Compushare Teams With Atlantic Central Bankers Bank Reshaping Technology Services for Community Bank Market
Compushare Teams With Atlantic Central Bankers Bank Reshaping Technology Services for Community Bank Market
Jul. 11, 2007 12:03 PM
CAMP HILL, PA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 07/11/07 -- Compushare, Inc. of Orange County, California
and Atlantic Central Bankers Bank (ACBB) of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania have
signed an alliance agreement and partnership deal that will dramatically
affect the competitive landscape for technology service providers to the
community banking market. The partnership signals a new era and business
model for correspondent banks nationally.
In 2005, Atlantic Central Bankers Bank launched a new technology subsidiary
named Banking Infrastructure Technology Service or BITS. BITS provides
community banks with a hosted IP Telephony and converged network
infrastructure featuring MPLS circuits and secure VPN's that provide major
cost savings and a competative advantage for community banks. The alliance
with Financial Technology Management Company, Compushare, Inc. greatly
enhances and expands the ACBB-BITS utility network to include managed
services that are desperately needed by community banks. "The partnership
with ACBB brings critical systems management, file server monitoring,
software maintenance and vulnerability testing to all community banks that
use the ACBB-BITS network," said Aaron Silva, Director of Corporate
Development for Compushare. "Community banks simply plug into the BITS
network and gain instant access to many government mandated technology
services powered by Compushare, keeping the institution safe and sound."
"The marriage of the managed services provided by Compushare, their strong
experience serving this industry, along with our commitment to help prepare
community banks for the future while lowering their costs is perfect," said
Jon Evans, Chief Executive Officer of Atlantic Central Bankers Bank and one
of the founders of BITS. The alliance between a correspondent bank [ACBB]
and a technology managment company [Compushare] at this level of
cooperation is unique in the industry nationwide.
ACBB has an aggressive expansion model and plan for the private BITS
network and utility that will include other bankers' banks across the
United States over time. Rollouts are planned in Florida, Illinois, and
other states by year-end -- furthering the reach and value to other
community banking hot beds. New bank creations, or "denovo banks" as
they are called, are at a fast pace in these markets. The alliance
provides a "bank in a box" opportunity for new institutions to simply
connect into one source for every competitive service the bank might need.
New and small institutions are able to emulate the technological breath of
a larger institution for a fraction of the cost with minimal capital and
resource drain.
About Compushare
Compushare, Inc., a California Corporation headquartered in Orange County,
is a Financial Technology Management company that enables community
financial institutions to focus on their operations, franchise value and
safety. Their expertise and CIOTHiNK! business approach toward technology
performance and compliance assures strategic success. Founded in 1995,
Compushare provides technology services and compliance services on an
outsourced basis that addresses business concerns in Strategy, Safety,
Soundness and Support.
About ACBB
ACBB is a state chartered, Federal Reserve member, bankers' bank. ACBB was
incorporated in 1983 and provides credit and non-credit correspondent
services to financial institutions. Services provided to its 300 plus
shareholder base include: loan participations, Check 21, and a hosted
communications platform through its subsidiary ACBB-BITS.
Contact:
Aaron Silva
(925) 771 3052 Email Contact
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