Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 39 | Page 52

CASE STUDY WITH INFOSYS FINACLE, WE NOW HAVE A STRONG DIGITAL SUITE THAT ENABLES THE BANK TO DRIVE GROWTH WHILE PROVIDING AN EXCEPTIONAL BANKING EXPERIENCE. There were also representatives from other African countries (besides Nigeria) on the core team. The Finacle team comprised of 20 members along with the 10 members from the alliance partner Computer Warehouse Group. The fact that all three teams – UBA, Finacle and CWG – worked as one was instrumental in the project being delivered in a record time of 26 months. The Finacle Core Banking and Online Banking implementations at UBA were a huge success. Finacle Treasury was implemented in Nigeria and other subsidiaries even before Finacle Core Banking. 52 INTELLIGENTCIO Business benefits The speedy rollout in about 26 months saved UBA considerable time and money. Continuous delivery and testing of customisation, porting line items by the bank ensured smooth SIT/UAT/rollout phases. The implementation allowed UBA to discontinue many old systems and thereby save US$350,000 per annum. The project automated processes and integrated information to significantly lower the transaction processing time by over 30%. The time to open a new account is now just two minutes. With a single view of customer information, the bank has improved the turnaround time and customer sales and sales capability. The system also enables document capture to digital images reducing paper dependence. There were also several qualitative benefits, such as the closing of regulatory and compliance gaps, avoidance of regulatory sanctions, as well as addressing technological obsolescence. Quantitative benefits • Increase in customer base: UBA experienced a quantum leap in its www.intelligentcio.com