"Finance and Credit" Bank implements CR2 Bank World system

press-release

       Last week „Finance and Credit" Bank and the world supplier of the multichannel bank software - company CR2 - declared one of the largest Ukrainian banks' signing the agreement on expansion of the unified system of self-service BankWorld, the developer is CR2.
       This multichannel decision of CR2 leading in branch was chosen by „Finance and Credit" Bank as a platform for management of all banks' usage of self-service channels, including the Internet, ATMs, boothes, contact-centre and mobile technologies.
      „Finance and Credit" Bank specializes on provision to all clients with innovative products and the individualized services which are convenient and accessible in a 24-hours mode through channels of self-service.
        Introduction of BankWorld system will allow Bank to perform the individualized approach for each client or a client segment each time when the client uses the ATM, the bank channel of self-service or the traditional channel. BankWorld provides with the individualized products and services, and also aimed messages for each client or a segment, depending on unique individual characteristics, at all channels of self-service.
        Making comments on the agreement conclusion, Chairman of Board of the Bank Vladimir Hlyvniuk declared, that "Finance and Credit " Bank is the supporter of introduction of the best in its sphere decisions which allow us to offer leading products in the market and services for our clients. System BankWorld delivered by company CR2 appreciably will help us with allocation of our offer in the market of electronic channels and will strengthen our leading positions in the Ukrainian market ".
        Implementation in bank is made by means of local partner of CR2 - company Global Consulting Partners (GCP). Also, making comments on the agreement, Sales manager GCP Andrey Pavlov noted, that "BankWorld ideally approaches for „Finance and Credit" Bank owing to its feature to allocate distinctive features of banks from competitors, and also easiness of its adjustment under requirements of the local market ".
        Integrated multichannel decision of CR2 gives to banks the full control over products and services which they offer for individuals at various channels, including ATMs and bank services in the mode of real time. BankWorld provides advantages of multichannel safety by means of two-factorial authentification, extracts and notices, using mobile technologies.
        Besides entering into a package of products BankWorld ATM BankWorld Studio tool for the first time in the market allows banks to develop and carry out quick and easy adjustment of screens of the network of ATMs. Even clients of bank can independently adjust the services accessible to them on the first screen of the ATM.
        In its turn, the Sales manager and marketing of CR2 company Kieran Kilcullen in the comment on occasion of the agreement signing noted the following: "Finance and Credit" Bank - the first customer of system BankWorld in Ukraine; signing of this agreement became one more step in a turn of large transactions of CR2 in the countries of the Eastern Europe and the CIS for the last 12 months.
        Integration of BankWorld in all channels in addition to ability of the solution to deliver the individualized offers of products on the basis of unique characteristics of the client will allow "Finance and Credit" Bank considerably to raise quality of service for the clients in all cases when they address to any of bank channels of self-service ".

Reference:
     CR2 - the world supplier of solutions for multichannel and the Internet-banking, ATMs and plastic cards, at which more than 100 clients in 70 countries of the world. The headquarter of the company is in Dublin (Ireland). Besides, CR2 possesses the network of successfully working branches and representative offices in Europe, India, Africa, Asian-Pacific and Near-Eastern regions. www.cr2.com
      GCP specializes on introduction of the localized solutions in the CIS in addition to the offer of the software of own development for data storehouses, processing of the payments, localized the accounting and reporting, and also integration and front-office for exchequer. GCP is partner  of CR2 in the CIS.
      Owing to offices in Moscow and Riga, and also to office currently opening in Kiev, GCP incurs a role of the bridge between local banks and CR2 and offers introduction of BankWorld in the CIS with forces of local analysts and technical experts. www.gcpartners.biz

    "Finance and Credit" Bank was founded in 1990 and by total assets it enters the group of the largest banks according to NBU classification. 
     As of 01.04.2008 authorized capital of the Bank made up UAH 1,277 bln. As of 01.04.2008 the Bank's net assets were UAH 15, 255 bln., liabilities totalled to UAH 13, 466 bln. The Bank's loan portfolio reached UAH 11, 775 bln. The amount of attracted funds as of 01.04.2008 was UAH 9, 690 bln.
     As of 01.04.2008 "Finance and Credit" Bank emitted over 694 thd. of payment cards of international payment systems «VISA» and «MasterCard». The infrastructure of card business numbers 407 own ATMs, over 513 cash withdrawal outlets and 3 183 trade servicing centres.

Contacts:

Meabh Maguire
CR2
Tel: + 971 331 5414
Email: meabh.maguire@cr2.com

Yuliya Zagorodnya,
Chief of Informational
and Media Support Department
"Finance and Credit" Bank
tel. +38 (044) 499-26-48
e-mail: yuliya.zagorodnya@fcbank.com.ua