15. novembar 2019.

Presentation of Fiorano Company regarding PSD2

On the 15.Nov.2019. in Associatin of Montenegrin banks we had presentation of Fiorano Company regarding PSD2 with the sessions agenda as below: Fiorano Company & Platform introduction 1. A brief on response of banks to PSD2 state of play across Europe APIs are just the tip of the ice-berg Comply vs. Compete. SWOT Analysis for Banks. A more long term view for traditional banks Banking Association’s viewpoint- as in What are your viewpoints regarding PSD2, How you are planning to approach angles like API standards, TPP identification, Bank-ID / Government ID for users etc.From Fiorano, the meeting attended by 1) […]
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5. novembar 2019.

IMF Delegation visited UBCG

Hui Miao, Senior Economist in the Monetary and Capital Market Department at International Monetary Fund and William Nortfield, an expert for banking operations at the IMF, visited the Association of Montenegrin Banks and held a meeting with Bratislav Pejaković, Secretary General and Nebojša Đoković, an advisor at the UBCG. The IMF representatives held a meeting with a view to introducing the UBCG with their technical assistance in the area of the development of government securities’ market and the need for the development of additional financial services from capital market, funds and pension funds. It was also discussed on the possibility to […]
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16. oktobar 2019.

Balkan Banking Association Meeting

Athens, Greece, October 16, 2019: The Secretary Generals of Banking Associations in Albania, Cyprus, Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia have come together today with a view to strengthening the relations among the bank associations in the Balkans. The common belief of all participants is that today’s meeting has laid the base for stronger ties between the vibrant banking communities of the Balkans region. “Banks in our countries are increasingly engaged in a highly competitive environment for financial services, both at home and abroad. We face many mutual challenges and by coming together we have begun to forge understandings […]
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17. jun 2019.

PANEL: Building Trust through technology. What’s hot in digital payments?

PANEL: Building Trust through technology. What’s hot in digital payments? as a part of of the VIII Summit National Bank governors, Ministers of Finance and director of tax administration in the region Secretary general Association of Montenegrin banks participed on Panel, as a part of of the VIII Summit National Bank governors, Ministers of Finance and director of tax administration in the region In this panel we are going to discuss the role of technology for building trust. How is innovation helping us respond to the growing consumer’s demand for better user experience, greater convenience, privacy and enhanced security especially […]
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3. jun 2019.

The regular annual meeting of National SWIFT User Group of Montenegro

The regular annual meeting of National SWIFT User Group of Montenegro was held on 30 May 2019. The representatives of SWIFT were present – Ms Maria Uzoykina, new Account Manager for Montenegro as well as SWIFT business partner for our region, company CIS from Novi Sad. Members of the group from Montenegrin banks had the opportunity to hear about current status of ongoing SWIFT projects, like Customer Security Programme, that started more than two years ago, aimed to raise the security of SWIFT and core banking systems in banks to much higher level. Further, two new projects of SWIFT were […]
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14. maj 2019.

CONFERENCE ON BANKS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

The Association of Albanian Banks (AAB) celebrated 20th anniversary in Tirana. The representatives of the UBCG,  Bratislav Pejaković, Secretary General, and Nebojša Đoković, Advisor attended at the event. The international conference on “Banks for Sustainable Development” was held as a part of the jubilee celebration, opened by the Governor of the Central Bank of Albania, Mr. Gent Sejko and the Chairman of AAB, Mr. Silvio Pedrazzi. The conference was held at the Hotel International in the form of two panels: The Role and Responsibility for a Sustainable Future, and Banking Changes in the Region. Representatives of  the EBRD, the European […]
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4. april 2019.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN BUDAPEST

On the occasion of the 30th  anniversary of the Hungarian Banking Association, a two-day Financial Leaders Forum was held in Budapest, “The years of financial transition, financing of long-term growth, international cooperation and financial connectivity”. The Forum was attended by the Secretary General of the Montenegrin Banking Association, Bratislav Pejaković and advisor to the Association, Nebojša Đoković, at the invitation of colleagues from the Hungarian Banking Association. Many high-ranking officials were guests at this conference, and among them were also Sandor Csanyi, CEO of OTP Bank, Mihaly Varga, Hungarian Finance Minister, Laszlo Windisch, Vice-Governor, Wim Mijs, CEO of EBF, leaders of […]
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27. februar 2019.

Presentation “The Future is Now”

27.02.2019.god. at the Hilton, the Association of Banks of Montenegro in cooperation with NetInfo from Cyprus and our colleagues from the Cyprus Association of Banks, organized a presentation “The Future is Now”, which deals with the latest trends in the business of banking, digital transformation, mobile payments and digital banking solutions. Topic: Traditional banks must adapt and become digitally advanced to set themselves one step ahead in today’s competitive environment and to keep up in this fast-changing landscape. Digital disruption, technology trends and the wide spread of smartphones, are leading to new customer expectations and banks need to be ready […]
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23. januar 2019.

Meeting with the representatives of the IMF and external advisors held

The Association of Montenegrin Banks held today meeting with the representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and external advisors that visited Montenegro providing technical mission in period from 21 January to 21 January 2019. The delegation consisted of: Vassili Bazinas, an MCM economist, William Northfield, an advisor, Samer Saab, an advisor. With a view to providing technical assistance in the development of treasury bills’ market, the IMF representatives discussed with the Association, inter alia, on the banking system and the requirements for the development of capital market by introducing new products, the role of investment banking in the capital […]
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