NCR Corporation continues to
lead the sub-Saharan and African banking industry with its latest and
largest automated teller machine (ATM) order to date within the region.
Intercontinental Bank, Plc, one of Nigeria’s largest commercial banks,
has selected NCR for its rollout of 400 Personas(TM) M Series ATMs, APTRA(TM)
software, professional services and second-line maintenance services.
The order includes 380 NCR Personas M Series 87 and 20 NCR Personas M
Series 76 units with NCR’s industry-leading APTRA multivendor software
and Intelligent Deposit technology. The services agreement also
contracts with NCR to manage Intercontinental’s multivendor ATM network,
while providing complete installation services, including site selection
and training for bank employees. In addition, the offer includes the
adoption of NCR’s Gasper® self-service remote management technology.
This popular solution is already used today to manage over 170 of the
world’s largest self-service deployers’ networks, delivering up-to-the
minute fault alerts, proactive response and comprehensive management
reporting to ensure the highest availability possible.
Olayinka Adebiyi, executive director of strategy and finance for
Intercontinental Bank, said, “NCR’s technology clearly offered the best
fit and quality to meet our needs. NCR understood what we want to
deliver to our customers and how that fits with our overall strategy for
the bank. They also presented a comprehensive service and training plan
that ensures our multivendor ATM network is available whenever our
customers need access.”
The new units will introduce NCR Intelligent Deposit to Intercontinental
customers, offering a transaction capability that is gaining in
popularity in the area. This new functionality uses NCR’s image-based
deposit technology to easily migrate the deposit-taking function from
the teller line to the self-service channel. For the customer, it speeds
the transaction and also provides important proof-of-deposit via an
image-based receipt that also provides a full account of each note
deposited, by denomination.
Bob Tramontano, vice president of self-service for NCR’s Financial
Solutions Division, said, “Africa is certainly one of the growing
regions for advanced self-service deployment. NCR’s service excellence
and strength in providing the highest-quality solutions is certainly
reflected in the number of local customers that continue to select NCR
to better serve the consumer. We are pleased to work together with
Intercontinental Bank on this rollout.”
Another recent mega-deal within the region was announced in January of
this year, with United Bank for Africa selecting NCR for its 350-unit
rollout.
About Intercontinental Bank, Plc
Intercontinental Bank Plc has evolved into one of the largest and most
diversified financial services institutions in Nigeria, with one of the
largest shareholders funds in the country in excess of $1 billion.
Intercontinental operates a network of over 200 branches, all linked by
a cutting-edge IT infrastructure. Visit www.intercontinentalbankplc.com.
About NCR Corporation
NCR Corporation (NYSE:NCR) is a leading global technology company
helping businesses build stronger relationships with their customers.
NCR’s Teradata® data warehouses, ATMs, retail systems, self-service
solutions and IT services provide Relationship Technology(TM) that
maximizes the value of customer interactions and helps organizations
create a stronger competitive position. Based in Dayton, Ohio, NCR
(www.ncr.com) employs approximately 29,500 people worldwide.
