Carreker
Corporation Press Release - September
15, 2003
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SOUTH
AFRICA CHOOSES CARREKER’S
ENACT SOLUTION FOR MANAGING CUSTOMER
INTERACTIONS AND PORTFOLIOS
FNB SA Enhances Customer
Value with a Unified, Enterprisewide
Sales/Service Approach
Dallas, TX (September 15, 2003) – Carreker
Corporation (Nasdaq: CANI), a leading
provider of technology and consulting
solutions for the financial industry,
today announced that First National
Bank of South Africa has purchased
an enterprise license for Carreker’s
EnAct™ solution. EnAct is
being implemented across the organization
to help sales and service employees
in banking, insurance and investments
see the full profile of customers
in their portfolios and communicate
more effectively across traditional
business lines and across the bank’s
delivery channels.
According to Peet van der Walt,
senior general manager, First National
Bank, “EnAct lets us assemble
the value of our offerings in ways
that are easy for customers to
access and for our sales and service
people to articulate and deliver.
We are proud that we continue to
be top ranked among South African
banks for our customer service,
because we know that customer service
directly correlates to financial
performance. But just as important
as service quality is the ability
of our people to anticipate customers’ financial
needs and communicate with their
customers in ways that increases
value for both parties. That is
what EnAct brings us.”
Keith Von Seggern, managing principal
and head of Carreker’s EnAct
group, said, “This agreement
with First National Bank is particularly
exciting, because together we are
putting to work an enhanced version
of EnAct that, for the first time,
lets clients enrich their customer
information from customer-initiated
interactions, by far the majority
of in-person customer interactions.
With EnAct 4.1, FNB can build much
more complete profiles of their
customers and do so beyond the
traditional retail branch system.”
J.D. (Denny) Carreker, chairman
and chief executive office of Carreker,
said, “We are pleased that
First National Bank chose our solution
to help them achieve their ambitious
sales and service goals. This significant
engagement means that three of
South Africa’s four largest
banks have invested in EnAct for
that purpose. By partnering with
us on our enhanced version of EnAct,
First National Bank stands to realize
even more gains by capturing and
using more and better customer
information.”
Carreker’s EnAct solution
helps banks better understand and
meet the needs of their customers
and maximize the value that both
the bank customer and the bank
derive from the relationship. The
solution consists of web-based
enterprise software, executive
consulting, central marketing consulting,
skills training and front-line
methodology.
EnAct users, financial institutions
of all sizes around the world,
have cited substantial gains in
metrics that reflect improvements
in service levels, customer satisfaction
and overall customer value.
About First National Bank of
South Africa
First National Bank is one of the
many well-known brands in the FirstRand
stable, one of South Africa’s
largest and most diversified financial
services groups. FirstRand was
formed in 1998 out of the financial
services interests of Rand Merchant
Bank Holdings and Anglo America
Corporation. It operates in both
banking through FirstRand Bank
Ltd and insurance through Momentum
Group Ltd. Total assets under management
and administration were R473-billion
(US$55-billion) in 2002. It is
one of the largest companies listed
on the Johannesburg Securities
Exchange. A full range of retail
and corporate banking activities
as well as trust services are provided
under the banner of First National
Bank in South Africa, Namibia,
Botswana and Swaziland. It is the
leading VISA card issuer in the
region and the market leader in
instalment credit finance. Rand
Merchant Bank offers specialist
services in the fields of corporate
finance, structured finance, project
finance, private equity, trading
markets and asset management. The
group’s private bank, RMB
Private Bank provides both domestic
and offshore private banking services.
Momentum provides risk and investment
products that create and preserve
wealth in the middle-to upper-income
markets, and is the number one
choice among independent financial
intermediaries in South Africa.
For more information, visit www.fnb.co.za and www.firstrand.co.za.
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,
Australia 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 located around
the world including London and
Sydney. For more information,
visit www.carreker.com.
Carreker Corporate Contact:
Ann
Cain, Senior Vice President,
Director, Strategic Communications and PR
972 371-1748 PH (Dallas)
972 458-2567 FX
Email: acain@carreker.com
Carreker UK Contact:
Rebecca
Pope
Marketing and Promotion, International
+44 (0) 20 7469 1628 (London)
+44 (0) 20 7283 5806 fax