SHB has re-imagined “Banking on the move” with Wearable Banking Solution developed by Vayana

Saudi Hollandi Bank (SHB), founded in 1926 the first bank in KSA, has deployed Wearable Banking Solution developed by Vayana for Apple Watch, to further enhance the customer experience for its retail banking customers. This will see the bank introduce more innovative ways to engage with its retail customers in KSA.
Wearable Banking Solution developed by Vayana will enable SHB to deliver number of services on Apple Watch which works as an extension of the iOS - Mobile Banking Application. These services include Reporting (Balances & Mini Statements), Notifications and Payments (Due Bills & Violations). Wearable Banking adds another feather to the cap for both SHB as well as Vayana.

While mentioning about the deal, Vayana’s CEO Kannan Ramasamy mentioned "Exciting opportunities have been presented by emerging technologies and form factors. This has made it possible for us to “Reimagine Channels” in partnership with our clients. We have had a unique opportunity to work with Saudi Hollandi Bank in their journey to create an OmniChannel experience. The Wearable Banking is another milestone in positioning the Bank as an innovator.”

SHB and Vayana have been working together last few years to digitize Retail Banking Channels. SHB is currently using Vayana’s “SolutionNET: Channel Re-imagined platform” for Retail Internet Banking, Tablet Banking Application and Mobile Banking Application. SHB has won Best Mobile App Award in 2016 and Best Internet Banking Award for consecutive 2 years (2014 and 2015). With 72 retail banking services on Mobile Banking Application, SHB is undoubtedly a leader in KSA Market.

Premia™ Conclave’16 Middle East with Insurance Leaders

Organised by 3i Infotech, the Premia™ Conclave was held in Dubai 

3i Infotech Limited, a global provider of IT solutions and one of India’s mid-tier software companies, played host to  Premia™ Conclave’16 in Dubai. Premia™ Conclave’16 is conceptualized and created in conjunction with 3i Infotech’s leading Premia™ insurance product suite annual customer meet. It was an initiative to appreciate, felicitate, support and strengthen the valued relationship with Premia™ and its most valuable patrons, across the MENA region. The conclave centered on the theme Connect, Transform, Engage. 

In the form of Premia™, 3i infotech offers insurance organizations a powerful
solution accelerator that enables efficient end to end management of insurance
business processes be it general life medical or Islamic insurance. Over the last 15 years, PREMIA™ has achieved an outreach in 35 countries including the MENA region. The Premia boasts of customization for local languages and ease of use & has over 300 strong professional team with 200 plus development experience.

“It has been a truly memorable and deeply valuable association that has been fostered at the Premia™ Conclave’16. It puts a seal of affirmation on the growing presence of Premia™ and our acceptance on the GCC map. With our continued presence for over the past 15 years and in our journey ahead, the occasion would be earmarked as a red-letter day for all of our customers and stakeholders” said Rakesh Doshi, Global Delivery Head - Banking, Insurance and Financial Services & MRD at 3i Infotech.

The Dubai Premia™ Conclave 2016 was opened by insurance industry veteran Mr. Omer Elamin, President Orient Group. Mr. Elamin’s session was a live testimonial of Premia™’s robust capabilities and how it facilitated seamless upgradations in line with the insurance organization’s growth. He further added that he sees a great future for Orient with 3i-Infotech’s offerings.

Asserting that customers are their first priority, the evening upheld 3i Infotech's patrons who are undoubtedly the frontrunners of this revolution of progress and business growth for the Middle East market. As an initiative of appreciation, 3i Infotech honored the following companies from the region.

Noor Takaful	Sharjah Insurance and Reinsurance	Emirates Insurance	Dubai National Insurance & Reinsurance	Takaful Oman
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance	Al Wathba National Insurance	Abu Dhabi National Takaful	National Takaful Co. - Watania	Oman United Insurance
Adamjee Insurance	Al Wathba National Insurance	Orient Insurance	Qatar Insurance	METLife AIG ANB
Al Dhafra Insurance	Dubai Insurance	Dar Al Takaful	Falcon Insurance	Al Madina Takaful

Also pertinent to the theme of iterating the Premia™ success road, the attendees were introduced to the key milestones and achievements of Premia™ over the last 15 years.

The evening of May 25^th witnessed an amalgamation of excellence in Technology, Insightful Thought Leadership sessions & 3i Infotech’s undisputable leadership in steering the Technology eco-system of the BFSI Sector in the Middle East.

ElegantJ BI is pleased to be a Silver Sponsor at the Gartner Business Intelligence, Analytics and information Management Summit, which will be held on June 7-8, 2016 in Mumbai, India. The theme of the conference is Information & Analytics Leadership: Empowering People with Trusted Data.

ElegantJ BI, is a respected Business Intelligence and Corporate Performance Management solution provider with a suite of  Business Intelligence and Performance Management tools. ElegantJ BI was listed as a representative vendor in the Gartner 'Market Guide for Enterprise-Reporting-Based Platforms', published in February 2016. ElegantJ BI has created a clear roadmap toward ‘Smart Data Discovery’ that promotes self-serve data preparation, smart visualization, and Plug n’ Play predictive analytics, to put the power of BI tools in the hands of business users to transform them into Citizen Data Scientists.

