Credit Europe Bank Ukraine uses Capone Banking as a debt Collection Software

Interview with Engin ALAYBAYOGLU
Vice President Retail & SME Credits, and Credit Card Operations ,
Credit Europe Bank Ukraine

 

CJSC "CREDIT EUROPE BANK” is a leading financial services institution with global reach providing retail, corporate and SME banking services to state-owned and private commercial enterprises and consumers. The bank offers the most complete and innovative solutions in the industry to help its clients achieve their strategic goals.

CJSC "CREDIT EUROPE BANK" is determined to become the bank of choice in Ukraine by providing the highest level of customer satisfaction through personalized financial solutions delivered by expert knowledgeable team members, technological advancements and by constantly bringing innovative products to the market.

 

1. How did you decide to implement a debt collection software since the beginning of the Bank in Ukraine?

Credit Europe Bank has a lot of experience banking in emerging markets; Turkey, Russia and Romania are some of the countries where we have gained this experience. Maybe the most important thing that we learned is that it is easy to give credits and reach targets but it is very difficult to collect those credits back. The key to a good credit portfolio is not only how good the crediting policies, scorecard or the available databases (such as credit bureau) are but also how good you execute the debt collection activity.
Many banks implement debt collection software solutions when the credits in debt reach a critical numbers, for us this was not an option.

 

2. What was the list of key benefits you were expecting by implementing Capone Banking?

We have seen that implementing a solution as a start up bank has many benefits:
Easier implementation, as there is no database and data migration issues
The organization grows with this culture and everyone is aware of the importance of debt collection
End user acceptance is not an issue anymore as there is no previous system people don’t want to give up.
The credits in debt are controlled better
Less operational costs for a growing bank (the software automates many tasks)

 

3. How long was the implementation ? How did you work with Advantage Software Factory?

The implementation took 1 - 1.5 months. The project team from ASF visited Ukraine a couple of times and the rest of the time they worked from Romania with remote connection to our servers.

 

4. How was the solution adopted by the stakeholders? By this I mean management and end users?

The management has seen that such a project was inevitable; we had implemented similar solutions in every country we operate, it was just a matter of timing. As the sponsor of the project, when I presented the benefits above, the decision was made very easily.

As there was no other solution the end users employed, it was not a problem for them to accept the solution.

 

5. At this moment Capone Banking supports the collection activities of Credit Europe Bank Ukraine. What are the benefits you consider relevant for your organization?


As we have very recently started the crediting activity we don’t have many credits in debt, therefore we have not seen the full benefits of Capone Banking, but we know that in the long run we will save on operational costs and also all our credit products will be more profitable as the debt ratio will be lower.

 

6. Why did you choose Capone Banking from Advantage Software Factory?

When Capone was implemented for Credit Europe Bank S.A. in Romania, I was the sponsor of that project. I have supervised many implementation projects over the years; I worked for Credit Europe Bank (in Holland, Romania, and Ukraine) and the project team of ASF was one of the most professional during the project and afterwards, during the maintenance of the application. Also the application could handle all our business requests. Compared to other worldwide known applications this was a much better solution as it was as capable as the other applications and much more affordable.
You can say that we were satisfied, loyal customers, and when we needed a solution again we didn’t even search for another vendor. The only problem was the language; the application was in Romanian and in Latin alphabet. Today we use the application in Ukrainian and Cyrillic alphabet.

 

7. What are your plans in the future regarding implementations of Capone Banking for other entities in the group?

Our group continues to grow in Emerging markets, and Capone banking is very likely to be the debt collection software of choice.

 

Marian Stirbescu
Sales and Marketing Manager, Advantage Software Company

 
Capone Banking este folosit cu succes pentru colectarea debitelor restante la Millennium Bank Romania


Interviu cu Liviu Dan Botocan,
Manager Colectare si Frauda, Millennium Bank Romania

 

Millennium Bank se adreseaza atat companiilor, cat si persoanelor fizice, prin canale de distributie dedicate. Reteaua de sucursale este formata din unitati Millennium Credit Centers – retea dedicata persoanelor fizice – si Millennium Financial Centers, dedicate atat persoanelor fizice, cat si companiilor.
Millennium Bank si-a inceput activitatea in 9 orase prin 40 sucursale, dintre care 11 Financial Centers si 29 Credit Centers. Reteaua va creste pana la 100 de sucursale pana in 2011.

