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VOLUME NUMBER 8
30 September 2009
what was new and fresh at the time... then recent notes on activity via interactions and sightings, ideas, thoughts and such.. mostly based on the website traffic data from the inntron core banking systems stream, and also through broader banking technology channel and industry contact... nothing was too old when first posted
not so fresh
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fresh store archive contents
2012

2011

18 · May+April

17 · March+February

2010

12 · May+April
11 · March+February
2009
 5 · March+February
2008
ref |  increasing numbers of real core banking systems market visitors and visits
ref. growing number of focused banking and finance industry visitors indicated by the Unique Visitor Count stat recorded on the core banking resource section of the website
Unique BFSI Visitors

Month

Count
Jun-09
4,507
Nov-08
3,532
Jun-08
2,634
Dec-07
2,016

Jun-07

1,906
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September 30, 2009 17:30>>> iRanking posted for September 2009 reflecting the latest updated analysis and tracking results | still "it's only an indicator" albeit an interesting one | Temenos (based on T24) and Oracle FSS (based on Flexcube) stayed in the top 2 positions.

September 30, 2009 17:30>>> The "Top Fifteen" core banking system vendors table updated - incorporating the top 5 and top 10 vendors by iRank list with periodic previous rankings shown back to 2004 that confirm why this is such a reliable real-world indicator.

September 29, 2009 17:56:
SAP Banking world map | shows banks that are currently implementing SAP Banking products (SAP Banking Services, SAP Deposits Management, SAP Payment Engine, SAP Bank Analyzer, SAP BCA and SAP CML) or are already users of SAP Banking products | courtesy of Core Spirit

September 28, 2009 20:51:
Kishware - the Iranian banking software developer of the Negin core banking solution - advise that the company is soon to be renamed TOSAN with new java-based Banco core banking system coming out

September 28, 2009 15:42:
The 102nd full 'vendor of interest' listing added to the core banking resource pages for Grupo ISODEW from Mexico - developer of LC50 BankSuite plus LC50 Lite, LCBNK Server software for community/social banks and microfinance applications.

September 28, 2009 11:59: could be that they looked at | Colonial First State Investments, Sydney Australia > today "SAP banking system" and previously "NTBS Toyota Financial services"

September 27, 2009 17:32:
more of those comparisons | People's Bank Tbilisi, Georgia > "intracom profits or temenos t24" > core banking atoz, ranking, temenos | ZhaoShang Bank, China > "iflex vs t24" > fresh_082, commentary, ranking

September 24, 2009 11:44:
Core banking system comparison data and various comparative points updated lately to be current at different levels include: Oracle Flexcube, Infosys Finacle, Misys Equation, Fiserv Signature, Datapro e-IBS, Temenos T24

September 21, 2009 16:43:
Comparison request du jour from India, USA | misys bankfusion vs oracle flexcube vs temenos t24

September 19, 2009 10:30:
one of those searches | "core banking as/400 platform indonesia -alphabits -SAP -silverlake -fiserv -icbs -bankvision"

September 18, 2009 22:42:
The latest release of TCS BaNCS core banking system product is the result of TCS integrating the two core systems, Bancs (ex-FNS) and Quartz (ex-TKS Technosoft), then using a code generator to convert the Cobol code to Java and create a new all-Java version of BaNCS.

September 18, 2009 20:14: The Thailand government's Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) may be looking at Silverlake as an option for core banking replacement instead of focusing solely on seeking retribution from the local integrator and incumbent software vendor/s for core banking < BAAC has previously been cited as a core banking system client by Temenos (TCB, T24) and Open Solutions (TCBS).

September 15, 2009 18:40: The "Top 10 / Top 15" core banking system top of the table vendors by iRank list was updated today to reflect the latest tracking data recorded during this month | it is the most current indication available | includes historic positions from our tracking back to 2004 for the top of the table vendors

September 15, 2009 15:27: where to find latest style inntron logo graphics? >> displayed and available here

September 10, 2009 15:57: jots | San Juan, Puerto Rico > "top 10 core banking software providers" > iRanking | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic >"best core retail banking oracle fiserv temenos"> A to Z | Jordan > "top banking software vendors" > iRanking, A to Z | Arab Bank Australia > "FNS B@ncs" > TCS FNS | Bank of Georgia > "Prices of Core Soft in Banking" > iRanking

