and crypto ecosystems.
Mateusz Maniszewski – Group Chief Information Security Officer, Universal-Investment
Mateusz Maniszewski is the Group Chief Information Security Officer at Universal-Investment and an experienced information security manager, consultant, and auditor. His profile reflects strong security governance depth, supported by certifications including Certified Information Systems Security Professional, Certified Information Systems Auditor, and Certified Information Security Manager, alongside ISO 27001 Lead Auditor training.
Piotr Swiąder – Chief Information Security Officer and Data Protection Officer, Hamsa
Piotr Swiąder serves as Chief Information Security Officer and Data Protection Officer at Hamsa, which develops an asset tokenization system for one of the world’s largest banks. He positions himself as a highly driven leader who takes on complex challenges, combining security leadership with privacy accountability in a high-stakes financial technology context.
Tomasz Brozek – Chief Information Security Officer, Volt.io
Tomasz Brozek is the Chief Information Security Officer at Volt.io with a financial sector background focused on identifying security gaps across processes, technology, and human behavior, then partnering with leadership to address risks within defined risk appetite. He is known for bridging technical and compliance perspectives and has worked across security assessments, PCI DSS compliance, ISO 27001, Recommendation D, DORA, and cloud guideline alignment, as well as security architecture and transformation programs.
Arkadiusz Lipiec – Chief Information Security Officer, Softpos
Arkadiusz Lipiec is the Chief Information Security Officer at Softpos and has been involved in developing payment solutions across architecture, financial standards, and multi-stakeholder delivery. He describes work connected to one of the largest softpos networks in Europe, bringing a blend of IT architecture, security, DevOps, and platform reliability experience with an emphasis on aligning technical execution to regulatory and operational requirements.
Przemyslaw Ligaj – Chief Information Security Officer, PEKAO LEASING Sp. z o.o.
Przemyslaw Ligaj is the Chief Information Security Officer at PEKAO LEASING Sp. z o.o., with a career that includes leadership and ownership roles alongside enterprise security responsibilities. His background includes experience in technology delivery and team management, including earlier work in web programming and project management, supporting a practical approach to security leadership grounded in building and running systems.
Filip Kolasinski – Chief Information Security Officer, 21bitcoin
Filip Kolasinski is the Chief Information Security Officer at 21bitcoin with more than 15 years of cybersecurity and information assurance experience across multiple industries, including exposure to large global organizations. He has focused in recent years on the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency space, aiming to serve as a trusted security leader and advisor to founders and senior stakeholders in crypto-native environments.
Yuriy Zakharchenko – Director of Cybersecurity Department, JSC KREDOBANK (PKO Bank Polski Group)
Yuriy Zakharchenko leads the Cybersecurity Department at JSC KREDOBANK, part of the PKO Bank Polski Group. He brings enterprise-scale experience in building and enforcing security standards, policies, and procedures, with coverage across information security risk management, security tool implementation, security operations center management, DevSecOps, and business continuity, aligned to frameworks and standards such as ISO 27001 and PCI DSS.
Artur Fajok – Chief Information Security Officer and Head of Security, ProService Finteco
Artur Fajok serves as Chief Information Security Officer and Head of Security at ProService Finteco, with a long tenure at the company spanning security leadership and IT operations. His background includes leading IT operations for more than a decade before stepping into dedicated CISO responsibilities, reflecting continuity and deep operational understanding of security delivery in financial services environments.
Security Leadership Where Trust Is the Product
In financial services, cybersecurity is inseparable from customer trust, regulatory confidence, and business continuity. The leaders highlighted here operate across governance, payments, fintech platforms, leasing, and crypto, helping their organizations stay resilient while enabling growth. Their work reflects the reality of modern finance: security is not a back-office function, it is a core capability.