Members testimony

Mr. Vladimir Stojanovic, Card Operation Officer, Piraeus Bank, Serbia

From my experience, the exchange of information is of crucial importance today. One cannot put a price on having the right information at the right time and being aware of what is currently going on. CEESCA Club is an excellent concept consisting out of presentations, exchange of information and gatherings (the famous networking). I must admit that CEESCA seems as if it is presenting a real future machine which tells us in which direction our innovation ship will be sailing as regards credit card business. All those days that I have spent listening to my colleagues from CEESCA definitely motivated me to come up with new solutions or at least to improve current banking products and services.
Mr. Primoz Patru, Operations Director, Diners Club, Italy & COO, Dinit Card Services, Slovenia

As a long time attendee at  CEESCA meetings, I have found them to be interesting and a rich source of information.  Due to the mix of members from different sectors and industries, one often obtains useful insights into how issues are seen from another perspective, which has great value in placing one's own interests into the wider context. CEESCA is an extremely valuable platform to bring together key industry players in what is a highly fragmented and complex application domain. In each case these are led by people who really know the business – they represent a very good use of a morning.
Mr. Bozidar Pavlovic, COO and Management Board member at Intesa Sanpaolo Card, Croatia

If we ask ourselves why we are here today, the answer is pretty simple. The opportunity given to you by the CEESCA membership is not something you should let go. We know the banks have the most experience in chip technology, but we can and we want to help other industries which would like to start using smart technology. Feel free to contact us, because it is in the interest of all of us (and not only financially, but also in terms of social responsibility) to support the projects, like for example e-government, e-health and etc. Such projects show that this was worth starting. The establishing of CEESCA club is a perfect opportunity for understanding all the experience (including the negative ones) regarding the new and old, successful and unsuccessful projects in different industries. By exchanging such experiences we will grow faster and accomplish goals that are in front of us.
Mr. Sasa Skrgic, Zagrebacka banka, Head of Acquiring, B2C Cluster, Croatia

I am very pleased to have opportunity today to wish you warm welcome according to my opinion very important event. We are living in the time of rapid and continuous changes. In the same time there are lot of opportunities on the market to increase our business but it is harder and harder to recognize and implement the right option. One of these opportunities is a smart platform. The Implementation of chip on the card has opened the door to business on the new level. Financial institutions  can enter to new environment together with partners from other segments. It is not future any more – it is happening now. I truly believe that CEESCA membership in this organization under supervision of Smartex as a global player, provides many advantages to do business in the smart card industry in terms of networking and education. This could become the place of sharing experience, place of bringing new ideas, implementations and projects on smart technology. And it will help us not only to know what will happen tomorrow but also what will happen the day after tomorrow too.
Mr. Blaz Svilicic, Director of the Production division at AKD, Croatia

From the very start AKD recognized a good idea that included gathering of representatives from industries, that manufacture or use smart cards, in order to exchange experience and ideas. Renowned companies that are members of the CEESCA club and their representatives present numerous interesting and current topics at CEESCA conferences that are also a good alibi to escape from busy every day life. CEESCA is a perfect match of business and pleasure that we all have been missing in our lives.
Mrs. Vesna Vucinic, Manager, Paneleven Group, Serbia

I welcome the CEESCA Club initiative in the CEE region. We should all definitely benefit from the access to information that is not in the public domain. In addition, CEESCA enables you to follow the latest trends and to quickly acquire new knowledge. Continuous nurturing of strong partner relations and business alliance enables us to reach the highest standards in providing services to our users. Of course, there is also a very pleasant organizational atmosphere which is just another advantage of attending CEESCA conferences.
Mrs. Ana Blazinic, General Manager at Cisco Systems, Croatia

Innovation has always been and always will be the main driver behind our industry. The changes are a daily thing and the speed is increasing as there are more and more channels and products in the market. However, sometimes it seemed that we have forgotten about ourselves in that race. And then CEESCA appeared – the perfect match of knowledge and experience. CEESCA is a positive example that is encouraging and inspiring the much needed discussion. CEESCA conferences have shown that everybody is ready to share their knowledge and that there is a lot that we can learn from each other by only exchanging experiences and ideas.
Mr. Robert Kajic, Sales Manager, Austria Card GmbH, Austria

Quite simply CEESCA is the best place for consistent access to People, Ideas and Information related to Smart technology in Cards, Mobiles and the Cloud. One of the ways for us to keep up to date on the various changes in the markets we operate in, is to attend the CEESCA Club meetings. The content of the day is always of use and the networking opportunities are the best I have experienced in the industry.
Mr.Tomaž Lešnik, Head of product development department, Banka Koper, Slovenia

