Press Release

Finastra brings community banking services outside the branch with the launch of Fusion Digital Front Office

Early adopters benefit from taking the branch to the consumer with a tablet-based banking interface

New York, March 26, 2019 - Finastra has launched Fusion Digital Front Office, an innovative tablet-based banking platform that enables community banks and credit unions to take services directly to the consumer, outside of the branch. The solution provides a simple gateway to manage account origination, sales and service, and transaction processing from any remote location.

“It’s no longer enough just to serve customers or members when they walk into your offices,” said Vincent Pugliese, SVP and General Manager, US Retail & Lending, Finastra. “Community banks and credit unions need to be able to serve them where they are. Imagine being able to take business with you to a home, business, or even a baseball game. Fusion Digital Front Office untethers financial institutions’ ability to service accountholders, open new accounts, and provide personal, relationship-building opportunities.”

Taking business to the accountholder is a new and modern way of banking. Fusion Digital Front Office enables business development employees to go mobile and service accountholders where they are, at any time of the day. It is highly configurable, easy to use and intuitive, so employees require minimal training. It also offers a single, digital platform to drive a consistent user experience across channels for both employees and accountholders, resulting in more personalized and robust opportunities for revenue generation.

Partners 1st Federal Credit Union and Vons Federal Credit Union are the first clients to pilot Fusion Digital Front Office ahead of general availability.

“While mobile banking capabilities are a must-have for modern financial institutions, our members continue to expect a highly personal level of service,” said Carla Bienz, President and Chief Executive Officer, Partners 1st Federal Credit Union. “With Finastra’s Digital Front Office, we are able to offer an additional way to interact with our members that combines mobility with a face-to-face interaction with our staff. The user interface allows us to quickly and efficiently provide the products and services that a member needs, without requiring lengthy workflows.”

“Vons Federal Credit Union is committed to serving our customers on their terms and on their turf,” said Jay Lassiter, Vice President, Payments Service Marketing, Vons Federal Credit Union. “Fusion Digital Front Office will allow us to bring the branch to our members, wherever they may be.”

“Bringing the bank to the customer using a single digital platform is a natural and necessary evolution of customer engagement given customers’ rapidly changing expectations,” said Bob Meara, Senior Analyst, Celent. “The future of banking is digital. Technology is enabling financial institutions to optimize the customer experience, whether self-service or in-person, improving engagement and strengthening relationships.”

Fusion Digital Front Office, deployed in the cloud on Microsoft Azure, is device-agnostic, scalable, responsive, and built on a modern platform. It is designed for future integration with other third-party and Finastra solutions (Fusion Analytics, Fusion Mortgagebot, Fusion DecisionPro, Fusion uOpen, and more). This ability to integrate easily with other solutions ensures that data flows smoothly in and out of the application. Users gain real-time transaction productivity via a single-sign on.

For further information please contact:

Caroline Duff
Global Head of PR, Finastra
T: +44 (0)20 3320 5892
E: caroline.duff@finastra.com
www.finastra.com

Patrick Kilhaney
Public & Analyst Relations Manager, Finastra
T: 917-286-1053
E: patrick.kilhaney@finastra.com
www.finastra.com

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Finastra unlocks the potential of people and businesses in finance, creating a platform for open innovation. Formed in 2017 by the combination of Misys and D+H, we provide the broadest portfolio of financial services software in the world today—spanning retail banking, transaction banking, lending, and treasury and capital markets. Our solutions enable customers to deploy mission critical technology on premises or in the cloud. Our scale and geographical reach means that we can serve customers effectively, regardless of their size or geographic location—from global financial institutions, to community banks and credit unions. Through our open, secure and reliable solutions, customers are empowered to accelerate growth, optimize cost, mitigate risk and continually evolve to meet the changing needs of their customers. 90 of the world’s top 100 banks use Finastra technology.
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