BOLDVIEW
About Boldview

A senior independent practice, built on 17+ years in financial services.

Boldview was founded in 2025 by Francisco Paes de Vasconcelos. It is an independent advisory practice — focused on the kind of senior, hands-on engagement that comes from having owned the timeline, the P&L and the stakeholder pressure first-hand.

Operating principles

Three principles that shape every engagement.

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Business value first

Technology only matters when it changes outcomes — revenue, cost, risk, or experience. Every initiative starts with the business case.

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Aligned, not imposed

Boldview works alongside client teams, not above them. Sustainable transformation comes from shared ownership between business and technology.

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Execution over slides

Hands-on programme leadership with the discipline to ship what was promised. Strategy is the easy part — the value is in delivery.

Founder

The expertise behind Boldview.

Francisco Paes de Vasconcelos

Francisco Paes
de Vasconcelos

Founder · Digital Transformation Advisor
Lisbon, Portugal

Francisco Paes de Vasconcelos brings over 17 years of experience in financial services, with executive roles spanning digital transformation, data governance, business intelligence and information security at novobanco group in Lisbon and Madrid.

His work has focused on aligning business and technology teams around concrete outcomes — designing data platforms, leading transformation programs, and structuring governance frameworks that hold up under regulatory scrutiny.

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Banking transformation at scale

Led novobanco's corporate lending digital program — accelerated credit proposals by 30×.

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Executive cybersecurity leadership

CISO of novobanco Madrid, advancing the branch's cybersecurity & MIS agenda.

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Continuous learning

MIT Digital Transformation in AI Era (2026), Executive Master in Banking & Management (UCP), dual majors from Keene State College, USA.

Track record

Two decades of digital, data and financial leadership.

2025 — Present

Founder · Digital Transformation Advisor

BoldView LDA · Lisbon

Helping enterprises navigate digital transformation journeys through senior advisory and hands-on programme leadership.

2023 — 2025

Product Manager Director · Corporate Lending

novobanco SA · Lisbon

Led a multidisciplinary team on the corporate lending digital program — accelerating proposals by 30× through a unified BI platform.

2022 — 2023

Data Governance Manager · CDO's Office

novobanco SA · Lisbon

Structured and implemented the BCBS239 data governance framework across the organisation.

2020 — 2022

CISO · Information Security

novobanco Madrid

Executive officer for the strategic planning, development and governance of a robust information security program — in parallel with Head of BI & MIS.

2018 — 2022

Head of Business Intelligence & MIS

novobanco Madrid

Designed a new business datawarehouse and three strategic tools: Pandora (risk), Chronos (commercial activity), Minerva (lead/credit workflow).

2015 — 2018

Senior Financial Controller

novobanco SA · Planning & Control · Lisbon

Senior controller to NB group, leading the international Business and Activity control team.

2008 — 2015

Project Manager · Global Relationship Manager

novobanco SA · Lisbon

Earlier roles in management information projects and international business with financial institutions in Asia.

2005 — 2008

Education & Production Consultant

MicroStrategy Inc · Lisbon

Implemented BI solutions across energy, telecoms, pharmaceutical, healthcare and financial services. Delivered training programs internationally (Lagos, Amsterdam, Nice, London).

Education

Continuous learning, by design.

2026

Digital Transformation in AI Era

MIT Professional Education
2014

Executive Master in Banking & Management

Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Lisbon
2014

Strategic Management Simulation Programme

ESADE, Barcelona
2010

Advanced Management Programme in Banking

Nova Business School, Lisbon
2005

Dual Majors: Business Administration & Applied Computer Science

Keene State College, NH, USA

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