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The UniCloud platform, which has received the main award, was introduced to the market 3 years ago by the Data Center of Asseco Data Systems. The interest in the service has been constantly growing and it has been receiving positive opinions of users, mainly programmers, administrators and heads of IT departments. The solution is available in the PaaS - Platform as a Service model and enables quick and intuitive creation and management of IT environments, while providing a wide range of tools and support for programming languages.

Winning the Best in Cloud competition is very important for us, especially due to the fact that the jury, which voted for particular solutions, included IT managers of the largest Polish companies. It also confirms that one can still stand out in such a competitive market of cloud solutions. The UniCloud platform is an advanced cloud solution that can be used to support software development processes and to successfully carry out production implementations, as confirmed by our customers, said Marcin Lebiecki, Director of the Data Center of Asseco Data Systems.

The final stage of the competition also included the Asseco Customer Banking Platform (Asseco CBP) solution, available for cooperative banks through the Internet Services Centre (CUI).Asseco CBP is a unique tool for Internet and mobile banking, based on the innovative concept of mini-application, which provides unlimited opportunities for sharing personalized products and services. Thanks to the cloud, cooperative banks gain a tool enabling flexible adjustment of banking services to the needs and habits of their customers.

Security and benefits provided by the solution available in the cloud have encouraged over 120 cooperative banks in Poland to use it. What distinguishes this product from other solutions in the market is its extreme flexibility. Asseco CBP provides its users with a mini-application boutique which allows for a flexible creation of an offer. It is also distinguished by its innovative approach to designing the appearance of the system and the possibility of free profiling of functionalities and offers for different groups of customers within a single system. In short, it is a tailor-made product for banks, said Marta Mróz-Sipiora, Product Manager, Asseco Poland.

The award ceremony took place on May 22 2018, during the "Best in Cloud" conference in Warsaw Spire.

The title of "Visionary" was awarded for the investment in the Israeli company Formula Systems in 2010 and for booking profit in 2017, which allowed to obtain funds for further foreign undertakings. For example, for Asseco Poland's announced expansion into new markets, such as the US.

When a decision was made to invest in Israel, many analysts thought that this was a bad move and that it generated too much risk. But Adam Góral had his vision, and he was able to see the opportunities offered by the Israeli market, and indirectly by the US market, and to take advantage of them, said Artur Wiza.

The "Visionaries" are awards granted to key figures of Polish business. The jury appreciates managers whose bold and long-term investments determine a company's success not only on the Polish but also foreign markets.

The following criteria have been taken into account in the rank of the "Polish Cheetahs": the level of profits and revenues for 2016 and 2017, as well as the rate at which they grew. According to this year's rank, more than a half of the most dynamically developing companies are private companies. Asseco is the only IT company included in the rank.

For many years, banks have been facing rising costs of authorization and communication with their customers. The mToken Asseco MAA application allows banks to reduce these costs and at the same time increase the security of transactions.mToken Asseco MAA allows for Strong Customer Authentication (SCA), which guarantees a higher level of credibility and protection from fraud. Therefore, the application meets the PSD2 directive's recommendations. The application also enables communication with customers by means of PUSH messages, which are an excellent alternative to previously popular text messages. Owing to the Asseco's solution, a bank does not have to purchase any physical devices, and a customer does not have to rewrite additional codes from them. The application also allows to support multiple accounts in multiple banks. The costs associated with sending paid text messages are also eliminated.

The first customers of co-operative banks have already started using our new application. It gives them a fast, convenient and safe form of accepting Internet banking operations, said Andrzej Nowakowski, Director of the Cooperative Banks Division at Asseco Poland.The mobile token's functionality offered by Asseco Poland under the name of mToken Asseco MAA is a way to reduce the costs of providing Internet banking services to customers. In our view, it also has the potential to help cooperative banks with attracting young people, for whom technical innovations are an important factor in the choice of a bank. It is also important that thanks to the implementation of the mToken technology, a bank will fulfill the obligations resulting from the PSD2 directive. Undoubtedly, the application also offers development potential and we can see the possibility of providing it with other interesting functionalities, said Piotr Mazur, IT Team Director at Poznański Bank Spółdzielczy.The current trend of miniaturization directs activity away from notebooks and tablets towards mobile phones and smartwatches. As long as a telephone is needed in the form of an additional device for communication -  everyone would like to have everything they need in one place - in a place that is always with them and that they will not forget, like a wallet with documents. A mobile token is the basis of security and modernity - it gives us the opportunity to use banking anytime and anywhere, and also maintain all the standards of security and convenience (remember that soon the PSD2 Directive will come into force, which will change a lot on the market - especially in the field of e-commerce), said Roland Węgrzynowski, Head of the IT Team at Gospodarczy Bank Spółdzielczy w Barlinku.

