SOPRA GROUP : Van Lanschot Bankiers launches Evi, a new Belgian direct bank, with Sopra Banking Software

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Van Lanschot Bankiers launches Evi, a new Belgian direct bank, with Sopra Banking Software

Paris, 7 January, 2014 - As part of its growth strategy in Belgium, Van Lanschot Bankiers decided to launch a direct bank named Evi. Sopra Banking Software was chosen to deliver their core banking engine. The implementation project was successfully completed in less than six months, within budget and deadlines.

"We really wanted to launch Evi within six months" says Paul Timmermans, member of the Management Committee at Van Lanschot and driving force behind Evi, "so our solution was simple: team up with market leaders that have a proven solution. That's why we chose Sopra Banking Software, who demonstrated that they could provide the adequate solution and a proven methodology, enabling a new bank launch within tight deadlines.
Indeed, Sopra Banking Software can count numerous direct banks in Belgium among its customers. Direct banks operate through the internet only, and are an attractive business model because of their low cost, simplicity and the higher rates they can offer to customers. Sopra Banking for Direct Banks is a comprehensive solution offer tailored to the needs of that specific banking segment, and offers straight-through processing operations as well as a set of other standardized functionalities.
Other partners on the project included IT hosting specialist Schuberg Philis and communication expert Boondoggle, companies Sopra Banking Software had already partnered with numerous times. "Deadlines were tight, and cost control was essential to the project," says Mr. Timmermans, "but Sopra Banking proved beyond doubt that it could achieve both. In six months' time, and before the deadline, it had Evi u p and running." Evi launched on December 11, 2013, fully according to plan.
"We are pleased that we are able to offer the right solutions to support new bank launches, which includes advice and implementation, to enable our customers' success," says Jean-Paul Bourbon, CEO of Sopra Banking Software, "We were happy to meet Evi's expectations, once more reinforcing our key value of always putting customers at the core."

About Sopra Banking Software

Sopra Banking Software is a global leader in software, integration, support and advice services for over 500 banks and financ ial institutions in over 70 countries. Its goal is to accompany clients in their business growth and international strategies throu gh a long-term partnership approach, supported by the dedication of close to 2,000 skilled experts. Sopra Banking Software is the result of consecutive mergers of Sopra Group's Evolan business unit, Callataÿ & Wouters, Delta Informatique and Tieto Financial Services UK. The company is a subsidiary of the Sopra Group - a leader in consulting, IT services and software development in Europe - which employs more than 16,000 people and generated a turnover of 1.217 billion euro in 2012..

About Evi

Evi is the online banking branch of F. van Lanschot Bankiers N.V., a Dutch bank with 276 years of experience. The Evi savings and Evi loya lty account are regulated savings accounts. Saving money with Evi happens online: simple, and with high returns. Savings accounts fall under the Dutch deposit guarantee system. This system guarantees customers a maximum compensation of €100,000 when a bank goes bank rupt. This compensation counts for every individual, regardless their number of accounts. Accounts with joint ownership a re thus compensated for a maximum amount of €200,000.