Infy, Accenture in partnership for West African market

BANGALORE: Infosys Technologies and Accenture in Nigeria have announced a

non-exclusive strategic partnership for delivery of services and solutions

around the Infosys Enterprise Banking E-platform to clients across the ECOWAS

(Economic Community of West African States) region, including Cameroon.

According to the partnership, Accenture will provide value added services

like implementation, customization, training, ongoing support, business process

re-engineering and program management to Infosys customers in the region.

After entering the West African market two years ago, Infosys has acquired

several banks in the region for its new generation Enterprise Banking Solutions

including Finacle - Core Banking Solution, BankAway - Internet Banking Solution

and PayAway - E-Payments Solution.

"We at Infosys are pleased and excited with this partnership with

Accenture, a leading consulting firm in the region," said Infosys banking

business unit associate vice president and head - Global Sales and Marketing,

Merwin Fernandes, welcoming the partnership. "We believe that this

partnership offers a winning proposition to all the stakeholders - Infosys,

Accenture and our customers. The combination of Infosys best-of-breed new

generation Enterprise Banking Solutions with the rich and wide range of value

added services from Accenture would provide our clients a unique and unbeatable

value proposition. It would offer both Infosys and Accenture an opportunity to

grow faster and serve their customers better by leveraging each other's

strengths."

Accenture country managing director in Nigeria, Adedotun Sulaiman, said,

"We believe that this alliance is truly strategic and look forward to

working with Infosys Technologies Limited to provide a whole range of value

added services around their new generation Enterprise Banking Solutions. This

alliance complements our existing alliances and capabilities, and consolidates

our position as the leading technology and consulting service provider to the

financial services industry in Nigeria."

Infosys banking business unit, business development manager - West &

North Africa, Amit Dua, said, "Africa is a key focus market for Infosys

banking solutions. Accenture brings its knowledge of the business and

understanding of the West African market to the partnership. I believe that this

alliance is a clear endorsement of the strength and acceptance of our products

in this market and will help us consolidate our gains and strengthen our

competitive leadership in this region. It will also enable our customers to

realize greater business value from their investments in Infosys Enterprise

Banking E-Platform in general and Finacle in particular."