Metavante Corporation, the principal subsidiary of Metavante
Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:MV), and Temenos (SWX:TEMN), the global
provider of integrated core banking systems, today announced that they
have reached a settlement relating to the termination of their agreement
to launch an advanced core banking platform based on TEMENOS Core
Banking (TCB) in the U.S. market.
The amicable settlement resolves all issues associated with the
agreement. As part of the settlement, Metavante received a license to
continue its use of the Customer Information Management functionality of
TEMENOS Core Banking for the development of next-generation core
technology. Temenos continues to retain all rights in the development
and investment done in TCB to date as a result of the agreement.
Both organizations have agreed that they will jointly pursue TEMENOS T24
(T24) deals in the U.S. market on a non-exclusive basis and look forward
to collaborating on further future opportunities.
About Temenos
Founded in 1993 and listed on the Swiss Stock Exchange (SWX: TEMN),
Temenos Group AG is a global provider of banking software systems in the
Retail, Corporate & Correspondent, Universal, Private, Islamic and
Microfinance & Community banking markets. Headquartered in Geneva with
52 offices worldwide, Temenos serves over 700 customers in more than 120
countries. Temenos’ software products provide advanced technology and
rich functionality, incorporating best practice processes that leverage
Temenos’ experience in over 600 implementations around the globe.
Temenos’ advanced and automated implementation approach, provided by its
strong Client Services organisation, ensures efficient and low-risk core
banking platform migrations. Temenos annually invests around 20% in R&D,
significantly more than its peers, into a single fully packaged
upgradeable software release, which ensures all Temenos customers
benefit from modern technology and support indefinitely. Temenos is top
of the IBS Sales League Table 2008, winner of the Best Core Banking
Product category in Banking Technology magazine’s Readers’ Choice Awards
2008, winner of the Financial-i Leaders in Innovation award for the most
innovative core banking systems solution 2008 and is listed in the
American Banker top 100 FinTech companies.
For more information please visit www.temenos.com.
About Metavante
Metavante Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:MV) is the parent company of
Metavante Corporation. Metavante Corporation delivers banking and
payments technologies to approximately 8,000 financial services firms
and businesses worldwide. Metavante products and services drive account
processing for deposit, loan and trust systems, image-based and
conventional check processing, electronic funds transfer, consumer
healthcare payments, electronic presentment and payment, outsourcing,
and payment network solutions including the NYCE® Network, a leading
ATM/PIN debit network. Metavante (www.metavante.com)
is headquartered in Milwaukee.
Metavante and NYCE are registered trademarks of Metavante
Corporation, which is the principal subsidiary of Metavante
Technologies, Inc.
Metavante Contacts:
Chip Swearngan, (media)
414-357-3688,
chip.swearngan@metavante.com
or
Kirk
Larsen, (investors)
414-357-3553, kirk.larsen@metavante.com
or
Temenos
Contacts:
Temenos Investor/Analyst queries:
Max
Chuard
TEMENOS
Director, M&A & IR
Member of the
Executive Board
Tel: +41 (0) 22 708 1482
Email: mchuard@temenos.com
or
Ben
Robinson
Associate Director, IR & Business Strategy
Tel:
+41 (0) 22 708 1535
M: +41 795 207208/ +44 7803 887929
brobinson@temenos.com
or
Temenos
Press queries:
James White
Hudson Sandler
Tel: +44
(0) 20 7710 8910
Email: james.white@hudsonsandler.com