David Darby

Chief Technology Officer at Admiral Insurance

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David is Chief Technology Officer For Admiral’s UK Insurance Business, where he leads technology transformation, architecture and technology strategy. With extensive executive experience across insurance, payments, and global banking, David previously served as CTO of Realtime Payments at VocaLink and Global CIO at Neovia Financial.

Throughout his career, David has spearheaded major technology transformations and M&A integrations for leading financial institutions, including Royal Bank of Scotland, Deutsche Bank, and Goldman Sachs. A specialist in modernising complex financial estates, his expertise spans real-time payments infrastructure, insurance technology, multi-cloud architecture and emerging technologies such as Agentic AI. His deep technical background and track record in delivering mission-critical platforms give him a comprehensive perspective across the global banking and fintech landscape.