MUMBAI, India and SINGAPORE, Jan. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- AGS Transact Technologies and Wincor Nixdorf have two good reasons to celebrate: AGS has installed the 50,000th Wincor Nixdorf automated teller machine at an Indian bank, and the new collaboration model involving Wincor Nixdorf and AGS was recently launched. The aim of this partnership is to jointly develop and locally produce an ATM model by AGS that has been customized to meet the needs of rural areas. Both companies signed a framework agreement in September covering the partnership. Under the agreement, Wincor Nixdorf will supply key system components that will be used to produce 40,000 systems over the next two years. Shipment of the first 1,000 system components signaled the start of local production by AGS.
"In the past ten years, we have been able to provide all leading banks with best-in-class ATM technology thanks to our strong relationship with AGS in the critically important Indian market," Eckard Heidloff, CEO and President of Wincor Nixdorf AG, told banking representatives in Mumbai. The support provided by AGS and Wincor Nixdorf enabled the banks to set up a stable self-service infrastructure, Heidloff noted. "The start of production for the new ATM model marks the beginning of a new chapter for us. Our collaboration lends new momentum to the Financial Inclusion Initiative introduced by the Indian government and facilitates the provision of financial services, particularly in rural areas," Heidloff said.
Ravi B. Goyal, Chairman and Managing Director of AGS Transact Technologies, said: "Our company is a reliable, highly capable technology partner for banks for over a decade now. This collaboration, under the 'Make in India' initiative backed by the Government of India, will help us to provide our customers with a tailored, robust product, thereby enabling them to provide a payments service infrastructure in the remotest parts of India."
The locally produced ATMs, once installed, will help increase access to financial services in rural and metropolitan areas of India. Wincor Nixdorf and AGS Transact Technologies have been driving forces behind the dynamic growth of India's ATM market. An analysis conducted by the British market research firm RBR shows that Wincor Nixdorf ranked among the top three in the market with an installed base of about 23 percent of ATMs in 2014. RBR projects that India will become the world's second-largest ATM market, behind China, by 2020. The key reasons for this expansion are rapid population growth and financial inclusion projects initiated by the Indian government.
About Wincor Nixdorf
Wincor Nixdorf is one of the world's leading providers of IT solutions and services to retail banks and the retail industry. The company is headquartered in Paderborn, Germany, and is publicly traded on the Frankfurt Securities & Stock Exchange. The main focus of the Group's comprehensive portfolio lies on business process optimization, especially in the branch operations of both sectors. Wincor Nixdorf has also been drawing on its expertise from its core business with banks and retail companies to expand into related markets. These include postal companies and service station operators.
Wincor Nixdorf has established a presence in around 130 countries around the globe, giving it an outstanding profile when it comes to customer proximity. The parent company has subsidiaries in 42 countries. Wincor Nixdorf has a total workforce of around 9,000 people. Over half are based outside Germany. www.wincor-nixdorf.com
About AGS Transact Technologies Ltd
AGS is one of India's leading providers of a wide spectrum of payment solutions and technology products for the banking, retail and petroleum sectors. We provide customized products and solutions comprising ATMs and other automated payment products, related maintenance and managed services, cash management services and transaction switching services. Our operations cover more than 700 cities and towns, reaching out to over 100,000 customer touch points across India. For more information visit: www.agsindia.com
