Nationwide Bank Signs Outsourcing Services Agreement With Fidelity National Information Services
May 31 2006 - 8:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., May 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fidelity
National Information Services, Inc. (NYSE:FIS), a leading provider
of processing and technology solutions for financial institutions,
today announced the signing of a multi-year outsourcing agreement
with the new Nationwide Bank, a subsidiary of Nationwide Financial
Services, Inc. (NYSE:NFS), to support the expansion of the
company's banking products and services. On April 17, 2006,
Nationwide Financial Services received approval from the Office of
Thrift Supervision to expand the powers of its wholly owned
subsidiary, Nationwide Trust Company, FSB. The newly expanded
federal savings thrift has been renamed "Nationwide Bank" and will
use FIS' comprehensive suite of software and services, supporting
core banking, administrative and item processing activities for the
new bank, which received its charter in 2006. This relationship
joins Nationwide with FIS' existing network of 35 of the top 50
global financial institutions. "We are proud to become a strategic
partner for Nationwide," said Roger Leitner, president of Fidelity
National Information Services' Enterprise Banking Solutions
division. "By providing a total suite of outsourcing and software
services, our goal is to help the bank increase its capabilities
and offerings. We look forward to a long and prosperous
relationship, and to meeting the bank's customer and shareholder
goals." "The launch of Nationwide Bank later this year will enhance
our customers' ability to insure and invest with us," said John
Skubik, president of Nationwide Bank. "With FIS' expertise in
information technology management and robust software products,
Nationwide Bank will be backed by a state-of-the-art infrastructure
allowing us to offer customers great products and unparalleled
customer service." FIS' Profile core banking system will operate in
one of FIS' Application Service Provider (ASP) data processing
facilities. Profile is a highly scalable high-speed core banking
utility providing 24x365 real-time online processing. Its
leading-edge technology will provide Nationwide with a competitive
advantage through rapid time-to-market of new products and
services, improved customer experience and reduced operating costs.
Additionally, Nationwide will utilize Profile Direct, the systems
integrated channel application, which will provide Internet
banking, account opening and account servicing. FIS also will
provide regulatory compliance, account maintenance and support;
account reconciliation and research; and credit screening and
scoring. FIS' item processing solution, which processes billions of
items annually through its network of processing service centers,
will provide solutions such as fraud mitigation, electronic check
deposits and the delivery of customer statements. About Nationwide
Bank Nationwide Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nationwide
Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE:NFS), a member of the Nationwide
group of insurance and financial services companies. Nationwide
Financial Services, Inc., a publicly traded company based in
Columbus, Ohio, provides a variety of financial services that help
consumers invest and protect their long-term assets, and offers
retirement plans and services through both public- and
private-sector employers. About Fidelity National Information
Services, Inc. Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
(NYSE:FIS) 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 ten. Nearly 50 percent of all U.S.
residential mortgages are processed using FIS software.
Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, FIS maintains a strong
global presence, serving over 7,800 financial institutions in more
than 60 countries worldwide. For more information on Fidelity
National Information Services, please visit
http://www.fidelityinfoservices.com/ . FIS is a majority-owned
subsidiary of Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE:FNF), number
248 on the Fortune 500 and a provider of outsourced products and
services to a variety of industries. More information about FNF can
be found at http://www.fnf.com/ . This press release contains
forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. Statements that are not historical facts, including
statements about our beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements are based on management's
beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently
available to, management. Because such statements are based on
expectations as to future economic performance and are not
statements of fact, actual results may differ materially from those
projected. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise. The risks and uncertainties which forward-looking
statements are subject to include, but are not limited to: changes
in general economic, business and political conditions, including
changes in the financial markets; the risk that our recent merger
with a subsidiary of Fidelity National Financial, Inc. may fail to
achieve beneficial synergies or that it may take longer than
expected to do so; the effects of our substantial leverage, which
may limit the funds available to make acquisitions and invest in
our business; the risks of reduction in revenue from the
elimination of existing and potential customers due to
consolidation in the banking, retail and financial services
industries; failures to adapt our services to changes in technology
or in the marketplace; adverse changes in the level of real estate
activity, which would adversely affect certain of our businesses;
our potential inability to find suitable acquisition candidates or
difficulties in integrating acquisitions; significant competition
that our operating subsidiaries face; and other risks detailed in
the "Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information," "Risk
Factors" and other sections of the Company's Form 10-K and other
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. DATASOURCE:
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. CONTACT: Michelle
Kersch, Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications
+1-904-854-5043, or , or Mary Waggoner, Senior Vice President,
Finance and Investor Relations, +1-904-854-3282, or , both of
Fidelity National Information Services Web site:
http://www.fidelityinfoservices.com/ http://www.fnf.com/
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