Banka Koper was, is and will be deeply included in new technology, innovation and valuable experience for clients. Experience is already here – CEESCA. CEESCA brings quite large opportunity among smart card experts to share different view from various aspects. Networking and sharing knowledge could bring to us and to the clients satisfaction and usage. It seems that future will depend on people's behavior and trendy technology. It is our job to drive them to smart solutions. Mobophobia is here, don’t forget it.
Mr.Amir Tabakovic, Head of Market Development and Board of Directors of Mobey Forum, POST FINANCE

CEESCA is my first professional contact with the region that I come from. I am grateful for the opportunity to be present and to exchange experiences and opinions with current trends in mobile payments with my colleagues from the CEE region and thus become a member of the CEESCA family during these two days.                         CEESCA is a professionally organized event with an excellent variety of international speakers and specialists from the CEE region who are faced with these topics discussed at this event on a daily basis and are capable to present them from their own experiences and point of view. This combination guarantees interesting discussions and is a great opportunity for a professional development.
Mr.Gerhard Romen, Director Financial Services, NOKIA

It s been a perfect experience and a pleasure attending CEESCA 2012. With highest quality speakers and industry insights, excellent industry representation all across Central and Eastern Europe and perfect networking with your peers every minute was well spent. Combined with a lovely location it was well worth attending and will going forward

Mark Bergdahl, CEO, Loyalty Consulting UK

CEESCA is a wonderful example of an organisation run entirely for the benefit of its members allowing them the opportunity to learn from an international speakers about the practical implementation and experiences of new card technologies, marketing techniques and associated solutions. The events organiser for CEESCA work extremely hard to make available a programme of meeting around the CEE region allowing participants to network and share ideas. The events are never overtly sales oriented, the speakers and delegates are free to mingle and share their ideas in a relaxed and friendly environment. I would not hesitate to recommend CEESCA to anyone interested in smart cards and their practical application in the world of business.


