11:30 AM
World Briefs
Citibank, New York, has deployed Flexcube, a wholesale back-office system from i-flex, India, in 11 countries. Separately, Citibank Asia-Pacific has renewed an agreement with Alltel, Little Rock, Ark., for deposit and loan account processing.
BMCE Bank, Morocco, has licensed mobile e-commerce software from 724 Solutions, Toronto, to power its wireless banking service.
Unibanco, Brazil, has licensed PayWare eIssuer, an online payments system from Trintech, Ireland, to power its NumClique e-payment service.
KBC Bank, Belgium, has selected intelliMATCH, an exception processing system from Sungard eProcess Intelligence, King of Prussia, Pa., to reconcile cash and securities.
Banco di Roma, Italy, has contracted with ABN AMRO, Netherlands, to serve as an entry point to CLS Bank, a provider of continuous linked settlement services due to go live this year.
Agricultural Bank of China has installed SilkWorm, a storage area network solution from Brocade Communications Systems, San Jose, Calif., to back up financial data at its 60,000 branches.
Bank of Bermuda used business integration software from Mercator Software, Wilton, Conn., to improve straight-through-processing between its custody platform and the SWIFT network.
American Express Bank, the international banking subsidiary of American Express Co., has implemented i-Wealthview, a wealth management banking system from Fincentric, Vancouver, B.C., at its Singapore and Hong Kong locations.