Board and Council Members
The Global Banking Education Standards Board consists of associations, institutes and similar organisations providing, on a regular basis, banking and financial services education and training or whose objectives are related to banking and financial services education and training, and having:
an established relationship with representative national banking and financial services associations; and/or
an established relationship with a significant number of national banking and financial services institutions.
Subscription paying or contributing members of the GBEStB can participate in all of the GBEStB’s activities, and have voting rights. They will be members of the Council of GBEStB.
Observers
Organisations not meeting the criteria to become a Council Member but involved in or with a demonstrable interest in the professional education and training of bankers (e.g. universities, colleges, private training companies) may become Observer Members.
The Managing Board of GBEStB is elected from the Council members, the following representatives are currently members of the Board:
Institution Contact/represented by GBEStB Office Held Website
GBEStB Dr. Segun Aina Chair www.globalbankingstandards.org
The Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria Akin Morakinyo www.cibng.org
Asian Institute of Chartered Bankers Edward Ling www.aicb.org.my
Moody’s Analytics Marie Muldowney MD Chair of Education Standards www.moodysanalytics.com
Chartered Banker Institute Dr. Simon Thompson www.charteredbanker.com
Hong Kong Institute of Bankers Carrie Leung Vice Chair www.hkib.org
Indian Institute of Banking and Finance Dr. Biswaketan Das Education Committee www.iibf.org.in
GBEStB Alastair Graham Secretary General www.globalbankingstandards.org
Council Members
Institution Contact/represented by GBEStB Office Held Website
Asia-Pacific Risk Professionals Association Dr. Justin Xu www.arpa-global.org
Botswana Institute of Banking & Finance Molaodi Menyatso www.bibf.ac.bw
Bank of South Sudan Daniel Gwagwe Lomuja www.boss.gov.ss
Chartered Institute of Bankers (Ghana) Robert Dzato www.cibgh.org
Egyptian Banking Institute Zeinab Raze www.ebi.gov.eg
Financial Services Institute of Australasia Kylie Blundell www.finsia.com
Institute of Banking Ireland Ken O'Sullivan www.iob.ie
Institute of Bankers Malawi Lyness Nkungula www.bankers.mw
Institute of Bankers Mozambique Dr. Maria Violante
Institute of Bankers Namibia Dr. Gift Kavari
Institute of Bankers South Africa Sharron Veldsman www.iob.co.za
Kenya Institute of Bankers Dr. James Wanjagi www.kib.co.ke
Liberia Bankers’ Association Richard S. Panton
London Institute of Banking & Finance Alex Frazer www.libf.ac.uk
Mauritius Bankers Association Daniel Essoo www.mba.mu
Rwanda Bankers Association Tony Francis Ntore www.rba.rw
Sierre Leone Association of Commercial Banks Shola Taylor-Pearce www.slacb.org
Somali Bankers Association Guleid Osman Mohamed www.sba.so
Tanzania Institute of Bankers Patrick M. Mususa www.tiob.or.tz
The Alliance of African Institutes of Bankers Akin Morakinyo
The Institute of Bankers of The Gambia Bernard James Manneh
The Institute of Banking and Finance Singapore Rachie Hui www.ibf.org.sg
Uganda Institute of Banking & Financial Services Goretti Masadde www.uibfs.or.ug
Zambia Institute of Banking & Financial Services Victoria Mumba www.zibfs.com
Observer Institutions
ABI Formazione
Alliance of Africa
Institute of Bankers
Association of German Banks
Association of Serbian Banks
Australia New Zealand Institute
Bahamas Institute of Financial Studies
Bankárképzó - Institute for Training and Consulting in Banking
Bankers Institute of the Philippines
Banking and Finance Academy, Mongolia
Banking Association of Slovenia
Banking Institute of Liberia
Banque du Liban, Lebanon
Budapest Institute of Banking
Canadian Bankers Association
Centre de Formation de la Professional Bancaire (CFPB), France
China Center for Financial Training, The People's Bank of China
China Risk Forum 50
Digital Finance Institute
Dutch Institute for Banking Insurance and Investment (NIBE-SVV)
Effebi Association
European Banking & Financial Services Training Association (EBTN)
Febelfin Academy
Finance Finland
Foreign Bankers Association, The Netherlands
Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
French Banking Association
Hellenic Bank Association
Indonesia International Chamber of Commerce
Institut d’Estudis Financers (IEF) from Spain
Institute of Bankers Bangladesh
Institute of Banking and Business Management Inc. (IBBM), Papua New Guinea
Institute of Banking and Finance Cambodia
Institute of Banking Studies
Institute of Financial Services
Institute of Financial Services, Cyprus
Institute of Islamic Finance, Malaysia
Institute of Manpower, Banking & Finance – BTCI, Vietnam
International Banking Institute, Bulgaria
Jamaica Institute of Financial Services
National Banking Institute, Nepal
National Institute of Bank Management, Kondhwe Khurd, India
Romanian Banking Institute
Russian Banking Association
South Sudan Banking Institute
Sudan Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences
Taiwan Academy of Banking and Finance
The Bankers Association for Finance and Trade
The Hungarian Banking Association
The Institute of Banking Training, Portugal
Warsaw Institute of Bankers (WIB)
West African Bankers Association (WABA)
Membership Subscriptions
The Board decided to approve membership fees of $2,000 for the year 2023. Should you be considering membership, please contact secretarygeneral@globalbankingstandards.org.
The membership fee for 2023 will include:
• Opportunity to join the Board/Council
• A written commitment to pay this fee each year, for the following three years
• A pledge to be involved in one of the committees
• Willingness to support the World Conference of Banking Institutes 2023 (Kuala Lumpur) and 2025 (Edinburgh)
Join Us
To develop, implement and embed global banking education standards as widely as possible we need the support of banking institutes, regulators, banking educators, banks and other interested parties from around the world who believe, as we do, that a culture of customer and client-focused, ethical professionalism in the banking industry can be supported via high-quality professional education.
If you would like to join the 25 founding institutes who have developed these the GBEStB’s initial plans, please contact us at: secretarygeneral@globalbankingstandars.com.
To become a member of the GBEStB, your organisation must be prepared to make the following commitment:
To endorse the GBEStB initiative and our plans to develop global banking education standards;
To provide one or more senior representatives from your organisation to join the GBEStB’s Global Council;
To establish an internal working group, or similar, within your organisation to support your work with the GBEStB and to promote the GBEStB to your members, member banks and other stakeholders in your country;
To participate in GBEStB meetings and other activities as required;
To implement the GBEStB’s standards, once developed and where relevant, in your country’s education programmes for bankers;
To report on your implementation of the GBEStB’s standards; and
To fund the initial work of the GBEStB for a minimum three year period in line with the annual subscriptions agreed.
Maintain relationship with the Central Bank or Regulator to promote the activities of GBEStB and the values for education, trainng and Standards.
Other Ways to Support Global Banking Education Standards
The GBEStB is currently seeking donor funding to establish a permanent Secretariat to accelerate the development and encourage the adoption of global education standards for bankers. For more information, please contact GBEStB Chair, Dr. Segun Aina, via: secretarygeneral@globalbankingstandards.com.