MB Financial Bank Licenses Surecomp's End-to-End Trade Finance Solution
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Hoboken, New Jersey - Surecomp, a leading provider of global trade solutions for financial institutions and corporations, announced today that Chicago-based MB Financial Bank has licensed a Surecomp end-to-end trade finance solution. Based on the agreement, MB Financial Bank will deploy allTRA®, Surecomp's Java J2E back-office trade finance system, and allNETT®, the vendor's Java J2E Web-based trade finance front end. MB Financial Bank intends to harness the power and flexibility of Surecomp's fully integrated best-of-class solution and become a major regional player in the trade finance business.
MB Financial Bank has been helping its customers grow, manage and protect their assets for 100 years. MB corporate customers are able to decide when, where and how they bank through MB's 90+ banking centers located throughout Chicago and its metropolitan suburbs. In addition to MB's branches, other customer access options include MB Web Express, MB Deposit Express, Phone Access Line (PAL), and ibankmb.com, a free Internet banking system with Online Bill Pay. MB Financial Bank also offers its local Telephone Banking Center, which is available seven days a week.
"We strive to be the best provider of financial services to small and mid-sized businesses in the Chicago metropolitan area and the other selected markets we serve, as well as to individuals living or working near our banking centers," said Scott M. Baranski, MB Financial Bank's Senior Vice President, International Banking. "At MB Financial Bank we are committed to providing personalized, relationship-oriented service that our customers value. Our continued success over the past 100 years is the combination of a highly-talented and energized workforce supported by effective and efficient operating systems."
"MB Financial Bank understood the need to implement a trade services solution that would allow our corporate customers to concentrate on their core business," added Mr. Baranski. "Our success is all about partnering with our customers and suppliers. And in Surecomp we found a partner that not only matches our high standards, but also demonstrates a profound knowledge of our business and that of our corporate customers."
MB Financial Bank Licenses Surecomp's End-to-End Trade Finance Solution
MB Financial Bank's front-to-back straight-through processing (STP) trade finance system comprises Surecomp's Java-based allNETT and allTRA software systems. A multi-customer, multi-entity solution, allNETT is a bank/corporate front end for both initiating trade finance transactions and extracting wide-ranging inquiries and reports. allTRA is a powerful state-of-the-art bank back-office system.
"As a leading Chicago-based financial institution with well deserved recognition, MB Financial Bank has built a reputation for quality services, cutting-edge IT coupled with first-class management and highly motivated employee base. We were quietly confident from the outset that Surecomp's fully comprehensive STP end-to-end trade finance solution was the best fit for the bank. Naturally we are delighted that our faith in our solution has been formally endorsed by the Bank and we are looking forward to continuing our fruitful relationship with MB Financial Bank," said Jack Omar Villacis, Surecomp's Vice President Sales, for the Americas.
"We are naturally delighted by the vote of confidence given Surecomp by MB Financial Bank," added Joel Koschitzky, Surecomp Chairman. "In North America we are seeing that boutique/medium business banking, payments, and consumer banking are driving IT projects at banks. To achieve their goals for these business areas, savvy financial institutions like MB Financial Bank are opting to use tried-and-tested vendor solutions such as those offered by Surecomp. Few financial institutions have adopted the software-as-a-service model, with most banks preferring low TCO solutions directly under their control."
About MB Financial Bank With over $10 billion in assets, MB Financial, Inc. has grown substantially over the past several years. Chicago-based, the bank has a proud tradition of providing relationship-driven financial solutions to privately-held, middle-market businesses as well as to small businesses and individuals who work and live in the communities the bank serves. MB offer a wide array of commercial and personal banking products and services as well as trust, private banking and investments through their wealth management division. For additional information, visit www.mbfinancial.com.
About Surecomp's End-to-End Trade Finance Solution Suite
Surecomp delivers an integrated end-to-end trade finance solution comprised of best-of-class front-end and back-office systems. Surecomp offers several back-office trade finance systems, each targeted for different levels of usage, geographical location and IT infrastructure. Regardless of a bank's location, size, geographical spread of operations, or transaction volume, Surecomp has a seamless automated trade finance solution that meets and surpasses client requirements.
About Surecomp®
Surecomp is a leading provider of global trade solutions for financial institutions and corporations. Established in 1987, Surecomp is a market pioneer with a proven track record delivering innovative solutions to major banks, financial services providers and enterprises worldwide. With a global network of regional offices and six state-of-the-art development centers, Surecomp successfully supports hundreds of installations in over 75 countries. Surecomp's integrated portfolio of trade finance, receivables management and treasury confirmation matching solutions streamlines the transaction lifecycle to minimize costs and maximize profits. For additional information, visit www.surecomp.com.
Murray Freeman
Marketing Communications Manager
Tel: +1 201 716 1236
Email: marketing@surecomp.com
MB Financial Bank
Scott M. Baranski
Senior Vice President, International Banking
Tel: +1 847 653 2242
Email: sbaranski@mbfinancial.com
