Commercial Bank hosted a "successful forum" entitled ‘World Cup and similar global events – opportunities and challenges for financial sector’, which was held at Wyndham Hotel, West Bay, on October 26.
The forum was attended by senior representatives from Qatar Central Bank including Abdulla Qotba, representing QCB AML/CFT Department, and Mohamed al-Yafei, representing Qatar Financial Information Unit (QFIU), in addition to representatives from National Anti-Money Laundering & Terrorism Financing Committee, Ministry of Interior, General Authority of Customs, leading banks and exchange houses operating in Qatar and the consultancy firm, Ernst & Young.
Among Commercial Bank representatives at the event from the Executive Management were, Dr Leonie Lethbridge, executive general manager and chief operating officer; Shahnawaz Rashid, executive general manager and head (Retail Banking); Jassim al-Thani, executive general manager and chief human capital officer; Khalifa al-Rayyes, executive general manager (Government, Public Sector) and deputy head (Wholesale Banking); Abdulla Ahmed al-Fadli, senior assistant general manager and chief compliance officer; and Nayef al- Beshri, assistant general manager and head (Branch Network).
Al-Fadli, Chief Compliance Officer “welcomed guests and attendees and emphasised on the importance of such events to exchange knowledge and experience between different sectors as well as to unify the efforts and give our beloved country Qatar a distinctive experience that the world will remember for years to come during the World Cup.”
The forum had multiple speakers from QCB, QFIU, CBQ, QNB, Masraf Al Rayyan, Al Fardan Exchange and Ernst & Young.
The speakers covered a wide range of topics including regulations and expectations, trends associated with money laundering and terrorist financing, business opportunities and key financial crimes risks associated with global events, modern technologies in risk management and wider preventive measures and techniques as well as other solutions to overcome challenges.
Commercial Bank representatives used the forum for bilateral meetings with financial institutions, regulators and other government entities to build relationships which enhances the regional depth of the Commercial Bank.
The forum was attended by senior representatives from Qatar Central Bank including Abdulla Qotba, representing QCB AML/CFT Department, and Mohamed al-Yafei, representing Qatar Financial Information Unit (QFIU), in addition to representatives from National Anti-Money Laundering & Terrorism Financing Committee, Ministry of Interior, General Authority of Customs, leading banks and exchange houses operating in Qatar and the consultancy firm, Ernst & Young.
Among Commercial Bank representatives at the event from the Executive Management were, Dr Leonie Lethbridge, executive general manager and chief operating officer; Shahnawaz Rashid, executive general manager and head (Retail Banking); Jassim al-Thani, executive general manager and chief human capital officer; Khalifa al-Rayyes, executive general manager (Government, Public Sector) and deputy head (Wholesale Banking); Abdulla Ahmed al-Fadli, senior assistant general manager and chief compliance officer; and Nayef al- Beshri, assistant general manager and head (Branch Network).
Al-Fadli, Chief Compliance Officer “welcomed guests and attendees and emphasised on the importance of such events to exchange knowledge and experience between different sectors as well as to unify the efforts and give our beloved country Qatar a distinctive experience that the world will remember for years to come during the World Cup.”
The forum had multiple speakers from QCB, QFIU, CBQ, QNB, Masraf Al Rayyan, Al Fardan Exchange and Ernst & Young.
The speakers covered a wide range of topics including regulations and expectations, trends associated with money laundering and terrorist financing, business opportunities and key financial crimes risks associated with global events, modern technologies in risk management and wider preventive measures and techniques as well as other solutions to overcome challenges.
Commercial Bank representatives used the forum for bilateral meetings with financial institutions, regulators and other government entities to build relationships which enhances the regional depth of the Commercial Bank.