Summary Type of financial institution: Universal bank Headquarters: Dubai, United Arab Emirates Branches: 15 domestic branches Assets: $3.1 billion (October 2010)
Project scope: Full core banking functionality across the head office and branches System/vendor replaced: Cobol and Unix-based GIBS System/vendor installed: SIBS from Silverlake Axis Technology: IBMiSeries
Current functionality: Core retail, SME and corporate banking including lending, treasury, trade finance, internet banking, branch banking, remittances, CRM, data warehouse, anti-money laundering, central bank reporting, Islamic banking
Interfaces: ATMs, debit and credit card systems, HR system, internet trading system
Selection team: Bank Selection time: Eight months Installation team: Bank and vendor Installation time: 14 months Level of satisfaction: High