Carreker
Corporation Press Release - June
25, 2003
LLOYDS TSB SELECTS CARREKER
FOR CASH INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
Leading UK Bank to Deploy
iCom™ across 4,200 ATMs
DALLAS (June 25, 2003) — Carreker
Corporation (Nasdaq: CANI), a leading
provider of technology and consulting
solutions for the financial services
industry, today announced that
London-based Lloyds TSB plc, a
leading UK financial services group,
has selected Carreker’s Integrated
Cash Operations Module (iCom) cash
inventory management solution for
its Automated Teller Machine (ATM)
network of 4,200.
iCom is an enterprisewide solution
that helps banks and their service
providers automate the cash-ordering
process and manage cash inventory
levels. Using advanced forecasting
technology, iCom determines the
optimal currency order and shipment
amounts for ATMs, using historical
demand-based information. It develops
a daily cash activity profile for
each cash site, assists in identifying
optimal cash transportation strategies,
and provides pre-emptive cash shortage
alerts. iCom users have historically
reduced their overall cash inventories
by 20 to 40 percent while improving
transportation schedules, lowering
cash handling costs, and increasing
the overall productivity and efficiency
of the cash inventory management
process.
Trevor Hodsdon, group efficiency
programme projects director, Lloyds
TSB, said, “We chose Carreker’s
iCom solution because of its superior
technology and extensive number
of referenceable sites around the
globe, which gave us assurance
regarding Carreker’s implementation
capabilities as well as our ability
to realise anticipated customer
and operational benefits.”
Managing currency and cash has
taken on increased importance for
banks as volumes grow and costs
potentially rise. According to
recent research, cash remains the
favorite method of payment among
UK adults. In addition, the UK’s
central bank, the Bank of England,
has introduced new rules that increase
the liability for banks to pay
interest on cash in circulation,
causing banks to seek solutions
that minimize their cash usage
while improving cash availability
to their customers.
Brian Evetts, managing director
of Carreker’s Cash & Logistics
business, said, “Lloyds TSB
is a long-time proponent of proactive
cash inventory management. Their
adoption of iCom bank-wide is a
clear signal of the bank’s
ongoing commitment to significant
increases in savings and efficiencies
through greater branch automation
and further reductions in cash
inventories.”
J.D. (Denny) Carreker, chairman
and CEO of Carreker Corporation,
said, “Lloyds TSB is well
known for providing outstanding
service, so we are particularly
pleased that they chose Carreker
to assist them in this critical
area, where we are increasingly
becoming the preferred provider.
We consider Lloyds TSB’s
selection of iCom a validation
of our product design and our reputation
in this key business.”
iCom, along with Carreker’s
ReserveLink™ and FraudLink™ PC™ solutions,
has been exclusively endorsed by
the American Bankers Association.
Carreker iCom installations include
many of the leading banks in the
United States, Europe, Canada,
Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.
About Lloyds TSB
Lloyds TSB is a leading UK-based
financial services group, whose
businesses provide a comprehensive
range of banking and financial
services in the UK and overseas.
At the end of 2002 total group
assets were £253 billion,
and there were over 79,000 employees.
Market capitalisation was £24.8
billion. Main businesses and
activities include UK Retail
Banking & Mortgages, Insurance & Investments,
Wholesale Markets and International
Banking.
About Carreker Corporation
Carreker Corporation improves earnings
for financial institutions around
the world. The Company’s
integrated consulting and software
solutions are designed to increase
clients’ revenues and reduce
their expenses, while improving
security and increasing the value
of their customer relationships.
Carreker provides products and
services to more than 250 clients
in the United States, Canada,
the United Kingdom, Ireland,
continental Europe, Australia,
New Zealand, and South Africa.
Clients include the full range
of community, regional and large
banks, among them more than 75
of the largest 100 banks in the
United States. Headquartered
in Dallas, Texas since 1978,
Carreker Corporation also has
offices around the world including
London, Toronto, and Sydney.
For more information, visit www.carreker.com.