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As the first bank to operate in Saudi Arabia, SHB has a long and enviable heritage. Over the years, various payments capabilities were introduced and the bank's IT environment grew to five separate payments platforms from multiple software vendors which became increasingly difficult, costly, and time-consuming for SHB to maintain and extend. Additionally, compliance with the latest EMV and Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) mandates became impractical due to the complexity of SHB's IT environment. By replacing its legacy systems with a single S1 payments platform, SHB will be better able to accommodate changes in the form of new regulations, card scheme mandates, services, and technologies, while freeing-up resources to improve operational efficiency and reduce the overall cost of ownership. Moreover, as an early adopter of and compliance with the Payment Application Data Security Standard (PA-DSS), S1 will help reduce the program scope and cost involved in the bank's efforts to become PCI-DSS compliant.
The S1 payments platform will consolidate transactions and help ensure that payments switching conforms to Saudi Payments Network 2 (SPAN2) processing regulations. Business processes that will be supported by the S1 solutions include ATM driving, card management, merchant acquiring services, dispute management, back office reporting, and settlement. Additionally, SHB will introduce in-branch card issuing as part of its EMV migration program leveraging Dynamic Card Solutions' CardWizard(R) product which will be integrated with the S1 payments platform to facilitate card management, instant issuance and PIN selection at the bank's branches. S1's open-systems and SOA-based infrastructure will also afford enterprise-wide IT integration, ensuring easier management and more effective business operations.
Rushdi Duqah, GM, Information Technology at SHB, explains: "S1's payments platform is an ideal one-stop solution for banks in the Middle East. Based on globally proven technology, it will accommodate all of our processing needs, from ATM driving and back-office reporting to core payments systems and card management. With S1, we have found a partner that offers genuine payments flexibility and local support as well as the strategic vision that is essential to address our future needs."
Francois van Schoor, Divisional President, S1, comments, "We are delighted to be working with Saudi Hollandi Bank and providing them with the platform that will be the foundation for their future payments services. With S1's modern and flexible integrated payments platform in place, SHB will be able to embrace new customer-focused opportunities, solve operational problems, and unlock payments processing efficiencies."
About Saudi Hollandi Bank
Saudi Hollandi Bank, the first operating bank in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, was founded in 1926. Over the ensuing years the bank continued to expand and develop. It introduced a number of technical innovations in banking and expanded its range of products and services and its customer base. In 2006, the bank unveiled a new logo and celebrated 80 years of providing loyal service to the citizens of Saudi Arabia. 40% of its shares are currently held by a consortium of banks consisting of the Royal Bank of Scotland, Banco Santander and Fortis, who acquired ABN AMRO Bank in 2007. The bank employs over 1,600 staff and has a Saudization ratio of over 87%. The Bank has 43 branches and 220 ATMs providing banking services throughout the Kingdom.
About S1
Leading banks, retailers, and processors need technology that adapts to the complex and challenging needs of their businesses. They want solutions that can respond quickly to changes in the marketplace and help grow with their business. For more than 20 years, S1 has been a leader in developing software solutions that deliver a competitive advantage. Over 3,000 organizations worldwide depend on us for payments, online banking, branch banking and lending solutions to power their businesses.
We provide payments solutions for ATM driving, card management, merchant acquiring and retail payments. Our payments customers are located in more than 50 countries and collectively they process over 10 billion transactions annually from 100,000 ATMs and 750,000 POS terminals. We help them increase profitability, strengthen security, maintain compliance and capitalize on new opportunities. S1 can handle a wide variety of payment instruments, technologies and transactions from multiple sales channels.
More information is available at www.s1.com
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