Lake Mary, Fla., December 18, 2008, 2008 - Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading provider of information technology to the financial services industry, announced it was honored with the "Best Vendor" award at the 2008 Financial Technology Insight Summit held October 26-28, 2008 in Jacksonville, Fla. The award, as voted upon by the attendees, honors vendor excellence and is a highly valuable confirmation of technology leadership in the banking IT marketplace.
"The Financial Technology Insight summit hosted IT leaders from North American banks at a time when financial institutions are urgently seeking solutions that enhance customer service while streamlining costs and resources," said Peter Gordon, vice president of content for event producer CrossTech Forums. "This year's Best Vendor award further demonstrates the market leadership represented by Fiserv's wide range of information management and processing services."
An invited audience of senior-level IT decision-makers from leading North American banks joined technology vendors and an international lineup of industry thought leaders to preview the latest technologies, hear the most current market research and build collaborative partnerships. The event was designed to showcase global banking best practices to North American institutions through market research, benchmarks, real-world business cases and the latest technology hardware, systems and applications.
Fiserv presented two best practice case studies, both centered on enhancing the customer experience with business process efficiency. "It is an honor to have been chosen as Best Vendor by such an elite group of delegates," said Carol Cowan, vice president, global marketing and product management, Fiserv CBS Worldwide. "This award is further affirmation that Fiserv's industry leading solutions are focused on meeting the demands and business needs of senior level executives in the financial services industry."
About Fiserv CBS Worldwide
Fiserv CBS Worldwide is a unit of Fiserv Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a Fortune 500 company that serves more than 18,000 clients in 66 countries around the world. Fiserv CBS Worldwide delivers end-to-end business and technology solutions for retail financial organizations, consumer finance institutions and credit unions throughout Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, the Caribbean, Canada and the United States. Through its offices in the USA, UK, Poland, Russia, Singapore, Australia, China, Indonesia, Colombia, Costa Rica and Mexico, Fiserv CBS Worldwide enables financial institutions globally to deliver integrated solutions for managing the entire customer relationship from core banking to multi-channel customer contact and business intelligence. Fiserv CBS Worldwide can be found on the Internet at http://www.fiservcbs.com.
About Fiserv, Inc.
Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a Fortune 500 company, provides information management and electronic commerce systems and services to the financial industry. Leading services include transaction processing, outsourcing, electronic bill payment and presentment, investment management solutions, business process outsourcing (BPO), software and systems solutions. Headquartered in Brookfield, Wis., the company is the leading provider of account processing solutions for U.S. banks, credit unions and thrifts with more than 6,000 clients worldwide. InformationWeek magazine selected Fiserv as the top ranked company in the Banking and Financial Services category, and chose Fiserv No.4 overall on the 2008 InformationWeek 500. Fiserv was ranked the largest provider of information technology services to the financial services industry worldwide in the 2008, 2006, 2005 and 2004 FinTech 100 surveys. For more information, please visit http://www.fiserv.com/.
