We would like to thanks Mr. Bozidar Pavlovic from PBZ Card and Mr. Sasa Skrgic from Zagrebacka bank on their kind words of support as well as their personal testimony which will be an important part of CEESCA club.

 Božidar Pavlovic, PBZ Card, Executive Director of IT Division

 Dear colleagues,

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. Thank you!

  Sasa Skrgic, Zagrebacka banka, Head of Acquiring, B2C Cluster

 Dear colleagues, dear guests,

I am very pleased to have opportunity today to wish you warm welcome according to my opinion very important event. Also, I very happy that you, as a representative of your institutions, have recognized importance of this event and decide to attend this sessions. We are living in the time of rapid and continuous changes. There are changes in different segments (financial, telecommunication, transportation and etc). 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 (I mention this segment due to the fact that I come from this segment) can enter to new environment together with partners from other segments. It is not future any more – it is happening now. In the same time it is a challenge for all of us, because we are the bankers and sometimes it is not easy to present those opportunities in our work environment. Given everything I have said, 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. Thank you!