Lead advisor a capital markets development strategy and plan for 9 major markets in the East Asian region, commissioned by the Asian Development Bank as part of a financial markets strategy review.
Central Banks & Payment Organisations (RTGS, ACH) Projects
Central Bank of Albania – GCSD Design
Advised on a Roadmap for the design, procurement and implementation of a Government Securities Depository for Albanian fixed income instruments. Liaised with the National Bank of Albania senior Directors, the Regulator and the Ministry of Finance. Wrote a detailed RFP for a new Government Securities Settlement System / CSD.
Central Bank of Egypt – RTGS
Provided advice to the Central Bank of Egypt on project and technical aspects of its program to implement an RTGS.
Central Bank of Kenya – Strategy for Financial Sector Reform
Consortium with Oxford Policy Management (OPML) advising the Central Bank of Kenya on a strategy for Payments Systems, as part of a wider study, including both the large value and small value payments systems and the new electronic services such as M-Pesa.
Central Bank of Romania – Interbank Payments Systems*
Project Management for a 2 year project for the turnkey design, development, implementation and install operation of the Nationwide Interbank Payment System. Provided for the National Bank of Romania and TransFonD Facilities operator; RTGS, ACH and Government Securities Registry Software, legal and regulatory adaptation, hardware, security and network infrastructure, disaster recovery site, documentation and go-live for over 40 participants across 3 complex, software systems.
Central Bank of Rwanda – Payments Systems
For the FIRST Initiative, performed a technical review and advice on a project to design an Automated Clearing House (ACH) and Real Time Gross Settlement System (RTGS) and national communications network for the Rwandan payments system. Development of a strategic plan for medium and long term developments.
Central Bank of Tanzania – Data Warehouse*
Project Manager and advisor on the design of a Data Warehouse for the Central Bank of Tanzania covering all aspects of data management and reporting.