The Creditinfo Chronicle
Goldmine Juniors
Today, Iavor Raytchev, Chief Technical Office, Creditinfo Solutions, gave a webinar to the Creditinfo Academy called Goldmine Juniors.
Iavor, explained the benefits of hiring Junior employees v. Senior employees…. in the right situation. A very interesting topic that sparks much debate.
Iavor’s Biography can be found click here
For the presentation click here
And the Webinar recording click here
Almar's monthly post
Everyone is special and unique in their own way.
Do you ever wonder what makes you different from everyone else? What makes you special and unique? Is there something other than just your DNA or your fingerprints?
We know we have a team of very talented individuals working for the Creditinfo family. With their varied talents, passions and skills, each one continues to drive the company forward. Sometimes people may try to put us down, make fun of us for being different or in some cases they try to copy what we do. We’re not saying we are perfect, everyone has at least a few flaws, that’s what makes us human and interesting, but we are saying it is good to do things our way. Continue reading »
Unicorns in Iceland
Tryggvi Marinósson, the CFO for the Group of companies, was turned into a unicorn for the day. Just like this legendary mythical creature, Tryggvi has an unconquerable nature and cannot be tamed by any living man…especially at the time of doing the budgets, which is currently underway!
Business Development on Tour
Spreading the Creditinfo Gospel from Iceland to London to Dublin to Dubai
Just like his buddy Paul Randall, Samuel White, Business Development Manager, Creditinfo International has been clocking up a lot of air miles too. He has recently been on tour in London, Dublin and Dubai.
Happy Halloween!
Our colleagues at Creditinfo Solutions in Prague, Czech Republic are celebrating All Hallow’s Eve in style. You can see in the photos, Almar (CEO, Creditinfo International) was a cowboy. At the team meeting, he made a grand entrance, strutting his cowboy boots to the main theme from The Good, The Bad and The Ugly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFa1-kciCb4
Player of the Month – October 2014
Creditinfo Tanzania
In the middle of October, Paul Randall and the team at Creditinfo Tanzania, delivered a 2 day training course under the umbrella of the Creditinfo Academy in Dar Es Salaam. The theme was “Introduction to Credit Risk Management“. The team prepared for this for a number of months in advance to ensure the success of the event for a number of attendees from Tanzania and South Sudan.
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Farewells
For those who don’t already know, Alex Lazarov, CEO Creditinfo Solutions, has recently parted with the company on good terms due to personal reasons. We would like to send our best wishes to Alex and wish him well in any new adventures and hope he is able to return to the Creditinfo Family in the future.
Supporting a Better Understanding of Credit Risk Management in Tanzania
Creditinfo Tanzania, in cooperation with the Creditinfo Academy, recently delivered a 2 day “Introduction to Risk Management” training course in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania.
The interactive workshop took place at the Ledger Plaza Beach Hotel on 21st and 22nd October 2014 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.
Out with the old and in with the new
The offices of Creditinfo Solutions in Prague, Czech Republic are currently undergoing a major refurbishment to enhance the working environment for our employees. Creditinfo staff are highly valued and we want to ensure that they look forward to coming to work each day by improving their working conditions. We are investing in improving our facilities to boost morale and to create a work space that will promote more ideas, creativity and innovation throughout the team.
Creditinfo Malta goes Pink
Creditinfo Malta wishes to thank Ms. Vella Wallbank for her presence, and urges everyone to join in the Pink October Malta Campaign and raise awareness of the cause and to go get checked as it could save your life!
WCCRC 2014 Dubai
Networking and signing new deals
This month Reynir, Almar, Kiddi, Sammi, Seth and Tomas attended WCCRC 2014 in DubaiReynir, Sammi, Seth and Almar were “photo bombing”! One way of getting your face known!
The World Consumer Credit Reporting Conference (WCCRC) 2014 www.wccrc2014.com is a three day event where senior executives from credit bureaus around the globe as well as credit card companies, lenders and government officials attend to discuss issues that have an impact on the industry. Approximately 250 delegates from over 60 countries attend this Conference. This year was the first time in the MENA region.
Our team not only attended the conference and networked with top industry experts and influencers, but also arranged private meetings with what we hope will be potential partners. Watch this space!
4th Annual Central Asia & Caucasus Microfinance Forum
Last week, Paul Randall, Chairman of Creditinfo Georgia & Director of Business Development Creditinfo International and Alexander Gomiashvili, CEO Creditinfo Georgia, attended the 4th Annual Central Asia and Caucasas Microfinance Forum in Tblisi, Georgia.
The Forum focused on the main opportunities and challenges for investments in the region, as well as, on the main issues in responsible finance. Paul Randall chaired the Forum and also delivered a presentation to the many attendees from the industry.
“Queen of the Slum” visits Creditinfo Iceland
Lucy Odipo, better known to most as “Mama Lucy” or the “Queen of the Slum”, is a truly amazing woman. Mrs. Odipo is the initial founder of The Little Bees Children Self Help Group and currently serves as Director. A Kenyan national, Mrs. Odipo has played a vital role in establishing vital projects in Nairobi, such as The Little Bees School a Nursery School & Daycare to provide critical care and support for deprived children.. Through the school and related projects , Mrs.Odipo and her team provide much needed education and help to individuals and families to access medical care and to secure shelter.
Lucy lives amongst the 500,000 inhabitants of the slums of Mathare in Nairobi, Kenya. Most of the people live in tiny, one-room homes made from whatever materials they can find. Conditions are dismal with sewage and trash flowing through the streets along with crime, sickness and death running rampant. There are no government services like water or electricity. Continue reading »
Product Development – doing the right thing the right way
Today, Brynja Baldursdottir, Director of Sales & Product Development, Creditinfo Iceland, delivered a presentation to the Creditinfo Academy entitled “Product Development – Doing the right thing the right way”.
To read Brynja’s biography please click here
You can watch the video recording, click here
And for the PowerPoint presentation click here
Congratulations to Chris Sanders, Business Change Partners
We’d like to send our congratulations to Mr. Chris Sanders from Business Change Partners.
Chris was announced the winner of the CCR Contribution for Contribution to the Credit Industry Credit Excellence Award at the Gala Dinner last night.
Commiserations to GB Group plc who along with Creditinfo were also finalists in this category.
CCR-i will be posting all other winners and finalists for the other awards on their website soon.
We’d also like to thank CCR-i for their excellent organisation of this event and to the judges who we know put a lot of time and effort into reviewing the hundreds of lengthy applications.
