1 Nov 2019

Mr. Tariq Javed retired from SAMA (Saudi Central Bank) as a Senior Advisor for Banking Sector on 26 October 2019.

He established Carlyle Square Company Ltd in UK on 1 November 2019 in a big ceremony held in the presence of notable finance professionals, Harvard Alumni’s and Financial Sector celebrities.

1 Nov 2019

CSC partnered with Riskcapcom (reputable UK and Russian company) to provide online ICAAP/ILAAP tool to financial sector in the Kingdom.

13 Nov 2019

CSC partnered with ISRA Consultancy (Global experts on Islamic Banking) to provide Shariah Governance consultancy services in KSA provided by renowned Malaysian Islamic Banking Scholars.

26 Nov 2019

CSC partnered with Cygnet (global VAT solution provider) to market automated VAT solutions to Saudi Financial Sector.

15 Dec 2019

CSC conducted Basel IV training course for Saudi Financial Sector delivered by Mr. Mark Dougherty (well-known UK Trainer and book author) and Mr. Tariq Javed (CEO CSC).
This training was conducted in Marriott – Diplomatic Quarters in Riyadh and was well attended by Banking Sector Senior Staff members obtaining excellent feedback. This course was labelled as one of its kind ever offered in KSA.

26 Dec 2019

CSC expanded in the Middle East by establishing a regional office in Bahrain in a prime financial district area.

15 Jan 2020

CSC partnered with Creator/Know it (One of the European Market Leaders in core banking solutions) to market core banking solutions to Financial Sector in KSA.

16 Jan 2020

CSC partnered with Smartstream (one of the top global payment solutions firm) to market payment solutions to Financial Sector in KSA.

12 Jan 2020

CSC conducted Foreign Bank Branches Regulation course for Saudi Financial Sector delivered by Mr. Mark Dougherty (well-known UK Trainer and book author) and Mr. Tariq Javed (CEO CSC).

This training was conducted in Marriott – Diplomatic Quarters in Riyadh and was well attended by most Foreign Bank’s senior staff members obtaining excellent feedback. This was the first time when a dedicated course was designed and conducted for Foreign Banks in KSA .

23 Feb 2020

CSC conducted IFRS 9 and IFRS 17 course for Saudi Financial Sector delivered by Mr. Saket Modi (well-known UK Trainer for IFRS and included in IFRS UK panel) and Mr. Tariq Javed (CEO CSC).

This training was conducted in Marriott – Diplomatic Quarters in Riyadh and was well attended by Banks and Insurance Companies’ staff members followed by best feedback. This course raised the level of CSC Training to the next level.

25 Feb 2020

CSC was selected as a preferred training vendor by the Financial Academy in the Kingdom

2 Mar 2020

CSC partnered with Infosys (top core banking platform providers in the world) to market core banking solutions to Financial Sector in KSA.

3 Mar 2020

A retainership agreement was executed by CSC with Credit Suisse First Boston to provide them support to establish and operate their first branch in the KSA.

18 Mar 2020

CSC was selected by Riyad Bank as a preferred management consultant to provide Phase 1 IBOR transition support services.

6 May 2020

CSC launched its YouTube Channel and conducted a free webinar on COVID 19 implications on Saudi Financial Sector along with the Financial Academy. This was presented by Mr. Tariq Javed (CEO CSC) and was well participated by over 200 attendees all across the world.

17 May 2020

CSC partnered with Heliocor (regional market players) to market Anti-Fraud and Compliance solutions to Financial Sector in KSA.

3 June 2020

CSC partnered with Maven Investment Partners (renowned regional consultants) to market Restructuring consultancy services in KSA.

14 June 2020

CSC was tasked by Saudi Investment Bank (SAIB) to develop an online module on Shariah Governance Framework that can run on their LMS portal.

This online module was one of its kind developed in KSA and was well appreciated by the senior management of SAIB.

1 July 2020

CSC launched Q&A show with Mr. Tariq Javed. This show focuses on: - Saudi Financial Sector perspective - GCC Financial Sector perspective - Future of Banking needs - Fintech, Regtech and Suptech and it’s real application - Importance of big data and open banking platform - And many other topics This show will answer the questions received from the finance professionals.

20 July 2020

CSC was tasked by Saudi Investment Bank (SAIB) to develop an online module on Anti Money Laundering Rules that can run on their LMS portal. This online module was one of its kind in KSA and was well appreciated by the senior management of SAIB.

21 July 2020

CSC conducted a free webinar on Fintech, Regtech, Suptech and e-supervision along with the Financial Academy. This was presented by Mr. Tariq Javed (CEO CSC) and Mr. Zeyn Adam (CEO Riskcapcom) and was well participated by over 100 attendees all across the world.

27 July 2020

CSC (along with its strategic partner Maven) provided support to SMG for restructuring activity.

28 July 2020

CSC was selected by Saudi Investment Bank (SAIB) as a preferred management consultant to provide Phase 1 and Phase 2 IBOR transition support services over 1.5 year.

13 Aug 2020 onwards

CSC conducted risk and finance model validation exercises for few Saudi Banks

20 Aug 2020

CSC partnered with PKF in Saudi Arabia to provide Audit, Assurance, Consultancy, IFRS 17 and Actuarial support to financial institutions in the Kingdom.

7 Sept 2020

CSC conducted a free webinar on Shariah Governance Framework in partnership with the Financial Academy and ISRA Consultancy. This was presented by Mr. Tariq Javed (CEO CSC) and Dr. Ashraf (CEO ISRA Consultancy) and was well participated by over 100 attendees all across the world.

Oct, Nov, Dec 2020

CSC was selected as a preferred training provider for three inhouse courses for Riyad Bank’s senior management on topics namely internal audit, risk and ERM. Each course was conducted over 3 days each month.

1 Nov 2020

Q&A show with TJ – second episode premiered

11 Nov 2020

CSC was selected by Gulf International Bank to conduct Basel course for Board of Directors of the GIB group. The course received excellent feedback from the participants.

1 Dec 2020

Q&A show with TJ – third episode premiered

3 Dec 2020

CSC partnered with Bovill (well renowned UK consultancy firm) to provide risk consultancy services in the middle east region.

10 Dec 2020

CSC partnered with Benchmatrix (Global IT solution provider) to market Compliance solutions to Financial Institutions in KSA.

16 Dec 2020

CSC partnered with Clari5 (global reputable company) to market Compliance solutions to Financial Institutions in KSA.

14 Dec 2020

CSC partnered with AxiomSL (one of the top risk solution providers) to market Risk Calculation Engine to Financial Institutions in KSA.

1 Jan 2021

Q&A show with TJ – fourth episode premiered.

6 Jan 2021

CSC partnered with Batonglobal (reputable global firm) for providing various consultancy and training services in KSA.

2 Mar 2021

CSC partnered with Prometeia (reputable consultancy and technology provider in Europe) for providing various consultancy services in KSA.

24 Feb 2021

CSC partnered with Monstar Lab (one of the top global IT consultants) for providing various IT consultancy related services (including digital banking) in KSA

18 Mar 2021

CSC was selected by Gulf International Bank (GIB) to conduct ESG course for Board of Directors and Senior Management of the GIB group.

April and May 2021

CSC (along with its global strategic partners) was selected by 8 finance companies in KSA to implement IFRS 9 regulatory provisioning framework.

21 April 2021

CSC was tasked by Saudi Investment Bank (SAIB) to develop an online IBOR module that can run on their LMS portal.