The Creditinfo Chronicle
Þórhallur Jóhannsson joined the Creditinfo family as Chief Finance Officer for the Group
On the 15th February, Þórhallur Jóhannsson joined the Creditinfo family as Chief Finance Officer for the Group. We have to admit, we took rather a long time in finding the right person, but we believe it was worth the wait. This means that Tryggvi can finally go back to focusing on the Icelandic operation. We are grateful for him for basically doing two jobs at the same time and feel a bit (but only a bit!) guilty about taking so long in making the change.
Central bank of Belarus presented Creditinfo model for commercial banks
The National Bank of the Republic of Belarus recently presented the Creditinfo developed credit score in a specialized banking magazine.
Winning in Morocco – Sign agreement
On Wednesday 17th February, Creditinfo and Bank Al-Maghrib (the Moroccan central bank), represented by its Managing Director (pictured centre), signed the new delegation management contract related to the Moroccan Credit Bureau, this agreement allows Creditinfo to continue the operation of the Moroccan credit bureau for a period of 25 years, and to provide banks; finance institutions and microfinance institutions with credit information on consumers and companies through standard Credit reports in addition to value added products that should be implemented in the coming months. Kristinn (Kiddi) Agnarsson, Head of Credit Bureau Exoansion signed on behalf of Creditinfo (pictured left).
Creditinfo Kenya and HELB partnership launch
Joint Press Release by HELB and CreditInfo CRB Kenya Ltd – Nairobi 4th February 2016
The Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) together with the Creditinfo CRB Kenya Ltd (CIK) have launched strategic a partnership that aims to support HELB to make faster, better and more informed credit decisions, champion responsible lending, promote financial inclusion and facilitate expansion of credit to the education sector. The partnership will be a first of its kind in Kenya meaning that HELB can use credit scoring and other Creditinfo CRB systems and services to lend to mature students who may already be employed and who have credit profiles at the CRB. Continue reading »
Almar's Monthly – Remember the beach ball
Hello Folks,
I’m not talking about holidays this month, although I know a lot of you are planning or already have enjoyed vacations. Many of you have been skiing in the last few weeks and some of you are off to far flung places in the next few months. I too love to travel, and when I do, one thing that strikes me each time when meeting new people is how we communicate with each other. A lot of the time it’s by speaking in English as that is often the common language for different nationalities to communicate to each other. Continue reading »
Congratulations to Eyjo
Creditinfo Credit Bureau Expansionist, Eyjólfur Eyjólfsson, based in our office in Iceland got a wonderful birthday surprise on the 15th January. His wife gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. She was just 25 minutes away from being born the next day, but she was obviously keen to share a birthday with her Dad. I am sure you will agree she is rather adorable… click on the button below to see what a cutie she is.
Players of the Month – Creditinfo Guyana team
We would like to congratulate, Hákon Stefansson, Judy Semple-Joseph, David Falconer and the team at Creditinfo Guyana who have done amazingly good work on lobbying for legislative changes to be put in place to create a legal environment that enables us to run a successful Credit Bureau there. This is a major breakthrough.
Almar's Monthly – As a team we are stronger!
Hello Everyone,
As Creditinfo continues to expand, as does our multicultural workforce. With such a diverse group of companies and individuals based in 4 continents, we are exposed to lots of different ideas and points of view. It is very simple to work in our own small bubbles, but if we speak with our colleagues in different countries, we can start to reflect on the narrowness of our view of the world and start thinking outside of the proverbial box. Utilising a variety of viewpoints to solve problems leads to new and innovative solutions.
With every new colleague that joins the Creditinfo family, we become stronger, more creative, more productive.
So, next time you need to find a solution, “phone a friend!” and see what their thoughts are.
Have a great February….p.s. I’d like to thank all the single ladies in advance for their Valentine’s cards!
As soon on tv!
Creditinfo Kenya’s, CEO, Daniel Kanyi made his first tv debut this month. He was invited to partake in not one but two interviews on national television. The first one was in English (see link below) and was LIVE. Talk about a baptism of fire! The second one was done in a vernacular language (Kikuyu), this tv station has substantial viewership especially outside the city of Nairobi.
This is great promotion and advertising for Crediitnfo that reaches the masses and it was FREE! Nicely done, Daniel!
Improving your Credit Risk Management in Kenya
Creditinfo Kenya in association with Creditinfo Academy and Creditinfo Solutions are holding a 2 day workshop 16-17 Feb ’16.
Five of their top international trainers will deliver this informative & interesting course at Southern Sun Mayfair Nairobi Hotel, Kenya.
Book before the 29th January 2016 to benefit from a 10% discount.
Download the brochure here: http://www.creditinfo.co.ke/library/Files/CI_Training_Kenya_web.pdf
or got to www.creditinfo.co.ke for more info and to register .
Creditinfo CRB Kenya launching its risk management products and services
Creditinfo CRB Kenya Ltd. is a credit reference bureau licensed by the Central Bank of Kenya. Recently, the company has launched its risk management products and services into the market. You can read more in the article by Stellar Murumba following this link.
Creditinfo acquire Credit Bureau in Estonia from Experian
Creditinfo are pleased to announce that they have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a credit bureau operation in Estonia from Experian, Krediidiinfo. Krediidiinfo has been operating since 1993 and is engaged in corporate economic and financial data collection, processing and analysis. Hosting Estonia’s largest corporate and private database, Krediidiinfo currently has more than 16,000 companies, both domestically and abroad, utilising their credit reporting services.
Safety First – at home and abroad
A few words from Van Reynders,
Country Manager, Creditinfo Tanzania
I was asked to say a few words about an incident which happened to me recently in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Continue reading »
Players of the Month – December 2015
THE CREDITINFO FAMILY
This month, we’d like to have the CREDITINFO FAMILY as the Players of the Month. Every month, we select an individual or a team of people who embody the Creditinfo values and who have shown exemplary achievement, contribution, and performance in their jobs and other related duties even beyond their own job roles and office. Continue reading »
On Track in Iraq
The Project team of Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) visited Creditinfo Solutions in Prague this month for 5 days for User Acceptance Tests and System training. There were ten people from different departments of CBI, led by Mr. Amir Shaher, Head of the Project and IT Director.