 

1. De unde nevoia unui sistem de colectare debite inca de la inceputul activitatii bancii ?

Organizarea de la inceput a activitatii de colectare este un pariu castigat pe termen lung.Tinerea sub supraveghere a clientilor restanti cu ajutorul unui soft specializat inca de la inceput reprezinta un castig.

 

2. Care sunt avantajele imediate pe care ati dorit sa le obtineti in urma implementarii Capone la Millennium Bank Romania?

Automatizarea proceselor de colectare si scaderea numarului de restantieri.

 

3. In cat timp ati implementati solutia? Cum ati colaborat cu ASF?

Aproximativ 3 luni de zile, colaborarea a fost una excelenta, ceea ce nu a reprezentat o surpriza deoarece nu era prima oara cand colaboram.

 

4. Odata cu finalizarea implemenarii, care considerati ca sunt beneficiile palpabile pe care le-a obtinut banca?

O organizare foarte buna pe termen lung a activitatii de colectare si reducerea considerabila a numarului de restantieri.

 

5. De ce ati ales Capone Banking de la Advantage Software Factory?

Este cea mai buna solutie din piata in acest moment, lucru confirmat si la precedentele colaborari in sistemul bancar pe care le-am avut cu cei de la ASF.

 

Capone Banking este o solutie software pentru colectarea debitelor restante care permite bancii sa implementeze si sa controleze procesele de colectare ale bancii in conditiile scaderii bad-debt-ului. Capone Banking ajuta banca sa imbunatateasca fluxul de colectare si scade costurile de operare.

Capone Banking este liderul de piata in Romania pe piata sistemelor de colectare debite fiind ales ca solutie de collection de catre: Credit Europe Bank (Romania, Ucraina, Germania, Belgia si Olanda), ING Bank, UniCredit Tiriac, Millennium Bank, Rompetrol Downstream, Vodafone Romania, EOS KSI (Romania, Slovacia, Grecia, Ungaria).

 

Marian Stirbescu
Sales and Marketing Manager, Advantage Software Company

 
AnytimeCRM este folosit cu succes pentru suportul clientilor la Danubius Exim

Interviu cu Velin Ganev
Director Executiv, Danubius Exim


Danubius Exim este o companie cu capital integral strain, unul dintre cei mai importanti importatori de case de marcat si solutii fiscale din Romania. Danubius Exim a venit in intampinarea clientilor sai prin oferta de produse de la doua companii de talie mondiala: Datecs LTD Bulgaria, unul dintre cei mai mari producatori de case de marcat din Europa si Ingenico Franta, cel mai mare producator de POS-uri bancare din lume.

Servicii oferite:
Vanzare si service de echipamente fiscale si accesorii, vanzare si service de echipamente bancare si accesorii, dezvoltare de software pentru retail si POS-uri bancare, consumabile si piese de schimb.

 

De unde nevoia unui sistem CRM ?

Necesitatea implementarii unui astfel de sistem a aparut chiar din specificul activitatilor de suport si mentenanta oferite de catre Danubius Exim catre clientii sai. Astfel s-a simtit nevoia unei platforme de suport integrate, atat pentru banci cat si pentru reteau nationala de service care presteaza activitati de suport pentru comerciantii care accepta plata cu card bancar, platforma care sa ofere o imagine transparenta a cererilor de suport si a nivelului de solutionare a acestora. In acest moment folosim platforma Anytime pentru a sustine cererile de instalare mentenanta si service POS la comerciantii Unicredit Tiriac si Millennium Bank.

 

Care sunt avantajele imediate pe care ati dorit sa le obtineti in urma implementarii Anytime la Danubius Exim?

