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Technical Committees
Technical Committees
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FCI Executive Committee has appointed Technical Committees.

1. Business & IT Solutions Committee (ComCom)
Over the years the Committee has been responsible for the various information exchange formats, from the original paper standardised reporting through the FACT system to edifactoring.com, the FCI communication platform since 2002.

This Web EDI system is based on central processing and reporting, message validation and mail boxing, which has the overall purpose of supporting the two-factor business of FCI members.

In summary, this committee has one main task: make the FCI members’ wishes regarding the communication on cross-border factoring become reality. With this objective, the Committee launched in April 2022 the edifactoring 2.0.

But do not let the initial statement mislead you!  The COMCOM is not just a team of dedicated technicians developing tools to improve our members’ performance, but also a research centre continuously exploring new ideas and products for the same purpose.

The committee is composed of:

Sevil Dincer
Ms. Sevil DINCER, Chairwoman

TEB Faktoring, Turkey

Mr Jonathan Croft
Mr. Jonathan CROFT

Société Générale, France

Henrik Petersen
Mr. Henrik PETERSEN

Nordea Finans, Denmark

Ms. Claudia REALE
Ms. Claudia REALE

Banca Ifis, Italy

Mr. James VUU – COMCOM
Mr. James VUU

First Citizens Bank, USA

Ms. Nives RUDEŽ
Ms. Nives RUDEZ

OTP Banka Hrvatska, Croatia

2. Education Committee (EdCom)
The principal task of the Education Committee is the development and implementation of FCI’s educational policy. 

Working closely with the Education Director and Deputy Education Director, the Education Committee supervise all FCI courses, decides on the modification of existing or the release of new courses, decide on the development of new education manuals.
The Education Committee is responsible for the coordination, development and organisation of education seminars, workshops and webinars.

 Dedicated to helping you achieve your education goals, at a time and place that suits you.

The committee is composed of:

Philippe Gresta
Mr. Philippe GRESTA, Chairman

BNP Paribas Factor, France

Mr. Avant GOTENE

Banque du Postale, Congo

Doaa Hafez
Ms. Doaa HAFEZ

Egypt Factors, Egypt

Mr. Harris SARRIDIS – Education Committee Headshot
Mr. Harris SARIDIS

NBG Bank Greece, Greece

Mr. Ravi VALECHA
Mr. Ravi VALECHA

India Factoring & Finance Solutions Pvt Ltd, India

3. Legal Committee (LegCom)
The FCI Legal Committee offers on continuous basis assistance to the FCI members in answering questions of a legal nature or relating in particular to the FCI GRIF.

For problem resolution between export factors and import factors, a more formal FCI Arbitration process is available, even though most conflicts are settled in an amicable manner, based on the strong ties which exist between most of the FCI members.

Today the legal experts of the committee are:

Richard Stehl
Mr. Richard STEHL, Chairman

Consultant, USA

Mr. Marek DUBOVEC – Legal Committee
Mr. Marek DUBOVEC

International Law Institute, USA

Ms. Isabelle Henry
Ms. Isabelle HENRY

Société Générale, France

Jin Saibo
Mr. JIN Saibo

Consultant, China

Ms. Juana Elisa Lopez PALACIO – Legal Committee
Ms. Juana Elisa Lopez PALACIO

Bancolombia, Colombia

Ms. Sonia SAEZ VALCARCEL – Legal Committee
Ms. Sonia SAEZ VALCARCEL

Caixa Bank, Spain

Ms. Camila SEROTI – Legal Committee
Ms. Camila SEROTI

Lawyer, Brazil

Mr. Gustavo FERNÁNDEZ BÁTORY
Mr. Gustavo Fernandez BATORY

Banco Pichincha Peru, Peru

4. Marketing & Communication Committee (MarCom)
Public Relations – Members Management – Product Development – Marketing of Education. Those are the four pillars on which their work is based.

Our Team of Marketing experts, usually representing members from all regions of the World, develops Marketing, PR and Promotion activities in order to fulfil our different aims.

FCI is focused on promoting the two-factor business, bringing FCI members new sources of revenue and encouraging the sharing of the intrinsic knowledge inside our network.

 More Members   >    More Volume    >      More Revenues

The committee is composed of:

Ms. Chung Huei (Sarah) PON
Ms. Chung Huei (Sarah) PON, Chairwoman

UniCredit Factoring, Italy

Joao Costa Pereira
Mr. Joao COSTA PEREIRA

Banco Ourinvest, Brazil

Ananda Sengupta
Mr. Ananda SENGUPTA

ICICI Bank, India

Mr. Dimitrios TSAGKALIS – Marketing & Communication Committee Headshot
Mr. Dimitrios TSAGKALIS

Piraeus Factoring, Greece

5. Product Committee
The Product Committee has been created to take a cross-product perspective on FCI’s offering, identifying opportunities to develop and enhance existing products and explore new solutions in response to members’ needs, market developments and emerging oppo

With the support of experienced specialists from across FCI’s membership, the Product Committee will help shape the continued development of FCI’s product offering and ensure it remains responsive to the evolving needs of members and the wider market.

The Committee will support the development, enhancement and promotion of FCI’s existing products, while also identifying opportunities for new solutions.

The committee is composed of:

Ms Monica FERNANDEZ BARBERO
Mrs. Monica FERNANDEZ BARBERO, Chairwoman

Caixabank, Spain

Christine Chartie
Ms. Christine CHARTIER

C2L Conseil, France

Mr. Ilyas KHAN
Mr. Ilyas KHAN

Citi, UK

Simon Peterman
Mr. Simon PETERMAN

Raiffeisen Factor Bank, Austria

Mr. Neil SHONHARD
Mr. Neil SHONHARD

MonetaGo, Singapore

Mrs. Dorota SZCZEŚNIAK
Ms. Dorota SZCZEŚNIAK

Eurofactor Poland (Credit Agricole Group), Poland

6. Compliance Committee
FCI’s Compliance Committee

FCI’s Vision is to be the Global Association for the Open Account Receivables Finance Industry. To that end, we endorse the prevention of financial crime and respect for regulatory compliance and conduct. The Compliance Committee was established to develop a compliance policy, both internal and external, to ensure that all laws, regulations and FCI Core Values are in place and to better understand the risks associated with FCI’s business activities. The Executive Committee established the Compliance Committee to oversee the compliance activities of FCI, to which it reports. Their responsibility includes:

  • Creates, maintains and advises on FCI’s compliance policies
  • Develops minimum standards, tailored to its needs;
  • Advises on the KYC questionnaire and procedures and its continuous improvement;
  • Sets up and maintains a repository of statutory actions in case of non-compliance
  • Recommends disciplinary actions in case of violation of policy;
  • Conducts workshops and seminars on best practices in compliance
  • Contributes opinions and updates for the FCI Newsletters and Website;
  • Liaises with other committees to ensure an integrated approach to compliance risk;
  • Suggests other activities for the proper and effective compliance for FCI and its members.

Currently, the members of the Compliance Committee are:

Ms. Mary FARLEY_ FCI Committee Headshots
Ms. Mary FARLEY, Chairwoman

First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, USA

Ms. Soo Kun ENG
Ms. Soo Kun ENG

Standard Chartered, Singapore

Mr. Antonio RUSSO
Mr. Antonio RUSSO

UniCredit Factoring S.p.A., Italy

Ms. Ghada SHAMS
Ms. Ghada SHAMS

Egypt Factors, Egypt

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