Afriland First Bank Group Introduces New Processing System

BPC Bank Technologies has entered into entered into an agreement to introduce the SmartVista family of products as a single platform to support the payment business of Afriland First Bank Group.

Expectations

The flexibility, scalability and reliability of the SmartVista family of products will allow Afriland First Bank Group to significantly expand the range of card products offered for local and international payments, as well as increase the level of security of operations. In addition, it is planned to modernize the ATM network management system, develop its own loyalty programs, etc. Afriland First Bank Cameron intends to start issuing Visa and MasterCard cards and be certified in these payment systems with the support of BPC Bank Technologies.

Basis

A key element of the Banking Group's new infrastructure will be the creation of a central authorization system in Geneva. The introduction of SmartSwitch - one of the products of the SmartVista family - will ensure the authorization and management of transaction flows of Afriland First Bank Group in real time. Afriland First Bank Cameron will be the first to be connected to an authorization system installed in Geneva.

Opinions

"Building a new infrastructure from the SmartVista solution is an important strategic decision to grow our card business," says Jean Pauline Fonqua Kake, executive vice president of Afriland First Bank Group. "The SmartVista family of products is a powerful, fully functional processing solution that enables us to gain significant competitive advantage in the electronic payment market."

"We are proud that Afriland First Bank has chosen SmartVista to implement a payment infrastructure project. The successful implementation of such international projects helps to increase the confidence of our company and increase the share of presence in the global market. The key to our success is the latest technological developments combined with close attention to the individual needs of customers, "says Vasily Grigoriev, General Director of BPC Bank Technologies.