BRUSSELS, Oct. 13, 2015
/PRNewswire/ -- IBM (NYSE: IBM) and KBC Group (Euronext:
KBC), a leading international financial group in Belgium, announced today that KBC Group is
using the new IBM z13 mainframe and IBM's software framework to
develop and deliver powerful new customer-centric services to
improve the banking experience.
Consumers are demanding more from their banks and insurers and
expect a personalized service that enables them to do business
anytime and anywhere. To help the bank-insurer pursue its strategy,
KBC is using IBM's software portfolio along with the unrivaled
speed, security and availability of the z13. With the ability to
process 2.5 billion transactions a day, the z13 is designed for the
explosive growth in transactions driven by increasingly mobile
clients and employees, especially in the banking and financial
services industry.
The z13 and new IBM software provide a powerful foundation to
enable the KBC Group to meet customer demand for personalized and
tailor-made services. This not only results in significant savings
on software licensing, administration and management costs for the
Group, but the z13 also requires less energy, floor space and
business continuity costs.
"IBM's state-of-the-art z13 will help us develop, deliver,
support and safeguard banking and insurance services to our clients
that weren't possible before," says Frank Demonie, CTO of KBC
group. "The agreement lowers the cost to run the group and
provides us with the technology foundation as we pursue new banking
innovations to support our customers."
"For banks to remain competitive becoming more agile and
improving the customer experience are two main priorities. IBM has
a long relationship with KBC Group and together we have built a
technology strategy to help reach their business objectives,"
added Bart Windal, Vice-President,
Software Group IBM Benelux.
The KBC Group provides banking, insurance and wealth management
products and services to small and mid-sized business, retail
customers, private banking and mid-cap clients. It also
provides services to corporate customers and engages in market
activities.
For more information about KBC Group: kbc.com
For more information about IBM: ibm.com
Media Contacts:
Stef Leunens
Corporate Communications Manager
KBC Group
T: + 32 2 429 65 0132 2
E: stef.leunens@kbc.be
Yves Van Seters
External Relations Leader
IBM Benelux
T: +32 478 27 10 33
E: Yvanseters@be.ibm.com
Twitter: @Yvesvs
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