ElegantJ BI CEO, Kartik Patel says, "This Gartner Summit will provide crucial information and insight for every type of business, whether the enterprise wants to find out more about business intelligence and data analytics or consider an upgrade or change of an existing BI Tool."

In this increasingly digital world, organizations that develop a robustly information-centric culture with the ability to recognize, manage and exploit their information assets will ultimately outpace the competition. To realize this potential, businesses must empower people to build the analytics they need to improve their line of business.

"We invite customers, stakeholders, and partners to join us at the Gartner Business Intelligence, Analytics & Information Management Summit 2016," says Patel. "Attendees will benefit from a practical, informative update on business analytics and a strategic view of Business Intelligence and Corporate Performance Management now and in the future."
 

Summit attendees can see demonstrations of the ElegantJ BI solution at the Solution Showcase, and meet ElegantJ Bi product and solutions team members. Attendees can participate in Tutorials, Roundtables, Workshops and sessions on topics like Citizen Data Scientists, Analytical Demands, Self-Service Data Preparation and more!

"We look forward to welcoming our colleagues," Patel said. "This Summit will provide exciting opportunities in an educational environment, and the ElegantJ BI team is pleased and proud to participate in this event."

3i Infotech sets-up Kastle™ ULS Onboarding Solution at Lloyds Commercial Finance

Lloyds Commercial Finance (LCF), a leading provider of Invoice Finance, Asset Finance and Asset Based Lending in the United Kingdom, has implemented 3i Infotech‘s  Kastle™ Onboarding Solution, a rich workflow-based Credit Approval application to streamline and automate its business processes in the Commercial & Industrial market segment.


The software has been successfully rolled out at LCF’s 12 regional centers across the United Kingdom. Kastle™ Onboarding Solution GoLive is a key milestone for LCF's Commercial Finance Transformation program, with a vision to maintain and grow LCF's market share in this segment.
Under the scope of this engagement, 3i Infotech has successfully deployed the first phase of the solution by mapping the business process for onboarding new prospects. Automating elements of the existing process is a major benefit that LCF has derived with Kastle™ Onboarding.3i Infotech have also helped in the transitioning from a legacy system.

Commenting on their breakthrough win in the UK, Gurjeet Oberoi, 3i Infotech Ltd, Europe said “When we first started our Interaction with the Lloyds Commercial Finance Team, they were looking at a comprehensive solution which could lead the way for their technological revamp, to bolster their team’s performance & gain deeper market penetration, which became a great opportunity for us to showcase our end to end solution Kastle ULS..“

3i Infotech has integrated its Kastle™ Onboarding Solution with LCF’s existing CRM system enabling a seamless 360 degree customer view. The solution has improved the turnaround time for processing new applications, and has also improved the productivity of the organisation’s workforce.

Kastle™ Onboarding will help transform LCF’s core business through process automation and enabling better control, by generating & monitoring legal documents through its workflow engine, which is integrated with LCF’s Enterprise Document Management System. 3i Infotech has also built Dynamic Management Information reporting, powered by SAP Crystal Reports.

Bhiwandi - Participates In The ‘Make In India’ Campaign

Accelerates Industrial Revolution

On the side lines of the ‘Make In India’ week scheduled to be hosted at Bandra-Kurla Complex Exhibition grounds in Mumbai from 13-18 February, 2016, the ‘Make In Bhiwandi’ campaign will promote manufacturing and boost local economy. The campaign encourages industrialists, investors and manufacturers to set shop at the Bhumi World Industrial Park in fast-developing node of Bhiwandi.

The campaign will pave way for potentially-strong sectors to raise investments and facilitate growth spurt in economy. Bhumi Associates, craftsmen of premium business space solutions, will proudly represent the industrial park at the infrastructure development corridor for the mega ‘Make in India’ week. The campaign upholds the potential of design, innovation and sustainability across India’s manufacturing sectors in the coming decade.

Commenting on their keen participation for the Make In India Week, Mr. Prakash Patel, Chairman & Managing Director of Bhumi World said, “Bhiwandi has all the qualities and potential desired of a manufacturing hub. All that we have to do now is push it to newer height of glory. Our participation in the ‘Make In India’ week will boost Bhiwandi’s industrial growth”.

Keeping in mind the varied needs of business houses looking for expansion, the park has designed innovatively-designed industrial units which offer the right mix of sturdy RCC structures industrial sheds along with intelligently-designed office spaces. It is currently catering to the diverse needs of hundreds of factories encompassing from over 40 countries. The sectors the park is successfully catering to include automotive, furniture, pharmaceuticals, garments, engineering, cosmetics, imitation jewellery, plastics, food and printing press etc. Bhiwandi offers an overall ecosystem required to help businesses steer their growth.

8,000 persons are employed here. With an additional over 5,000 jobs capacity planning with new projects in the pipeline, Bhiwandi is a fast-growing city with plans on creating fast track corridor connecting key infrastructure projects like Navi Mumbai International Airport and JNPT.