The Creditinfo Chronicle
We're top of the speakers list again!
Speaking at the 12th Global Microfinance Forum
This month Agata Szydlowska, Head of Financial Inclusion & CRB Awareness, Creditinfo Credit Bureau Expansion team (pictured right), Alexandra Aproiants, Senior Business Consultant, Creditinfo Solutions (pictured left) and Samuel White, Head of Sales & Marketing for Creditinfo International (taking the photo!), attended the 12th Annual Global Microfinance Forum, held in Berlin, Germany.
The conference was very well received by the participants and we received very positive feedback on the level of speakers and presentations. Our presentation was rated an average rate of 3.8 from a maximum of 4 and we were told it added considerable value, and contributed significantly to the success of this event.
Congratulations to our triumphant trio!
Players of the month – Creditinfo Leaders
Some time ago, I was talking about my boss with a colleague. I was actually being quite complimentary. I told her I enjoyed working for him and the company and was explaining why and telling her that I really liked my job. The person I was telling, who is a senior boss herself, asked me if i had ever told him what I think. “Of course not,” I declared, he’d stick his fingers down his throat and pretend to gag and then probably laugh.” Then she asked me if I appreciated it when I got a “pat on the back” and got to know if I was doing a good job. “Yes, of course” I replied. Then she asked, “well, don’t you think he’d appreciate knowing it too?” Since then, I try to remember to tell him from time to time.
How we CLeaned up our act to deliver more value – Project Management Methodology
This month we found out more about how Creditinfo Iceland have embraced their own version of Lean Project Management – Creditinfo Lean – CLean.
Creditinfo Academy
Welcoming external speakers in the classroom
We are pleased to advise that Nolan Williams from The Risk Consultancy who gave a webinar last month, will now be deliv
ering a classroom based 2 day workshop in Kenya and Tanzania on Fraud Risk Management.
We will be issuing the details online very soon and do hope you will share it with any of your contacts in the region who may be interested in attending.
If you would like to have him visit your organisation and deliver a workshop on this topic, please send Agata a message AgataS@creditinfo.com
Creditinfo Malta celebrates International Women's Day
In recognition of International Woman’s Day, and the important role women play in the day to day running of Creditinfo Malta, each female staff member was today presented with a rose, cake and wine.
Creditinfo Malta is proud that half of its workforce is female, as well as having three
female student interns on the team. Creditinfo Malta felt it was important to mark
this day with a small token of thanks to each.
Improving Credit Risk Management in Kenya
Creditinfo delivered an interactive workshop which took place at the Southern Sun Mayfair Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya on 16th and 17th February 2016, with attendees including senior bankers, micro finance and other professionals responsible for maintaining top quality loan portfolios, identifying risk management opportunities and designing financial solutions for clients in an evolving credit environment.
Almar's Monthly
Time for a spring clean!
Hello Ladies and Gentlemen!
Spring is traditionally a time when we declutter, clean up and finish things off, getting ready for the next 9 months of the year. Did you know spring cleaning is good for you?
In April, why not…
- Save time – Make the effort to declutter and organise your office and your own work space, as it can save you lots of time looking for (lost) items in the future. Tidy up your desk drawer – you will be surprised what you find in there, that you’ve not seen since the last time you cleared it out. This may even make you a little more productive.
- Improve your health – Blast out the antibacterial wipes and clean your phone, PC/Laptop, , After all we are all guilty of eating at our desks from time to time. Clean your keyboard and give your screen a squirt of screen cleaner. Less germs means a healthier you!
- Be Less stressed – organising your work space can make you feel less stressed as it makes it a more comfortable space to be in and easier to get things done. You could even organise your PC/Laptops … do you need all those desktop shortcuts? What about organising your Office documents and emails too?
- Be Happy – A tidy office is a happy office – well that’s what the experts say.
Happy Spring Cleaning!
All the best,
Almar
Welcome to the Creditinfo Family!
Gunnar Gunnarsson
Gunnar joined Creditinfo Iceland in February 2016 as the Director of Risk, but little did you know, he was also once the Icelandic champion in Backgammon.
Gunnar has a PhD in mathematics from Kaliforn- íuháskóla in Santa Barbara and an MA degree from the same school.
Congratulations to Ieva
Ieva Bieliunaite, Marketing Manager for Creditinfo International gave birth to a baby girl in the evening of Wednesday 24th February 2016. Ieva and her partner Deividas have named the baby Ema. (We know someone in the company who thinks this is a great choice of name!) Ieva told us “We are all super happy and feeling great!” We send our very best wishes to Ieva and and her family.
Fraud Risk Assessment, the Process, getting it right
Nolan Williams is a consultant and global expert in Operational, safety, security and Fraud risk management services. On Thursday, 25th February 2016 we had a pleasure to introduce him as a speaker of Creditinfo Academy.
Dressing up for Charity
Creditinfo Malta raising money for Hospice Malta (see link below).
What a lovely looking and somewhat crazy bunch we have in Malta! 🙂
Corporate Social Responsibility
This month, Reynir was pleased to receive a letter from Yevgeniy Momsikov. Yevgeniy is from Kazakhstan and is sponsored by Creditinfo to further his studies in USA. He is currently living in Boston, Massachusetts with a number of other students close to Harvard University, where he is studying. Yevgeniy has joined the Adams Society debate club having now improved his English language capabilities over the time spent in USA. Yevgeniy expressed his gratitude to Reynir in the letter for Creditinfo’s support in providing him not only with a memorable experience, but in also opening his horizons through this opportunity.
We wish Yevgeniy all the best and lots of success in his studies and future.
Meet some of our colleagues in Latvia
As you know, in January we told you about the developments of the CBS system designed for Latvia. So we thought you’d like to meet some of the team and if you have any questions about this or in general, you can contact them at info@kib.lv
Currently, the team is just 6 people:
Martin Paupers, Product Product and Process Development Manager (pictured far Left)
Janis TImermanis, CEO (2nd from left), Ligia Greiere, Customer Service Manager (2nd from right)
Intars Mikelsons, Sales & Business Development Manager (Far Right),
Brigita Mironova, Direct Sales Manager (not pictured) and Peteris Reiters, Customer Service (not pictured)
The Creditinfo Family is growing – Now more than 400 employees
In the last 3 years, we have more than doubled our number of employees, through acquisitions, new start ups, new partnerships and our original offices growing in strength and requiring more staff to cope with the increased work load.
Many of our staff have been with the organisation more than 7 years, some well in excess of a decade. Not only do we have a loyal core team, we also have some very experienced and knowledgeable people.
Monitoring Product launched in Iceland
Creditinfo Iceland have launched a new product this month for companies to monitor their customers. Our customer just uploads the social security numbers of their customers and will receive an email once a day about any changes as well as having an online dashboard where they can see all of the information.
