Left to right: Christian Sarafidis, Head of Sales Services EMEA, SWIFT. Owen Jones, Head of Strategy, FirstRand. Edward Leach, Head of Africa South, SWIFT. Rob Green, Head of Payments Product House, FirstRand. Roberto Olivieri, SVP Business Development, Incentage. Felix Huber, CEO, Incentage.

FirstRand Bank Limited, one of the largest financial institutions in South Africa, has selected Incentage’s Service Bus (ISB) to replace its existing SWIFT legacy message management infrastructure and to re-engineer its worldwide messaging services.

“The selection of the Incentage Service Bus as our application of choice will enable us to remain at the forefront of the messaging arena,” said Rob Green, Head of Payments at FirstRand Bank Limited, Johannesburg. The solution’s flexibility will allow us to respond rapidly to the ever-changing messaging landscape and leverage off our SWIFT infrastructure in new and innovative ways.”

Felix Huber, Incentage’s CEO, is delighted to supply Incentage solutions to one of South Africa’s major players. “FirstRand Bank can benefit from a solid foundation based on state-of-the-art technology, innovative solutions, domain knowledge, delivery capability and vast subject experience,” he commented. “This uniquely powerful combination transforms FirstRand’s messaging infrastructure into a long-term strategic success factor.”



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