Alior Bank in Poland Implements Fidelity National Information Services' Profile(R)...

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Tue Apr 7, 2009 9:31am EDT

Alior Bank in Poland Implements Fidelity National Information Services'
Profile(R) Core Banking System Across More than 100 Branches

Software solution supports largest start-up project in history of domestic
banking in Poland

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Fidelity National
Information Services(R). (FIS(TM)), a Fortune 500 company and a leading
provider of core processing, card issuer and transaction processing services
to financial institutions around the world, today announced the successful
implementation of its FIS Profile advanced core processing solution across
more than 100 branches at Alior Bank in Poland.

Alior Bank went live in November 2008 and is the largest start-up bank project
in the history of domestic banking in Poland. It raised PLN 1 billion in
client deposits in the first three months of operation and by the end of
February this year had secured more than 80,000 customers - including 7,000
business accounts. Alior Bank plans to operate in 155 locations by the end of
2009 and is continuing to expand rapidly, with the target of achieving 1
million customers within three years.

FIS Profile is a real-time core banking system that provides exceptional
scalability, reliability and business continuity. Profile's integrated
architecture contains all of a bank's customer data and deposit and loan
accounts within a single logical system of record. An extensive inventory of
configurable components is shared across all product lines to support loan and
deposit products. This unique application design ensures operating efficiency
while dramatically accelerating the time to market of new products and
services.

Alior Bank was conceived by Romain Zaleski, a French billionaire of Polish
descent, who recognized the potential for investment in Poland where only 50
percent of the population has a bank account. According to Alior Bank, this is
much lower than in most other European countries and this sector is likely to
evolve significantly. 

"As an entirely new organization - started from scratch - Alior Bank has a
major advantage in that it does not have any toxic assets," said Niels
Lundorff, vice president of Alior Bank. "We are focused on giving clients a
safe haven, backed by a deposit-to-loan ratio of more than 150 percent. We
will not go into proprietary trading and will not invest in any instruments
that will not support the needs of our clients." 

Commenting on the decision to deploy FIS Profile, Tomasz Motyl, director of
Alior's IT development department, said that as a new operation, it was able
to adopt the best-available IT solutions. 

"Many of our people were familiar with the Profile system, having gained this
experience working at other Profile installations, so we were convinced of its
suitability," said Motyl. "It is a proven, flexible and highly reliable system
that will scale effortlessly in line with projected growth in the number of
customers, accounts and physical branches. Another benefit is that our
practical hands-on experience with Profile means that our in-house IT team is
largely self-sufficient."

"Alior Bank is another significant client in Eastern Europe for FIS,
underscoring recognition of Profile as an industry-leading solution helping
ambitious organizations achieve their business objectives," said Mark Davey,
managing director for FIS EMEA. "FIS was in discussion with the bank at a very
early stage in the project and I am delighted to see such a hugely successful
outcome."

About Alior Bank 
Alior Bank is a universal bank providing services in all banking segments
within its two business sectors: retail and corporate. The bank offers safe
and profitable savings products combined with a cautious loan policy offering
all its clients products and services, which until recently have only been
available to a selected group of banking clients in Poland.

Alior Bank is a Polish company subject to supervision by the Polish Financial
Supervision Authority. The deposits of Alior Bank's clients are guaranteed by
the Bank Guarantee Fund. The bank's equity capital amounts to PLN 1.5 billion.
The bank is managed by a three-person management board: President Wojciech
Sobieraj and two Vice-Presidents, Niels Lundorff and Cezary Smorszczewski.
Alior Bank's Supervisory Board: President Helene Zaleski, Prof. Malgorzata
Iwanicz-Drozdowska, Prof. Marek Michalski, Krzysztof Rybinski, PhD, and Michal
Panowicz.

About Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. 
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (NYSE: FIS) a Fortune 500 company
and member of the S&P 500 Index, is a leading provider of core processing for
financial institutions; card issuer and transaction processing services; and
outsourcing services to financial institutions and retailers. FIS has
processing and technology relationships with 40 of the top 50 global banks,
including nine of the top 10 and was ranked the number one banking technology
provider in the world by American Banker and the research firm Financial
Insights in the 2008 FinTech 100 rankings. Headquartered in Jacksonville,
Fla., FIS maintains a strong global presence, serving more than 14,000
financial institutions in more than 90 countries worldwide. For more
information on Fidelity National Information Services, please visit
www.fidelityinfoservices.com.

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SOURCE  Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.

Marcia Danzeisen, +1-904-854-5083, Senior Vice President, Corporate
Communications, marcia.danzeisen@fnis.com, Mary Waggoner, +1-904-854-3282,
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, mary.waggoner@fnis.com, both of
FIS
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