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Alliances & Partnerships

Co-branding;
Fintech Partnering;
Loyalty & Rewards Programmes;
Strategic Alliances & Co-operative Models

Channels

Agents & Merchants;
Contact Centres;
Internet Channels;
Mobile Device Channels;
Third Party Sellers

Commercial/Retail Products & Services

Cards;
Credit Products;
Customer Incentives;
Deposits;
Mobile Wallets & Money;
Payments

Data

Data Analytics;

Digital Adoption

Digital Consumer Protection;
Digital Proficiency Support;
Digital Uptake Marketing;
Digital User Experience

Enterprise IT

APIs;
Core IT Systems;
IT Architecture;
IT System Lifecycle;
Legacy Technology Transition;
Technology Licence Management;
Technology Outsourcing

Enterprise Management & Operational Processes

Business Continuity Planning;
Business Line Profitability;
Change Management;
Communications & Content Strategy;
Enterprise Governance;
Process Optimization;
Programme/Project Management;
Shared Services;
Transformational Strategy

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News Agency – Global Top 5 – Reuters​

  • Financial Strategy editorial lead on the global project team handling the functional separation of Reuters from Refinitiv Financial Solutions.
  • Governance of Reuters global intellectual property. Member of global capital spending committee and on steering groups handling news segmentation, metadata, social media tools, global contractor migration.
  • Responsible for Editorial operations across Europe: from staff safety and wellbeing to budgets, tools and tech. Key stakeholder on projects designed to manage change and increase efficiency.
  • Led editorial text operations in a region from Singapore to New Zealand. Responsible for budget oversight, strategy execution, staff safety and logistics during situations, e.g. hurricanes, coups, coached managers and led change management projects. etc.
  • Concurrently, responsible for global operations and budget in the 600-strong photojournalism unit, Reuters Pictures.
  • Led the European region of 900 journalists. Responsible for all aspects of budgets, logistics, etc. Crafted management handbook for news leadership training.
  • Led cross-functional team for a new global editing system to 3,000 journalists globally. Revamped the communications strategy and operating rhythm of the EMEA Editorial Management Team.
  • Ran the Editorial Change Network, a collaboration between technology strategy and Editorial.

Financial Inclusion

Agri-finance Products;
Digital Identity;
Micro & Small Business Products;
Micropayments;
Remittances;
Services for Protected Persons;
Subsidies;

Innovative Products & Technologies 

Alternative Credit Models;
Biometrics;
Cloud Services;
Offline Digital Products

Mergers, Acquisitions & Integration

Channel Integration;
Customer Retention;
Due Diligence;
Product Integration;
Technology Integration

Payment Systems

Fast Settlements;
Micropayments Gateways;
Payment Systems Frameworks;
Payments Governance Structure;
Payments Inclusion Improvement;
Payments Technology

Risk & Compliance

Identity & Authentication;
Monitoring & Reporting;

Teaching & Training

1-5 Day Intensives;
Individual or Small Group Coaching;
Manuals & Toolkits;
Round Tables;
Seminars;
Webinars