Bank of SharjahBank of Sharjah launch Internet and Mobile Banking using BankWorld

Dublin, 19 th March 2008. Bank of SharjahBank of Sharjah one of the top banks in the UAE and CR2CR2, a global provider of multi-channel banking software solutions have today announced that the bank has gone live with BankWorld Internet and Mobile.

Bank of SharjahBank of Sharjah launched Internet and mobile banking on 18th February 2008 driven by BankWorld, CR2CR2's industry leading multichannel solution. The implementation follows an agreement adopting BankWorld to manage all electronic self service channels for the bank including ATM, Internet and SMS. Future stages in the roll out of this project will see the bank also migrate its expanding ATM network to BankWorld.

Mario Tohme, Deputy General Manager, Bank of SharjahBank of Sharjah comments; "There has been a significant uptake of our Internet banking channel since its launch just last month. BankWorld delivers a unique personalised banking experience to each customer retail or corporate accessing our online banking channel. We are very pleased with the high level of support provided by CR2CR2's professional services team and look forward to further developing our self service strategy with CR2CR2 in the future."

Internet banking subscribers at Bank of SharjahBank of Sharjah are presented with a consolidated view of all their accounts online. Customers using the Internet banking channel will be able to pay preferred third party bills, as well as conduct account to account transfers, view, download and print statements, request cheque books and perform international transfers.

The addition of BankWorld Mobile enables the bank to deliver statements and notifications to customers via SMS as well as provide powerful multichannel authentication to Internet banking users.

Martin Dolan, CEO, CR2CR2 comments; "We are delighted to power the launch of Internet and Mobile banking at Bank of SharjahBank of Sharjah. The forthcoming roll out of BankWorld ATM will greatly enhance the bank's self service channel offering as well as reinforce its leading brand in the UAE. BankWorld's integration across all channels enables a consolidated view of all of a customer's accounts as well as a consistent look & feel whether the customer is using the Internet, ATM, mobile phone or any self service channel."

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About CR2
CR2CR2 is a global provider of multichannel banking solutions and has more than 100 customers in 70 countries worldwide. Headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, CR2CR2 has a network of well-established offices and representatives across Europe, India, Africa, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. www.cr2.com

About Bank of SharjahBank of Sharjah
Bank of SharjahBank of Sharjah is the largest bank in the Emirate of Sharjah and one of the leading banks in the UAE. The bank was founded in 1973 in association with Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas. Today Bank of SharjahBank of Sharjah has a paid up capital of 1,750 million dirhams and equity exceeds 3,300 millions dirhams.
www.bankofsharjah.com

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