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haitham binlaba

@haithambinlaba

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Experienced banker driving corporate growth, treasury, and fintech partnerships.

Bahrain

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What I'm looking for

I seek a senior role in corporate/treasury or fintech partnerships where I can grow revenues, lead cross-border deals, and build compliant, high-performing client portfolios.

I am a professional banker with over 10 years' experience in bank management, operations, and business development across MENA, Africa and LatAm.

I have driven market-share growth in card issuance, processing services and fintech solutions while managing client portfolios and cross-border partnerships that expanded correspondent networks and digital payments adoption.

My treasury experience includes executing Islamic money market and FX trades using Refinitiv FXall, Eikon and Bloomberg, managing ALM exposures, and developing structured funding solutions in compliance with Shari'a and regulatory standards.

I combine relationship management, KYC/AML/CDD rigor, and commercial strategy to deliver revenue improvement and sustainable pipelines, and I coach and mentor teams to achieve measurable business results.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

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Senior Business Development Officer

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Arab Financial Services

May 2023 - Present (2 years 10 months)

Drive market share growth and generate sales pipelines in card issuance, processing and fintech solutions; advise state-level projects to uplift the Libyan financial ecosystem and manage client portfolios across North and Sub‑Saharan Africa.

Business Development Fintech Partnerships Client Relationship Management Cross Border Payments & Compliance

Business Development Specialist

Sentry Security Services

Sep 2022 - Jan 2023 (4 months)

Developed strategic processes and partnerships that produced 20% quarter-to-quarter revenue growth and a 60% conversion rate with public and private sector clients, while overseeing marketing and proposal development.

Sales Strategy Business Development Contract Negotiation Proposal Writing Client Acquisition Training

Officer – Treasury and Financial Institutions

Al Baraka Banking Group

May 2019 - Feb 2022 (2 years 9 months)

Executed Islamic money market and FX trades to manage liquidity and optimize spreads; expanded Libyan correspondent banking portfolio by 35% and supported ALCO on liquidity and solvency strategy while maintaining KYC/AML/CFT standards.

Treasury Management FX Trading Refinitiv FXall Correspondent Banking KYC

Area Manager – Financial Institutions

Al Baraka Turk Participation Bank

May 2018 - Apr 2019 (11 months)

Managed trade finance operations averaging over USD 300M quarterly across Africa, Latin America and Turkey; conducted credit analysis and secured multiple bank credit limits while developing correspondent banking relationships.

Trade Finance Credit Analysis Correspondent Banking Underwriting Risk Management Emerging Markets Portfolio Management

Junior Analyst / Administrative Manager

Capital International Holding

Jan 2016 - Apr 2018 (2 years 3 months)

Supported private equity deals with financial modeling, valuation and due diligence; prepared investment memoranda and managed administrative operations to support deal execution and portfolio monitoring.

Financial Modeling Valuation Due Diligence Deal Management Vendor Management Reporting