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Dubai, Ae

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Partner & Executive Management Team member at Finwiz labs. I joined Finwiz labs to lead the firm's expansion globally, ensuring that fund raising in different rounds is arranged from investors and VCs, managing partnerships, cultivating and maintaining relationships.Leading growth strategy, oversee global operations. manage budget, financial performance and related business activities.At Finwiz Labs we are building Finchain which is the next generation Cloud Native Composite Banking platform based on BIAN framework which enables banks to come onto composite and modular banking platform embracing Computing Edge, Cloud Native technologies to reduce sgnificantly the maintenance cost, increase the speed to market and enable banks future products to get plugged to the core via APIs.Along with Finchain another two platforms Iqtirad (P2P lending platform) which will revolutionize the NBFCs fanancial lending and Finwallet (Digital wallet platform) that will boost and digitise banks, Neo banks and NBFCs client's financial capabilities worldwide.Major technology shifts, including Cloud Native services, usage of low cost Blockchain , AI and Open Source software development as well as partnering across the digital ecosystems through APIs positioning Finwiz Labs well in this fast-changing Core Banking Cloud Native, digital wallet and P2P lending environments.

Lebanon And Uae

Digital Banking & Fintech startups strategies creation and implementation management.

Dubai, Uae

Partner & Executive Management Team member at Active Allocator and top digital banking executive. I joined this Fintech to spearhead firm's expansion in the MENA. Active Allocator is a New York based Fintech solution offering a digital asset allocation platform with technology-enabled customized advice capabilities. Also managing partnerships for cultivating and maintaining relationships among business partners while also developing strategies to increase revenue for their companies.Leading growth strategy, oversee operations, and manage financial performance and related business activities for ActiveAllocator in the MENA. Wealth and asset management in the MENA is entering an exciting stage in digital evolution, creating significant growth opportunities for a digital asset allocation platform such as our product Active Allocator. It is a particularly interesting time given WealthTech disruption from newer forms of digital advice and fulfillment platforms. We also expect regulation-driven changes in financial advice, the birth of technology-driven personalization as well as increased adoption of alternative investments in affluent investors’ portfolios.

Abu Dhabi , Uae

Key Profile:Leadership & IT strategic direction to the company and all subsidiaries and affiliates, i.e. local & international branches/entities Investment Banking & financial brokerage; development and alignment of IT strategy with the business strategy; evaluation of business/Infrastructure needs; budget monitoring; development and implementation of technology standards and best practices, development and implementation of IT security Strategy, procedures; development and implementation of IT cost saving strategy; vendor relationship; team building, mentoring & leadership.Highlights:• Enhanced business value delivery as per stated priorities & expectations, focusing on creating and accelerating new business opportunities via Digital Transformation & IT innovation initiatives• Restructured and set IT department fundamentals, IT Governance and Compliance along with ITIL Implementation• Led a digital transformation initiative to a Cloud Computing and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) for different business areas in the group to optimize Cap-EX and Op-Ex.• Managed various successful project implementations of Core Banking applications like full Integrated Banking System Urbis, Kastle and Kondor, (Front, Middle & back office).• Portia (Order & Portfolio Management system , knowledge on InvesTrad System for Private Equity & Venture Capital, Infrastructure Funds.• Calypso for AM & Treasury. • Managed additional successful Implementations of business applications i.e ERP (Oracle, CRM , Swift Alliance, SafeWatch, Time Attendance & CCTV, DMS.• Managed Implementation of UCP (Unified Communications Platform) over VOIP in all branches reducing Communications cost• More than 20 business applications developed in house • Planned and implemented Disaster Recovery Site (DR) as part of BCMS project• Achieved high cost reduction through Virtualization & Consolidation strategy • Key member of Senior Management, Program Management and IT Steering committee

Dubai

Key Profile: Worked as a Senior Program Manager on a temporary contractual assignment at Saudi French Bank (SFB) in KSA, to manage a US$ 4 million project for selecting and proposing core and multi branch banking systems for the bank: develop the users Requirements Definition Document (RDD) of the bank’s branch automation for 52 branches and business processes re-engineering (BPR); user interaction; project scoping; analysis of current systems & procedures; business requirements gathering & analysis and selecting the viable system.Highlight:• Selected and proposed viable core and multi branch banking systems to cater to multi-branches, multi-channels delivery of retail branch system like Teller base system, ATM, Internet Banking, Phone Banking and Home Banking.

