
Kapil Matta is a versatile risk management leader with 18+ years of experience across banking, cybersecurity, and risk consulting. He currently serves as Regional Head & CXO Advisor for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) at DigitalXForce, a role he began in March 2025. Kapil previously led Compliance and BCM at Agthia Group PJSC. He is currently a Vice President of the ISACA UAE Chapter and has been a guest speaker at various security forums and prestigious institutions such as IIM Indore. Kapil brings deep, cross-functional expertise to the leadership team, spanning regulatory compliance, business continuity and enterprise risk across the META region.
FOCUS AREAS
Risk Management
Banking Cybersecurity
META Regulatory Requirements
GRC Advisory
RECOGNITION
CISO 50
CISO of the Year
CISO Leadership Award
CIO Leadership Award
Articles by Kapil Matta
Kapil Matta is Regional Head and CXO Advisor for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) at DigitalXForce. His articles on this site cover assurance gaps, common control frameworks and the choice of third-party risk management software.
- What Is an Assurance Gap, and How Do You Measure It?
- What Is a Common Control Framework?
- How to choose third-party risk management software in 2026
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