Wednesday, October 2, 2013

CWG, Wincor Nixdorf partner UBA on 450 ATMs’ deal


Leading financial institutions, United bank for Africa Plc (UBA) has entered into a multimillion Naira deal with renowned system integrator, Computer Warehouse Group Plc (CWG), for the deployment of over 450 units of the award winning CINEO series of Wincor Nixdorf brand of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) across Nigeria.

DigitalSENSE Business News confirms that this deal was cemented during the recent official working visit of Wincor Nixdorf boss, Mr. Eckard Heidloff in what was described as premier visit to Africa.

The CINEO series, DigitalSENSE Business News also confirmed, though mono-functional automated teller machines for indoor and outdoor installations, can be upgraded to cash recycling systems. These ATMs are improved versions of the earlier ProCash series.

These ATMs would be deployed and supported by CWG’s certified engineers who have undergone rigorous trainingat the Wincor Nixdorf operations centre in Paderborn, Germany.

Mr Heidloff who also used the opportunity of the visit to tour CWG’s operational base in Lagos and also visited key customers of Wincor Nixdorf, including United Bank for Africa in the company of Mr Austin Okere, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Computer Warehouse Group.

Sources at both UBA and CWG affirmed to DigitalSENSE Business News that his visit created the occasion for a joint strategy that will improve cash services in Nigeria while supporting the CBN’s cashless economy initiative.

Further, DigitalSENSE Business News gathered that UBA took advantage of the advanced features and solid engineering of the Wincor CINEO ATMs to increase their competitive edge in the rapidly growing ATM market.


Correspondent recalls that UBA with a vision to be the undisputed leading and dominant financial services institution in Africa, and with an excellent understanding of the importance and the role of Information Technology (IT) in actualizing their vision, has selected CWG as a key Technology Partner, providing her with key Applications such as the Finacle Core Banking Application, Oracle Relational Database Management System, as well as virtualizing her Server and Storage environment, and the deployment of her ATM strategy among others.
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Pix: Mr Austin Okere, Founder & Group CEO, CWG,  Mr Eckard Heidloff, President & CEO, Wincor Nixdorf and Mr Kennedy Uzoka, Deputy Managing Director, UBA Group during Mr Eckard’s visit to Nigeria, recently.

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