Diebold Executive to Co-Present Financial Services Outsourcing Trends and Strategies With Aite at ATMIA Conference

NORTH CANTON, Ohio, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Delivering a timely message for financial institutions struggling with aging ATM fleets, Diebold's Greg Steffy, vice president, integrated services (IS), will discuss at this year's ATMIA conference in Miami, Fla., Feb. 17-19, how institutions can employ outsourcing to increase efficiency and improve the customer experience. Nick Holland, senior analyst, Aite Group will co-present with Steffy. Steffy was recently named among the top industry executives to watch by ATM Marketplace because of his successful track record driving innovation in the industry with Diebold, Incorporated (NYSE: DBD).

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"Many financial institutions today are faced with aging ATM fleets that do not help differentiate their brand and lack the functionality and performance customers expect, yet they're challenged with mandates to tighten budgets and reduce their vendor count," Steffy said. "An outsourcing solution with the right technology partner can help institutions provide customers with a richer, more personalized retail banking experience supported by the most effective security approach available. A leading outsourcing provider can empower institutions to deploy the newest products, technologies and services as they emerge, without a large capital expenditure."

By outsourcing, financial institutions often work with a single point of contact, which helps streamline operations and reduce costs. "In our most recent survey on IT priorities for financial institutions, the majority of respondents' budgets will stay the same or decrease, although the highest ranking priorities are improving efficiency, upgrading infrastructure and cutting costs," Holland said. "For many of these respondents, outsourcing could solve their higher priorities despite constrained cash flow."  

Throughout the year, Diebold Integrated Services^® Symposiums will be held in various regions, including one during the ATMIA conference. The IS Symposiums are designed to enable financial institutions to experience the benefits of outsourcing through interactive presentations and offer the opportunity to meet one-on-one with Diebold subject matter experts (SMEs) who can provide additional information about how outsourcing can address their specific challenges.  During this year's symposiums, Diebold SMEs will highlight mobile banking as a service, how Diebold's mobile banking solution goes beyond the traditional capabilities, and how mobile banking can be leveraged for improved security, one-to-one marketing and more.

During the ATMIA conference, Diebold's booth will showcase several of its advanced solutions, including its dual-slot deposit automation technology providing greater availability, which can increase revenues for institutions by streamlining deposit processing and helping minimize fraud and consumer error. For customers, deposit automation enables higher-quality transactions, reducing time spent waiting in line at the ATM, increasing the availability of funds and extending banking hours to 24/7. Diebold also will feature its security and fraud mitigation approach, which involves the customized design of multi-layered physical and logical security solutions that position institutions to meet threats – internal or external.

Steffy's presentation takes place Friday, Feb. 19, at 11:50 a.m.  For more information about Diebold, stop by booth # 604/606 during the show, or visit www.diebold.com.

About Diebold

Diebold, Incorporated is a global leader in providing integrated self-service delivery and security systems and services. Diebold employs more than 16,000 associates with representation in nearly 90 countries worldwide and is headquartered in Canton, Ohio, USA. Diebold is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol 'DBD.' For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.diebold.com, or visit www.diebold.com/150 to learn more about Diebold's 150-year history.

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