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Asseco Voice Banking is used to initiate basic operations in electronic banking by voice, such as checking the account balance, transaction history, information about the nearest ATM, and also making transfers. The product is based on the Google Assistant solution. At the same time, what is very important, it uses self-learning mechanisms allowing for a better understanding of the user's intentions. Instead of using advanced search filters, it can, for example, ask how much home maintenance will cost, and artificial intelligence will analyze the relevant data and present comprehensible information. An interesting fact is the ability to communicate in three different styles: standard, formal and colloquial. All this is done in order to adjust to the client's preferences as best as possible. Asseco Voice Banking operates in Polish and English, but thanks to Google Assistant it can work in over 25 other languages supported by the assistant.

, said Jarosław Bryl, Managing Director of Asseco Innovation Hub.

The VivicLabs team has successfully completed the first stage of the project - the incubation of the solution, which aimed to provide MVP (Minimum Viable Product). During the Show Me Day, it presented a system demo and received an invitation to the second stage - the acceleration, during which a ready-made commercial solution is being developed. The first production implementation in selected banks operating on Asseco's banking systems is planned for the fourth quarter of 2019.
To use Asseco Voice Banking, one can choose the default voice assistant in Android or download the Google Assistant application from AppStore. The next step is to confirm your identity and willingness to use the voice assistant by logging into the electronic banking system. From that moment, the user can request banking operations by voice, which can thus be performed on the phone and all devices equipped with native Google Assistant functionality.
The voice service offered by Asseco is fully secure. The execution of transactions with the use of Asseco Voice Banking requires confirmation of this form of communication with a bank by a special PIN code at the very beginning of the process. The code is sent as a push message to the client's phone. At a later stage, each banking transaction order is executed with the use of a mobile application for transfers authorization, such as mToken Asseco MAA.
Asseco Voice Banking can be integrated with any type of internet banking offered by banks. At present, this functionality is available via Asseco Customer Banking Platform, but the solution can be integrated with any e-banking system.
Ultimately, Asseco Voice Banking will be used not only in banking, but also in systems outside this sector, for example in those designed tohandle stock market investments or book visits to medical facilities.

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Asseco has been once again distinguished in the "List of 500" ranking of the Rzeczpospolita daily. The company has taken the 34th place and has advanced to a higher position in comparison with the last year's edition of the ranking. It has also achieved the highest position among IT companies. The list has been prepared on the basis of data on sales revenues, net financial results and employment ratio. The ranking takes into account the largest Polish companies.

Under the agreements, Asseco implements software designed primarily to improve patient registration for appointments, make it easier for patients to check examination results, and provide them with online access to medical records. New e-Services are fully integrated with current solutions operating in hospitals, including Hospital Information Systems (HIS) and ERP for unit management.

, said Krzysztof Groyecki, Vice President of the Management Board of Asseco Poland.

said Dariusz Oleński, Director of the Voivodeship Specialist Hospital in Biała Podlaska.

All the projects conducted by Asseco are co-financed with the EU funds from the Regional Operational Programme for the Lublin Voivodeship for 2014-2020. The implementation is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2019.

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Asseco Poland is the largest Polish IT company listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE). For 25 years it has been developing technologically advanced software for companies and institutions from key sectors of the economy. It is currently the largest IT company in Central Europe and the sixth largest software producer in Europe. It is a leader in the market of IT solutions for healthcare and a manufacturer of proprietary IT solutions used by over 450 hospitals in Poland, units of the National Health Fund, Blood Donation and Blood Treatment Centres, health resorts, as well as over 14,000 clinics and doctor's surgeries. Asseco software was successfully tested during the Connectathon IHE marathon in The Hague in 2018. This is an official confirmation of the effective interaction of Asseco systems with other IT solutions and their compatibility with the IHE integration profiles. The use of IHE profiles is recommended by the European Commission and the Centre for Health Information Systems (CSIOZ).

Under the concluded agreements, Asseco will be responsible for the proper operation of the IT systems HandelMax and EnergOS used in the PGE Group for servicing and billing of customers in three branches of PGE Dystrybucja: Rzeszów, Zamość, and Skarżysko-Kamienna.

For years we have been cooperating with the PGE Group, implementing projects of various complexity levels, providing both maintenance services as well as implementation and development services. I am glad that we have been trusted once again, said Magdalena Kaczmarek, Sales Department Director, Asseco Poland.

Additionally, under agreements signed separately, Asseco will provide maintenance services for the data acquisition system AUMS ADO and the portal for electricity retailers AUMS PSEE in PGE Dystrybucja. The gross value of the contract amounts to nearly PLN 2 million.
Asseco is the leader of IT solutions for the energy sector in Poland. It has been also developing its activities on international markets, including Serbia, Nigeria and Ethiopia. The flagship solutions of the company are the IT systems from the AUMS line, which support all processes related to the management of electricity. They are used by trading companies, energy distributors and customer service companies. Asseco offers products and services which allow for a measurable reduction of operating costs, streamline operations and increase the competitiveness of companies from the energy sector. It also implements projects of centralization and migration of large data volumes. It has about 65% share on the Polish energy market. In addition, nearly 60% of energy bills are generated on the basis of the company's proprietary billing systems. Asseco's competence centers are located in Poland, Czech Republic and Germany.

For the purpose of assessing the financial and business position of Asseco, the key information is the basic data published on a non-IFRS basis, supplementing the data reported in accordance with IFRS*. In the first quarter, non-IFRS operating profit amounted to PLN 281 million and was higher by 19%, while non-IFRS net profit increased by 10% to PLN 90 million.

, said Rafał Kozłowski, Vice President of the Management Board, Asseco Poland.

The Asseco Group's sales revenues are diversified by sectors and in the first quarter of 2019 they were distributed among general business (38%), banking and finance (39%), and public administration (23%). Asseco is also geographically diversified and presents its results broken down by three segments. Formula Systems generated 61% of consolidated sales revenues of the Group, Asseco International-27%, and Asseco Poland - 12%.

Currently, the Group's order backlog for 2019 at the revenue level amounts to PLN 7.2 billion and is by 9% higher than the backlog presented in May 2018.

ComCERT is the first consulting company in Poland specializing in CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team) services for companies and institutions, not connected with any telecommunication operator. ComCERT experts analyze areas vulnerable to hacking attacks in customers' systems, support them during an incident and analyze the state of systems after an event. At the interconnection point of these three services, the company is also developing its clients' Security Operations Center teams - not only actively helping to maintain a high level of network security, but also expanding their competence.

said Zdzisław Wiater, Director of the International Organizations and Solutions for the Security Sector Division at Asseco Poland.

, said Andrzej Dopierała, Vice President of the Management Board, Asseco Poland.

Asseco has been developing dynamically in the cyber security area and carrying out interesting implementations in Poland and abroad. In 2018 alone, the revenues from this area reached the level of PLN 80 million. In March this year, it was announced that Asseco Data Systems (ADS), in cooperation with Asseco Poland and ComCERT, will launch "CyberDefenseAfrica" in the Togolese Republic - the first institution responsible for cyber security in this country. This cooperation will be carried out as part of a joint venture which ADS has created with the Togolese government. The new organization will start operating at the beginning of 2020 and the cost of the investment will amount to approximately EUR 14 million.