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Key Training Activities


             Corporate Governance             classification
             Regulatory Framework             of APIs, finan-
                                              cial   APIs,
                                              product  de-
           This  training  program  was  de-  velopment
           signed for commercial banks to ac-  model,  chal-
           quire knowledge about the interna-  lenges   for
           tional standards of corporate gov-  banks   and
           ernance, features of corporate gov-  central  bank
           ernance framework for banks/DFIs   etc.  The  pro-
           and  Shariah  governance  frame-   gram  was  attended  by  32  partici-
           work  for  Islamic  Banking  Institu-  pants  from  SBP  and  commercial   2022 for participants from SBP and
           tions. Two iterations of the program   banks.                          other commercial banks.
           have been conducted in the quarter                                       Awareness Session on
           with  33  participants  from  different   BASEL Current                  Blockchain Technology
           commercial  banks  attending  the       Challenges & New
           program.                                  Developments                 The  online  training  on  Blockchain
                                                                                  Technology was conducted by Mr.
                IBCC – Saylani 51             As  the  Basel  capital  accord  is  a   Mustafa  Shiraz  Ahmed,  Software
                                              complex framework to understand,    Engineer,  OCISO  for  the  partici-
           The 51  iteration of Islamic Banking   two iterations of this program were   pants  of  SBPBSC  in  February-
                 st
           Certification  Course  (IBCC)   -   conducted  by  Mr.  Iftikhar  Ahmed   2022. The objective of this program
           Saylani  was  managed  by  NIBAF   Tari,  Senior  Joint  Director, BSD-1.   was to give awareness to the partic-
           Karachi.  The  classes  were  held   He  discussed  pillars  of  the  Basel   ipants  about  Blockchain  technol-
           only on weekends at Memon Mas-     framework,  challenges  faced  dur-  ogy,  cryptocurrencies,  process  of
           jid, Bolton Market and attended by   ing the implementation of BASEL-II,   buying  and  selling  cryptocurren-
           45 participants who were all Muftis   BASEL liquidity standards and new   cies etc. The training was attended
           having no banking experience. The   developments under BASEL-III etc.   by 33 participants from SBPBSC.
           course  started  from  January  29,   This  online  training  was  attended
           2022 and completed on March 19,    by 36 participants from SBP.                 Teamwork
           2022.  Further  details  in  Islamic                                   One-day  training  was  conducted
           Banking Section (page-9).                 Cloud and Digital
                                                     Financial Services           for  SBPBSC  officers  on  March  7,
                Basic Application                                                 2022. The purpose of training was
             Programming Interfaces           The program was designed to ap-     to  enable  the  participants  to  work
                (APIs) for Bankers            prise  participants  about  power  of   towards   self-development   and
                                              Cloud, current security issues of fi-  transform into a result driven team,
           This training was conducted online   nancial  services,  transformation  in   as well  as  to  strengthen  trust  and
           by Ms. Hina Hameed, Assistant Di-  the  financial  service  industry  with   workplace  relationship  for  achiev-
           rector,  Digital  Innovation  and  Set-  Cloud. Mr. Ahmed Sumair, Joint Di-  ing  desired  results.  The  training
           tlements  Department  in  January-  rector-  Digital  Innovation  and  Set-  was  conducted  by  Mr.  Harris
           2022. The training focused on con-  tlements  Department,  SBP  con-   Mehmood and attended by 15 par-
           cept & technical Standards of API,   ducted  this  training  in  February-  ticipants from SBPBSC.
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