Avaya offers easy finance for SMBs

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Avaya GlobalConnect Limited has announced its partnership with ICICI Bank, to offer easy finance options to the small and medium business (SMB) segment.

This partnership would help the SMB customers across India to benefit from the EMI buying options. With easy payment options, SMBs would be able to acquire the range of Avaya GlobalConnect's products that build end-to-end converged IP networks and develop management and other technologies needed to improve market environment, an Avaya statement said.

"The collaboration with ICICI bank will not only help us in reaching out to the SMBs in the Tier II and Tier III markets across India but will also make the entire process of trading simpler for these customers," said Soum Mukerjee, director and head-SME Business, Avaya GlobalConnect Limited.

With this scheme, Avaya GlobalConnect's channel partners will now be able to tap a wider spectrum of customers in other markets. The market size would not only expand but the opportunities would increase and the growth would be phenomenal.

"ICICI Bank has been working proactively for growth of SMEs in India. In today's competitive world, SME's must leverage Technology and IT for speed and delivering value to their customers. We want to work closely with Avaya GlobalConnect to bring cost effective solutions to the SMEs and to enable a quick embrace of technology by them," said Sanjay Agarwal, group business head (Professional and Construction Equipment Loans) ICICI Bank.