References

3V  TS - Ireland
A BANKA VIPA - Slovenia
AB VASSILOPOULOS - Greece
ADAMSOFT  -  Slovenia
AEPONA - Great Britain
AGROKOR  -  Croatia
AIK BANK  - Serbia
AIRPORTS of  Macedonia  -  Macedonia
AKD  -  Croatia
ALGEBRA  -  Croatia
APEX SOLUTION TECHNOLOGY - Serbia
ASSECO SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE - Croatia
ASSECO SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE - Serbia
AUSTRIA CARD  -  Austria
BAMCARD  -  Bosnia and Herzegovina
BANCA INTESA BELGRADE  -  Serbia
BANELLI  -  Croatia
BANK ASYA - Turkey
BANK KOPER  -  Slovenia
BANKING TRANSACTION SERVICE  -  Czech Republic
BBI Bank - Bosna and Herzegovina
BUS PLUS - Serbia
CALYPSO NETWORKS ASSOCIATIION  -  Belgium
CARTA WORLDWIDE -  Great Britain
CASSIS INTERNATIONAL  -  France
CENT SI  -  Slovenia
CERIS  -  Slovenia
CISCO SERBIA  -  Serbia
CISCO SISTEMI  -  Croatia
COLLIS  -  Netherlands
CONSULT HYPERION - Great Britain
CREA PLUS -  Slovenia
CREDIT ARGICOLE BANK SERBIA  -  Serbia
CROATIAN BANKING ASSOCIATION  -  Croatia
CROATIAN LOTERY  -  Croatia
CROATIAN NATIONAL BANK - Croatia
CROATIAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLICH HEALTH  -  Croatia
CROATIAN POST - Croatia
CROATIAN POSTAL BANK  -  Croatia
CROATIAN TELECOM - Croatia
DATACARD  -  Czech Republic
DINERS CLUB INTERNATIONAL BELGRADE - Serbia
DINERS CLUB ITALIA  -  Italy
DINERS CLUB SLOVENIA  -  Slovenia
DINIT - Slovenia
DINOCOLOR  -  Slovenia
DISCOVER - Great Britain
dm  DROGERIEMARKT  -  Croatia
DUNAV INSURANCE - Serbia
DVLA - Great Britain
EFUNDS  -  Slovenia
ERSTE & STEIRMARKISCHE BANK  -  Croatia
ERSTE BANK HUNGARY - Hungary
ERSTE CARD CLUB  -  Croatia
ERSTE GROUP - Austria
ETRANET GROUP  -  Croatia
EUROPEAN PAYMENTS COUNCIL  - Belgium
FENBROOK CONSULTING  -  Great Britain
FINA  -  Croatia
FIRST DATA INTERNATIONAL  -  Croatia
FIRST DATA SERBIA & MONTENEGRO - Serbia
FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SECURE IT-TECHNOLOGY  -  Germany
GEMALTO - Czech Republic
GEMALTO - France
GEMALTO - Hungary
GEMALTO - Sweden
GLOBAL PAYMENTS EUROPE  -  Czech Republic
GLOBAL PLATFORM - Czech Republic
GREENWICH CONSULTING NORDIC  -  Sweden
HEALTH INSURANCE INSTITUTE  -  Slovenia
HEWLETT PACKARD - Croatia
HID GLOBAL -  Switzerland
HSM INFORMATIKA  -  Croatia
HYPO ALPE ADRIA BANK - Bosnia and Herzegovina
HYPO ALPE-ADRIA-BANK - Croatia
IGEA -  Slovenia
IKEA - Sweden
INA  -  Croatia
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES  -  Austria
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES  - Gremany
INGENICO - Hungary
INTESA SANPAOLO CARD  -  Bosnia and Herzegovina
INTESA SANPAOLO CARD  -  Croatia
INTESA SANPAOLO CARD  -  Slovenia
KARTSISTEM  -  Slovenia
KONZUM  -  Croatia
LANUS - Serbia
LIBERTAS  -  Croatia
LOGOS  -  Croatia
LOYALTY CONSULTING  -  Great Britain
MAISTRA - Croatia
MARFIN BANK  - Serbia
MARGENTO  R&D - Slovenia
MASTERCARD - Bosnia and Herzegovina
MASTERCARD - Croatia
MASTERCARD - Hungary
MBU  -  Croatia
MERCATOR  -  Slovenia
MERKUR – Slovenia
MINISTRY OD INTERIOR OF REPUBLIC SLOVENIA  -  Slovenia
ML CONSULTING  -  Ireland
MOBEY FORUM  - EU
MOBILE VALUE PARTNERS - Vodafon - Great Britain
MOORE - Bosnia and Herzegovina
NATIONAL BANK OF SERBIA  -  Serbia
NLB - Slovenia
NLB BANK  SARAJEVO - Bosnia and Herzegovina
NLB TUTUNSKA BANKA  -  Macedonia
NOKIA - Germany
Nova KBM – Slovenia
NXP Smiconductors  -  Hungary
OBERTHUR TECHNOLOGIES - Hungary
OTP BANK  -  Croatia
PANELEVEN  -  Serbia
PARTNER BANK  -  Croatia
PBZ CARD  -  Croatia
PENTA - Croatia
PETROL  -  Slovenia
PHOY SOLUTIONS  -  Finland
PIRAEUS BANK  -  Serbia
POST FINANCE  BANK -  Switzerland
PRECISE BIOMETRICS  -  Sweden
PRINTEC  -  Croatia
PRINTEC GROUP - Slovenia
PROXAMA - Great Britain
RADECE PAPIRI  -  Slovenia
RAIFFEISEN BANK  -  Bosnia and Herzegovina
RAIFFEISEN BANK AUSTRIA  -  Croatia
RAIFFEISEN BANK SERBIA - Serbia
RAIFFEISEN BANK SLOVENIA  -  Slovenia
RUSSIAN ELECTRONNIC MONEY ASSOCIATION - Russia
Si Mobile - Sloveina
SMARTSOFT Information Technologies  -  Turkiye
STMicroelectronics  - Belguim
TELECOM SLOVENIA – Slovenia
TESCO - Great Britain
TIC Bled – Slovenia
TRING - Bosnia and Herzegovina
TSM ONE - Croatia
UL Transation Security  -  Netherlands
UNICREDIT BANK  -  Czech Republic
VABA BANK - Croatia
VAKUFSKA BANK - Bosnia nad Herzegovina
VALYOU TSM NORWAY
VELLA VENTURES -  Great Britain
VIPnet -  Croatia
VISA EUROPE -  Turkey
VISA EUROPE- Croatia
ZAGREB AIRPORT  -  Croatia
ZAGREBACKA BANKA - UniCredit Group  -  Croatia
ZAPA TECHNOLOGY  -  UK
ZIRAAT BANK - Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sweden