Unul dintre avantajele importante obtinut in urma implementarii Anytime a fost faptul ca acum oferim bancilor o platforma deschisa si configurabila pe specificul fiecarui flux, in care departamentul de suport carduri al bancii poate sa initieze solicitarile de instalare, service sau relocare a POS-urilor. Suntem astfel capabili sa oferim fluxuri de suport personalizate, deoarece fiecare banca impune un set de proceduri specifice, chiar daca serviciile noastre sunt percepute ca fiind similare.

Pe de alta parte, folosind sistemul de raportare integrat, putem evalua lunar rezultatele serviciilor noastre catre banca. Cu ajutorul functionalitatii de workflow si portal web oferim retelei nationale de service posibilitatea de a accesa dupa criterii geografice cazurile din regiunea respectiva si de a actualiza informatiile specifice fiecarui caz in timp real.

 

In cat timp ati implementati solutia? Cum ati colaborat cu ASF?

Sistemul s-a implementat in aproximativ 2 luni. Colaborarea a fost foarte buna, mai ales prin prisma faptului ca echipa ASF a aratat deschidere si flexibilitate in personalizarea conform nevoilor noastre cat si ale clientilor nostri, bancile. De asemenea as remarca un timp de raspuns foarte bun la solicitarile noastre, care in genul de activitate pe care il derulam este o componenta critica a unei colaborari de succes.

 

 

Cum au primit stakeholderii solutia? Ma refer aici atat la management cat si la utilizatori.

Personalul Danubius Exim, care este de formatie tehnica, nu a intampinat dificultati in utilizarea aplicatiei, ba din contra, oamenii lucreaza usor si practic necesarul de suport din partea ASF din perspectiva utilizarii aplicatiei este zero.
Un alt punct forte al solutiei consta in capabilitatea de reconfigurare usoara a aplicatie, care ne da incredere ca echipa noastra poate as adapteze fluxurile de suport pentru cerinte noi din partea clientilor nostri.

 

Odata cu finalizarea implemenarii, care considerati ca sunt beneficiile palpabile pe care le-a obtinut organizatia?

Pentru Danubius, ca parteneri Ingenico, AnytimeCRM este sistemul de baza in derularea serviciilor de suport. Practic avem in orice moment o viziune completa a cererilor din partea bancilor, a nivelului de solutionare a acestora si putem sa urmarim eficienta retelei nationale.
In conditiile in care concurentii nostri folosesc inca fisiere Excel sau fise de hartie, consideram ca Danubius Exim a castigat un avantaj in piata fata de competitie pentru ca poate oferi bancilor partenere un serviciu de calitate superioara.
Per total, consideram ca timpii de raspuns buni pe care ii oferim se datoreaza si sistemului AnytimeCRM.

 

De ce ati ales modulul Support de la AnytimeCRM?

Pe ASF ii cunoastem din perspectiva colaborarii ca si clienti, pe partea de imprimante fiscale, si pot afirma cu convingere ca am avut o colaborare reciproc avantajoasa de-a lungul anilor. Initial am evaluat o solutie oferita de o companie straina, al carui produs nu a fost capabil sa satisfaca exigentele impuse de banci in materie de personalizare. Practic oferta ASF a venit la momentul oportun si s-a pliat exact pe nevoile noastre. Ca sa fac o comparatie, din punctul nostru de vedere, AytimeCRM fata de cealalta solutie, este un Mercedes fata de Dacia Logan si in mod evident, am dorit sa alegem solutia cea mai buna pentru clientii nostri.

 

Ce planuri aveti pentru viitor din perspectiva extinderii solutiei la nivelul altor departamente?

Pentru noi nu exista nevoia de a extinde pentru alte departamente, in mod cert, in conditiile in care vom oferi servicii pentru alte banci, vom utiliza platforma Anytime pentru gestionarea fluxurilor noi de suport. De asemenea luam in calcul utilizarea modului de Asset Management pentru evidenta instalarilor de aparatelor de reincarcare electronica GSM, bazate pe POS-urile Ingenico pe care le distribuim in Romania.

 

Marian Stirbescu
Sales and Marketing Manager, Advantage Software Company