September 9, 2009 12:00:
jots | Venezuela > e-IBS Integrated Banking System > Datapro | Albuquerque New Mexico > Fiserv banking software > Fiserv | Hawaii > Equinox core banking > Neptune | Madrid Spain > Alltel Systematics Cobol > Fidelity | Wells Fargo Bank, Des Moines Iowa > Fidelity Core > Fidelity | PNC Bank, Pittsburgh PA > apak software > APAK | Ocean Bank, Miami FL > Grupo ASI Abanks > Arango Software Int'l (ASI) | Mexico > TCBS Open Solutions > OSI | Ghana > top ten banking software > Core Banking iRanking | Kiev, Ukraine > KMB Bank core banking system > Core Banking iRanking | Commercial Bank of Ethiopia > internet banking software providers | Bred Banque Populaire, France > Delta core banking > Delta | Kathmandu Nepal > core banking vendor > Core Banking iRanking | Farm Credit Bank of Texas, Austin > core system banking consultants > inntron (good choice for objective assessments) | Westpac, Sydney > Core Banking iRanking | Sudan > Top 5 Islamic Core Banking System Vendors? < based on subjective indications: Path (iMAL), International Turnkey Systems (ITS) would be included + Silverlake (SIIBS), BML Istisharat (ICBS), Temenos (T24), Infosys (Finacle), Misys (Equation) might show up.

September 8, 2009 20:29:
jots | multiple requests for us to deliver Islamic Banking core banking systems ranking > answer is that we do not have enough data | we do have enough tracking data at the vendor level to do general/overall vendor ranking indications (ref. our iRank indicator covering both conventional and Islamic banking). and we "categorize" the core banking system 'vendors of interest' that we list fully otherwise as having products for Islamic Banking and show on our core banking systems and vendors for Islamic banking page.

September 8, 2009 11:16:
jots | Credit Union Services Corporation (Aust) Ltd (CUSCAL) > "best requirements for a core banking system" > provider of wholesale and transactional banking services to specialist retail financial institutions < not a new looker, and may tell where they are up to

September 5, 2009 08:33: powerful comparison being seen more often among some big names looking at core banking system as IT platforms | SAP vs Oracle

September 3, 2009 13:43: jots | Saxo Bank Denmark > "backoffice systems bank" > Core Banking A to Z > Antegra | Nordea Bank Norway > "core banking system" > SAP for Banking, Oracle Flexcube | Commercial Bank of Ethiopia > "COBIS UBS" > CobisCorp | Egypt > "globus product core systems customer and accounts" > core banking A to Z > Temenos | PKO Bank Polski > "systematics banking system" > Core Banking A to Z > Fidelity

September 1, 2009 17:22:
Comparisons du jour | from Egypt > Polaris Intellect vs TCS BaNCS vs Temenos T24 | from India > Finacle vs Flexcube vs BaNCS vs T24

September 1, 2009 06:50: Core banking software vendors worth mentioning this month because of attention they received > are Metavante (merged with FIS) , Avaloq and FPT | they moved up significantly in the latest iRankings

September 1, 2009 06:30 >>> iRanking posted for August 2009 | "it's only an indicator" | Temenos (mostly based on T24) and Oracle FSS (based on Flexcube) stayed in the top 2 positions | another Indian vendor, HCL moved into the top 15 for the first time.

August 31, 2009 09:12:
jots | interest sequence out of Egypt > "banking software ranking" > iRanking > "polaris islamic banking" > core banking Islamic > "polaris tcs temenos"

August 28, 2009 11:17: jots | active lookers right now? > Banco Mercantil C.A., Caracas, Venezuela | АО KazInvestBank (KIB) retail commercial bank in Kazakhstan

August 27, 2009 10:19: jots | from Cape Town, South Africa > "GH Bank system in Thailand" > Fresh commentary | from Mauritius > "disadvantages with flexcube" > Fresh commentary | from Singapore... might be DBS Bank > "DBS Finacle 2009" > maybe never? | from Sydney... could be Commonwealth Bank of Australia > "Infosys Finacle platform database independent" > no, still just Oracle

August 26, 2009 11:40:
comparison du jour | big consultancy in Beijing looking for > "flexcube versus T24" (this is a common one we can provide)

August 25, 2009 19:54: sign of the times | an inquiry today from a name Indian core banking software vendor > "consumer complaints against core banking solution companies"

August 19, 2009 11:58:
jots | Ameriana Bank, Indiana > "core banking vendors" > iRanking | Bank Islam Brunei > "Silverlake core banking solutions" > Silverlake | Bank Danamon Indonesia > "bank mandiri silverlake" > Silverlake | Southern Credit Bank> "equinox banking system " > Neptune | Programbank, Russia > "TCS B@nks" > core banking ranking > TCS BaNCS

August 15, 2009 09:59:
The "Top 15" core banking system top vendors by iRank list was updated today to reflect the latest interest & activity during this month | includes historic positions from our tracking back to 2004 for the top of the table vendors

August 13, 2009 09:27: Here's a "quick mention" for the spirited new Banking IT consultancy group with a focus on providing services around SAP Banking and SAP Deposit Management solutions | see Core Spirit

August 12, 2009 08:33:
Ref. "Major Wall Street Investment Bank selects TEMENOS T24 Model Bank to support Asia Pacific operations" | what most people are thinking is being asked "Can anyone confirm if the "Major Wall Street Investment Bank" is Morgan Stanley?"

