HCL Infosystems Wins the 'Best Access to Banking and Financial Services' Award at the Elets-BFSI Leadership Summit and Awards, Mumbai

NEW DELHI, February 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

HCL Infosystems, India's premier IT services and distribution company, has won the 'Best Access to Banking and Financial Services' Award in the financial inclusion category. The award was presented by Mr. Swadheen Kshatriya, Chief Secretary, Government of Maharashtra to Mr. Anand Sundaresan, Business Head of HCL's Financial Inclusion Services at the Elets-BFSI Leadership Summit and Awards 2015, held in Mumbai recently.

Elets Technomedia Pvt. Ltd., in collaboration with Department of Planning, Government of Maharashtra, had organised the BFSI Leadership Summit and Awards 2015. The Elets-BFSI Leadership Awards honour exemplary innovations and initiatives across the banking, financial services and insurance industry. With in-depth categories, which cover everything from Best Branch Implementation to Insurance through remote sensing, the BFSI Leadership Awards explore the full range of the sector.

With business relationships spanning 19 public sector banks, covering 20,000 villages and a network of more than 9000 business correspondents, HCL Infosystems has successfully delivered end-to-end state-of-the-art technology solutions that have enabled more than 5 million enrolments across 25 states in India.

Speaking on the occasion Mr. Anand Sundaresan, Head - Financial Inclusion, HCL Learning and Enterprise Application Services, HCL Infosystems Ltd. said, "We are extremely honoured to receive this recognition. Our objective is to create products and services that enable the financial services sector to extend their reach and provide access in rural India. Since its inception our financial inclusion business has managed millions of transactions in rural areas, which are linked to various government benefit schemes like old age pension, MNEREGA, scholarships etc. Not only do our secured solutions ensure safe and seamless transactions in the remotest parts of India, we also enable banks to reduce their operational costs."

HCL Infosystems has invested in building innovative technology solutions for the banking industry, which extends banking and financial services to the rural population. HCL's financial inclusion solutions include the BancMate application that supports multi-channel delivery of offerings. It enables interoperability between branches of the bank, provide e-KYC solution for Customer Data Validation, Aadhaar enabled payment system and multiple connectivity options. HCL's solution also goes beyond usual smart card solution and provides for non-carded solution with central biometric authentication and Aadhaar based authentication on a single application.

About HCL Infosystems Ltd.

With (LTM) revenues of Rs. 6864 crore, HCL Infosystems is India's premier distribution and IT services and solutions company. The company has one of the largest sales and distribution networks in India and provides value added distribution for partners in telecom, IT, office automation and consumer electronics products. The Company's distribution business has an unparalleled network that reaches more than 100,000 retail outlets, over 800 direct and micro distributors and over 12,400 channel partners across 15,000 towns and 664 districts in the country. The company is also a leader in IT services and solutions with a comprehensive portfolio of Infrastructure Managed Services, Enterprise Application Services, System Integration Services, Office Automation Services, Managed Print Services, Life Cycle Services and After-Sales Support Services. HCL Learning, the company's learning solutions business, serves the entire spectrum of education and training requirements across schools colleges, individuals and enterprises and offers digital content and learning solutions. 

For more information, please visit us at www.hclinfosystems.in

About HCL

HCL is a business enterprise with presence in the fields of technology, healthcare and talentcare. Founded in 1976 as one of India's original IT garage start-ups, the HCL enterprise currently comprises four companies in India - HCL Technologies, HCL Infosystems, HCL Healthcare and HCL Talentcare, with annual revenues of US$ 6.5 billion and over 100,000 professionals from diverse nationalities operating across 31 countries including over 500 points of presence in India. In the technology space, HCL's offerings span a wide range of software and hardware services and solutions including R&D, technology services, Enterprise and Applications Consulting, Remote Infrastructure Management, IT Hardware, Systems Integration, distribution of technology and telecom products. HCL Healthcare, aims to provide innovative medical services, products and training to meet the growing demand for quality healthcare in India. HCL Talentcare is focused on providing Professional Vocational Employability solutions through an innovative signature learning experience. 

For further information, visit www.hcl.com

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Tanay Gogoi
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