Dubai

Key Profile: Joined the Investment and retail bank and reported to the CEO. Developed & aligned IT strategy for Capital Union Bank & Credit Swiss First Boston Bank, subsidiaries & affiliates with the bank’s business strategy; set up & managed different sections of the dept.; projects execution; development and implementation of IT policies; budget planning; vendor coordination; negotiation; IT procurement; implementation of business applications / IT governance; team building & leadership.Highlights:• Identified, assessed and evaluated applications, technical, network and data architecture requirements of the bank and all its subsidiaries and affiliates.• Implemented Core Banking System in different branches - Symbols (Front, Middle and Back office). • Supervised implementation of SWIFT ALLIANCE System and Document management Systems (DMS).• Managed the in-house development of the research database and Mutual Fund Registration System.• Selected member of Business Development Strategic Committee and member of bank’s senior management.

Uae

Invest Bank (Retail & Commercial Bank), UAE, Key Profile:Promoted to Head of IT, delivered leadership to the IT dept. reporting to the General Manager; development of IT strategy; development of long/short operating plans, dept. policies; IT budget planning& administration; automation of bank / 10 branches; system evaluation & procurement; coordination with different department section heads; management of different sections of the IT dept. (Infrastructure, Support, Business Applications & Systems Development, IT Security, Project Management); system evaluation to implement application system, hardware, operating system; procurement; installation; evaluation of network requirements; network management; vendor coordination; recruitment; team motivation; performance evaluation.Highlights:• Restructured the IT department to cater to the bank’s expansion strategy.• Managed the full transition from legacy proprietary developed In-House core banking & branches tellers system to OPEN Platform core banking and branches tellers system architecture with capital and operational budget of US$ 3 million. • Implemented business applications & systems ERP-(Oracle Financials, HRMS & Supply Chain,), Business Intelligence (BI) etc.• Managed the Automatic Clearing System Project with Central bank and implementation of SWIFT ALLIANCE system.• Implemented new NCR ATMs at all branches & Point of Sale (POS) including connectivity with UAE Central Bank SWITCH (UAESWITCH) and Visa credit card system .• Member of the Business Development Strategic Committee and senior Management of the bank.

Uae

Key Profile:Author and designer of a full Banking Package called CABS (Design and development of around 2 Million lines of source codes, (catering for Core banking, Retail, Commercial, Treasury, Asset Management and Trade Finance modules); implementation of CABS in across branches , in addition to different projects implementation across the regional banks. Highlights:• Authored , designed, developed and implemented CABS, delivered quality, functionality rich functionalities in compliance with quality management guidelines, standards and objectives. (CABS was implemented at some banks sites in the region as well)• Identified, assessed and evaluated network requirements for branches through LAN & WAN, Internet.• Managed Swift Alliance System and ensured successful implementation of Document Management System (DMS).• Managed ATM Project implementation; designed the software interface between the Banking System CABS and ATM DIEBOLD Software (First installation of its kind in the world); customized the ATM package to suit Gulf requirements.

Abu Dhabi

Key Profile:Delivered leadership to the IT dept. developed IT strategy; dept. policies; IT budget planning& administration; system evaluation & procurement; coordination with different department section heads, systems evaluation and acquisition for hardware, vendor coordination; recruitment and team motivation.Highlights:• Selected on the basis of the excellent academic and related training performance, played a key role in designing, coding, and implementation of various applications at the school sites. Supervised development projects mainly on School System, Financial Systems and Payroll Systems, Inventory systems etc. Led a team of 6.• Design and development of a full School Package as to cater for all Schools business and Technological Requirements (Students Registration, Grades and Marks, Exams, tuition fees Payments, accounting, HR etc.).

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Management Information Systems (Mis)

Master'S Degree, Mis

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Mathematics And Computer Science

Bachelor Of Applied Science - Basc, Business Computing