August 11, 2009 13:56:
one of those lookups you notice if you are looking: "temenos australia pty ltd" out of St George Bank in Sydney

August 7, 2009 12:31:
one of those inquiries that it is nice to be found off (from USA) > "objective questions on core banking technology"

August 7, 2009 11:36:
interesting search out of Dubai > "Temenos Oracle Flexcube Infosys Finacle Fidelity National Information Services TCS BaNCS Misys Fiserv Sungard Silverlake 3i Infotech" > landed on core banking vendors A to Z and iRanking

August 7, 2009 08:35:
the big 4 banks in Australia today | Westpac and the Australia and New Zealand Banking (ANZ) group are yet to decide which core banking system they will run with when they decide to upgrade in Australia | National Australia Bank is working with Oracle Flexcube already to modernize their core systems | SAP is the vendor choice of Commonwealth Bank of Australia and SAP say the "core banking project is progressing on track and on time"


August 6, 2009 16:19:
noted in global tracking data today | Al-Futtiam group, Dubai> "drawbacks of FNS" > core banking iRanking | Lanka Education and Research Network, Sri Lanka > "disadvantages of Finacle" > inntron Fresh | Kenya > "Brains banking software" > CMC Limited (TCS Group) - TC/4 & BRAINS 2000 branch system retail banking

August 5, 2009 19:31: odd jots from global tracking data today | Port-au-prince, Haiti > "Signature ICBS" > Fiserv | Banco Mercantil, Venezuela > BankVison, SAP, TCS BaNCS, Fiserv | Honduras > "AB@NKS" > Arango Software International (Grupo ASI) ABANKS | Honduras > "IBS software banking" > Datapro Miami | Ecuador > "venezuela arango soft" > Arango Software International (Grupo ASI)

August 4, 2009 08:29:
Thailand's Government Housing Bank investigation into a THB 499-million embezzlement - following the saga about the government's GH Bank fraud probe which has widened to cover past deals including computer procurement, & funding deals - looking for any possible naughtiness generally around the issue of floating-rate certificates of deposit (FRCDs) and the procurement of the Infosys Finacle core banking system | see also 24, 20 and 3 July postings in the Fresh_087 archive for more background

August 1, 2009 00:30 >>> "it's only an indicator" | iRanking posted for July 2009 | Temenos (mostly based on T24) and Oracle FSS (based on Flexcube) stayed in the top 2 positions - with Temenos moving well ahead of the rest in a strong month | also, Avaloq moved back into the Top 40.

August 1, 2009 00:26
>>> Expect the "Top Fifteen" core banking system vendors table to receive a mid-month update as at 15th of the month as well as at the end month - - incorporating the top 5 and top 10 vendors by iRank list with periodic previous rankings shown back to 2004.

August 1, 2009 00:17 >>> About consultant-developed intelligence data | a number of core banking system vendors and banking system integrators benefit from the unique global market "intel" we develop and provide for them to use as a lead generation and prospect activity tool. They tell us the inntron intelligence data service enhances and supplements their own sales & marketing channel data, and is proven as a valuable and cost-effective alternative stream or add-on in tough times | Contact us

August 1, 2009 00:04 >>> A reminder that our response about "what is the definition of core banking software?" or "what are functions in core banking application software?" has been in our FAQ Answers since early 2007 | we are aware the definition changes over time | see our best effort as of that time "Core banking system Definition"

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VISITOR BREAKDOWN        

Visitor Type breakdown (percentages) from the mostly core banking area of interest traffic data that is tracked in our database:
 
Feb09
%
Aug08
%
May08
%
Aug07
%
Banking and Finance Institutions:
53
59
61
70
Consultants and Systems Integrators (SI's):
40
33
28
20
Vendors:
7
8
11
10

The breakdown is based on increasing inquiries and visitor numbers overall (see table on the right) and reflects a shift because, as the numbers grow, there are more Consultants and SI's and Banks in the mix, and the number of Vendors has virtually peaked (though Vendor usage and visit traffic increases all the time). It is very satisfying to record growing and regular interest, and use of, our resources by Visitors from all over the globe.

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