ATLANTA, Feb. 25, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Harland Financial Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of John H. Harland Company (NYSE:JH), today announced that Chinatrust Bank (U.S.A.), with $1.7 Billion in assets and headquartered in Torrance, California, has licensed its Encore!(r) Platform and Encore! Designer applications.
Encore! Platform supplies comprehensive sales, service, contact management and automated new account-opening capabilities for branch customer service representatives. Encore! Designer gives banks the ability to customize the software to their unique needs and product set, and provides an online interface to their core systems for new account opening and compliant forms.
"Chinatrust's primary mission has always been offering cutting-edge products and personalized service to consumers, businesses, and the communities we serve. Especially, Retail Banking is going to be one of the areas we want to focus on," said William Hon, president of Chinatrust Bank (U.S.A.). "To achieve our goal, we are planning to provide more retail products and services and upgrade our systems to improve operational efficiency. Choosing Encore! is just the beginning of our journey. It is our expectation that Encore! will not only expedite account opening procedures, but will also allow us to perform true needs-based analyses, with which our staff will be able to cross sell valuable products to our customers while maintaining profitability for the bank."
"Encore!'s ability to consolidate data from multiple bank systems is key to providing banks with a 360 degree view of customer activity and buying behavior," said Connie Bruce, general manager of Harland Financial Solutions Branch Automation Products Group. "More consumers expect businesses, particularly their financial institutions, to recognize their individual needs. The Encore! Suite is designed to help banks understand their customers more intimately while helping them to provide superior service."
Chinatrust also uses Harland Financial solutions' EZTeller(r) and Laser Pro(r) compliant loan origination software.
About Chinatrust (U.S.A.)
Established in 1989 and headquartered in Torrance, California, Chinatrust Bank (U.S.A.) is a state-chartered bank providing premier financial services to consumers as well as corporate customers. With 18 offices coast to coast in California, New Jersey, New York, Texas and Washington, Chinatrust provides products and services from full service Branch Banking to Commercial Real Estate & Construction Lending and International Banking and Trade Services. Today, Chinatrust has total assets of approximately $1.7 Billion and deposits of approximately $1.4 Billion. For more information about Chinatrust Bank (U.S.A.), visit http://www.chiantrustusa.com.
About Harland Financial Solutions
Harland Financial Solutions (http://www.harlandfinancialsolutions.com) supplies software and services to thousands of financial institutions of all sizes. Harland Financial Solutions is a leader in deposit & loan origination, platform, teller, call-center, mortgage, business intelligence, core systems, customer relationship management systems, and compliance training software.
About Harland
Atlanta-based John H. Harland Company (NYSE:JH) (www.harland.net) is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "JH." Harland is a leading provider of software and printed products to the financial institution market. Harland's software solutions include, deposit & loan origination, platform, teller, call-center, mortgage, business intelligence, core systems, and customer relationship management systems. Harland's printed products offerings include checks, direct marketing and financial forms. Scantron Corporation (www.scantron.com), a wholly owned subsidiary, is a leading provider of software services and systems for the collection, management and interpretation of data to the financial, commercial and educational markets.
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