George Fares, Head of Group Cards , Accounts and Bancassurance Management

George Fares

Head of Group Cards , Accounts and Bancassurance Management

BYBLOS BANK SAL

Location
Lebanon - Beirut
Education
Master's degree, EXECUTIVE
Experience
18 years, 1 Months

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Total years of experience :18 years, 1 Months

Head of Group Cards , Accounts and Bancassurance Management at BYBLOS BANK SAL
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • My current job since April 2006

Byblos Bank is a Lebanese bank established in 1963 and headquartered
in Beirut, Lebanon. It is the country’s third largest bank by assets.
As a Head of Group Cards, Accounts and Bancassurance I :
a) Launched the HCE Mobile Payment (Byblos Pay) first of its kind in Lebanon and Second in MENA region .
b) Launched the wedding payment list through MPGS first of its kind in MENA .
c)Developed the acquistion platform of Customers on the bank's electronic channels in addition to the E-KYC update in a 6 months time frame and at zero cost .
d)Implemented the Instant Issuance for debit Cards and credit Cards at 89 branches within a time of 3 months which increased the equipment rate of customers to reach 92% for
debit and 78% for credit cards`, in addition to total usage of cards by 23% CAGR .
e) Introduced new types of deposit accounts targeting small depositors to reduce cost of funds which Increased the portfolio of investments plans in Bancassurance by 20% and led to a better positioning of the insurance company in Life
section ranking .

Education

Master's degree, EXECUTIVE
  • at Escp-europe - Paris
  • May 2019

The thesis was about digital transformation and the grade obtained was 16 over 20.

Specialties & Skills

B2C marketing
Smart Cards
Transformation
Payment Cards
Banking
MSOffice
problem solving
Communication
Results oriented
Teamwork
Analytical skills

Social Profiles

Languages

English
Expert
French
Expert
Arabic
Native Speaker

Training and Certifications

Islamic products (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 2012
Valid Until:
May 2021
Mastercard Operations Certificate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
July 2008
Valid Until:
December 2020
Visa First Certified (Certificate)
Valid Until:
May 2021

Hobbies

  • Travel , Cooking , Netflixing