Farah Al-Sarraf, Manager Cards Fraud & Authorization

Farah Al-Sarraf

Manager Cards Fraud & Authorization

Burgan Bank

Location
Kuwait - Al Kuwait
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accounting
Experience
13 years, 8 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :13 years, 8 Months

Manager Cards Fraud & Authorization at Burgan Bank
  • Kuwait
  • December 2010 to February 2013

"Monitoring alerts for both issuer and acquirer.
"Preventing loss from suspicious and lost/stolen cards.
"Setting both issuer and acquirer system rules within the experience of suspicious transactions.
"Preparing fraud MIS report.
"Handling new fraud system (Real Time) from business side.

Manager Cards Services at Burgan Bank
  • Kuwait
  • March 2008 to February 2013

"Supervising the day to day activities of the card customer service team to ensure consistency and accuracy of account information, answering all the cardholder questions, resolving all disputes, completing fraud processing.
"Examining and recommending the process requests for credit limit increase and decrease within the realm of authority and as per the approval procedure.
"Works with marketing, sales, back office, IT and all branches to develop objectives, awareness and strategies to enhance card services, processing, performance tracking.
"Contributes to annual business plans for the Credit Card unit; working towards enhancing profit, sales, services, and the expansion and retention of card users as well as reducing cost and turnaround time. Ensures the overall business line profit
plan achievements.
"Guides the Cards team to evaluate the track achieved target against the annual plan as well as adherence to Service Level agreements and customer satisfaction levels.
"Maintains awareness of new developments in the products and services provided. ensures that branch personnel are familiar with the capabilities of the system so they can effectively market these services to customers and respond to customers inquiries by making regular system trainings.
"Resolution of all customers and branches complains related to card center.
"Produces reports of cards production, maintenance activities and retention in addition to preparing MIS reports.
"Produces and facilitates a range of statistical measures of operational work flow to monitor and control output quality and to guarantee meeting the Service Level Agreements with the business users and clients.
"Develop, implementation, monitoring of operational and compliance policies and procedures and ensures the updating.
"Participates in the selection and development of staff. Interviews, coaches, advises, evaluate the performance.

Cards Services at National Bank of Kuwait
  • Bahrain
  • February 2006 to February 2008

"Handling customer complaints related to Card Center.
"Monitor and prepare weekly/monthly reports of complaints in total.
"Arrange branch visits to update branch staff on latest policy and criteria.
"Train relationship officers and new recruits on credit cards criteria, Watani Rewards loyalty program and using cards systems.

Cards Processing Unit at National Bank of Kuwait
  • Bahrain
  • July 2001 to February 2006

"Supervising processing unit staff.
"Approving credit card issuance and limits amendments enhancements within the realm of authority and as per the approval procedure.
"Coordination with branch staff for incomplete credit cards requests.

Credit Admin. Assistant - Corporate Banking at Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait
  • Kuwait
  • July 1999 to July 2001

"Under taking special assignments, assist dept. manager when required.
"Preparing spread sheets and analyzing financial statements.
"Handling administrative queries related to VIP group.
"Helping in the process of credit cases by providing all information from local banks,
"Preparing the credit appraisal, call reports, advice letters and the contracts for the customers.
"Coordinate with Legal & all departments.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accounting
  • at Institute of Banking Studies
  • July 2002
Diploma, Banking
  • at Collage of Business Studies
  • August 1998

Specialties & Skills

Microsoft Office
Awareness
Branches
"Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
"Ability to work in as a team work
"Ability to supervise staff.
"Easily adapt to new systems and procedures.
"Ability to provide suggestions and recommendations for business improvement.
"Excellent communication capability to handle team work assignments.
"Possess interpersonal skills in dealing with the public.
"Skilled and experienced with Windows and Macintosh environment.
"MS Office programs.

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

The Business of Fraud Risk Management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
October 2011
Valid Until:
October 2011
Customer Experience Management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
May 2008
Valid Until:
May 2008
Money Laundering (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2007
Valid Until:
January 2007
EMV MChip Training Symposium (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2010
Valid Until:
July 2010
Legal Aspects of Internet Banking Services (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2008
Valid Until:
January 2008
Train the Trainer (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2011
Valid Until:
June 2011
Dispute Resolution Management (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2012
Valid Until:
January 2012
Operations Credit and Debit Symposium (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2010
Valid Until:
September 2010
Branch Staff Workshop (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2007
Valid Until:
January 2007

Hobbies

  • Photography
    Diploma in Art Photography - The HRD Academy UK (2011)