Fidelity National Information Services Announces Processing Relationship with St.George Bank

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May. 07 /PRNewswire/ --

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. , the worldwide leader in processing and technology solutions for financial institutions, announced today that Australia's St.George Bank Limited (St.George) has completed its credit card platform upgrade to FIS' BASE 2000 software.

St.George's transition to the new credit card system is part of its long- term plan to provide enhanced services and choices to its customers. When faced with the option of continuing with the existing system or upgrading to a new platform, St.George chose to partner with FIS.

"Upgrading the credit card platform is an essential part of our ongoing strategy to provide market-leading products and services to our customers and to grow the bank's market share in credit cards," said Ed Box, head of consumer lending for St.George. "We needed a system flexible enough to allow the launch of product and service ideas without the traditionally long lead times associated with major software changes. Moving to BASE 2000 - a system that is used by banks around the world - means St.George will be able to offer world-class credit card products and services to its customers. As a result, St.George's customers will be among the first in the country to benefit from any new developments in the credit card products and services arena."

"We are happy to be entering into this long-term relationship with St.George," said Richard Palmer, FIS' managing director in Australia. "This relationship with St.George is indicative of FIS' continued growth in the region and its commitment to be the provider of choice among the region's banks and other providers of financial services."

FIS already processes credit and debit cards for many banks in the region, including National Australia Bank, Macquarie Bank, Bank of New Zealand and Krung Thai Card, the largest issuer of credit cards in Thailand. Adding St.George to FIS' growing list of clients brings the total number of accounts supported out of FIS' Melbourne office to more than 7 million.

About St.George Bank Limited

St.George is Australia's fifth largest retail bank and one of the top 20 publicly listed companies in Australia, employing more than 9,000 people. Its national operations span all aspects of the financial industry including retail banking, institutional and business banking, and wealth management. At the Bank's core is a close relationship with its customers and this remains the cornerstone of future strategies - an important tradition that distinguishes St.George from other Australian Banks.

About Fidelity National Information Services

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. is a leading provider of core processing for financial institutions; card issuer and transaction processing services; mortgage loan processing and mortgage-related information products; and outsourcing services to financial institutions, retailers, mortgage lenders and real estate professionals. FIS has processing and technology relationships with 35 of the top 50 global banks, including nine of the top 10. FIS is a member of Standard and Poor's (S&P) 500(R) Index and has been ranked the number one overall financial technology provider in the world by American Banker and the research firm Financial Insight in the annual FinTech 100 rankings. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla., FIS maintains a strong global presence, serving more than 9,000 financial institutions in more than 80 countries worldwide. For more information on Fidelity National Information Services, please visit www.fidelityinfoservices.com.

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