Dr Vijay started his career working in one of the big 8 Chartered Accountants and Management Consultancy firms in the UK. He has over 20 years of banking experience working in local and foreign banks up to senior management level, ranging over a diverse range of disciplines. Being a Director of Graduate Training & FSTEP, Vijay is wearing more than one hat, as he is not only overseeing the newly established ABS Digital Banking Centre, but also spearheading the AML team in rolling out the first ever Certified in AML/CFT program (CAMCO) and the development of ABS Mobile Learning Platform and Executive Education Series.
He is currently involved in structuring bespoke technical and soft skill programmes for banks. In addition, he is a member of the AICB curriculum working committee for professional qualification programmes such as the Chartered Banker, Credit Certification and Bank Risk Management. He is also a designated Chartered Banker trainer, bringing a fresh approach to self-directed learning using mind-mapping techniques, case studies and problem-based learning. Dr Vijay has published banking and finance related textbooks and journal articles internationally, including, "Success Factors for the Implementation of Entrepreneurial Knowledge Management in Malaysian Banks"
(Journal of Information & Knowledge Management, 2013).