mToken Asseco MAA can be used by retail and corporate customers of banks whose Internet systems are integrated with the application.The application can be downloaded from the following stores:
Google Play
AppStore

The implementation in Orient Commercial Bank has been carried out by Asseco Central Europe with the participation of experienced experts from Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Vietnam. The project has been carried out in a very short time. The period from the first analysis to the production launch of the system lasted only 9 months. The implementation of the project is the beginning of a long-term cooperation between Asseco and Orient Commercial Bank.The Asseco Customer Banking Platform (Asseco CBP) system is a state-of-the-art solution for Internet and mobile banking based on the concept of a mini-application. Among other things, the system enables customers to freely shape their banking operations and use a wide range of products and services available on the remote access platform. Banking solutions such as Asseco CBP provide customers with access to banking services 24 hours a day via any device connected to the Internet.

The modernization of the bank and its online services was the main objective of the implementation of Asseco Customer Banking Platform in the Vietnamese Orient Commercial Bank. This solution creates modern and user-friendly environment for the clients of that institution, said Jozef Klein, CEO of Asseco Central Europe.

The dynamics of changes in the area of digital banking services has been rapidly growing. Asseco CBP allows banks to flexibly create their offer and respond to the needs of their customers, both in the area of Internet and mobile banking solutions. The implementation in Vietnam is another export project of the Asseco Group carried out for a large bank.The whole process of digital transformation is a difficult task, in which a huge amount of data is processed into a form which is easy to understand by the customers, while maintaining all the security standards. The solution based on Asseco Customer Banking Platform, implemented in the Vietnamese bank, meets all these requirements.

Workflow integrates the services of specialized IT systems, such as Farmer, NSIU or KACHNA, used to provide insurance and benefits to farmers and their family members. Through a uniform user interface in the form of a portal for KRUS's employees, it ensures secure data exchange with external institutions, such as the Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) (e.g. in the field of e-sick leaves), the National Health Fund (NFZ), the Agency for Restructuring and Modernization of Agriculture (ARiMR), the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy (MRPiPS) and the Farmer Rehabilitation Centers. In turn, the central component of the Workflow system - the Identity Management - ensures control and security of access to the ZSI. The system also offers access to the "KRUS e-Contribution" service, which allows for making social security and health insurance contributions by means of online direct payments.The agreement with KRUS will be executed by the consortium of Asseco Poland and Asseco Data Systems within 48 months from the date of its signature.

Under the signed contract, Asseco will take care of the maintenance of the Workflow system, ensuring its uninterrupted, failure-free and safe operations. We will also provide technical support and end-user support. The development of the system, in turn, will involve the introduction of all modifications resulting from changes in legislation, IT projects implemented by KRUS and other needs. Currently, Asseco's solution is used by more than 3,000 KRUS's employees in over 250 locations. In turn, the eKRUS system is used by over 15,000 farmers and their number has been growing rapidly, said Witold Malina, Director of the Agriculture Division, Asseco Poland.The Workflow system is integrated with other systems that support KRUS's activity: registration of insured persons, payment of short-term benefits and granting and payment of pension and disability benefits. Therefore, ensuring continuity of all processes, including punctuality and correctness of disbursements, is key in this project.  The competence team of Asseco Data Systems, which has many years of analytical and design experience in carrying out tasks for KRUS, will be responsible for achieving this goal. It will provide support services to end users of the system at KRUS with the use of multi-channel SERVICE-DESK, said Lech Szczuka, Vice President of the Management Board of Asseco Data Systems, responsible for the Social Benefits Division.

For many years, Asseco Poland has been a reliable partner for institutions involved in the Polish agriculture sector. Over the past few years, the company has implemented projects for the Agricultural Property Agency (ANR), the Agency for the Restructuring and Modernization of Agriculture (ARiMR) and KRUS.

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Asseco Poland developed the Workflow system for KRUS as the winner of an international tender settled in 2009. It was a very complex project, which was financed with funds from the World Bank. At that time, Asseco integrated the systems in KRUS in such a way that they could function as a uniform central system in the whole country. In 2014, the company signed a 4-year agreement with KRUS for the maintenance and development of the system.The company has been supporting Polish farmers for many years, being the largest producer of software for the public sector in Poland. The company has built and implemented comprehensive systems for, among others, the Agency for Restructuring and Modernization of Agriculture (ARiMR), the Agricultural Social Insurance Fund (KRUS), the Agricultural Property Agency (ANR), the Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) and the Ministry of Interior and Administration and the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management (IMiGW). Asseco Poland is also the largest Polish IT company listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) and the sixth-largest producer of software. It leads the international Asseco Group, which operates in 54 countries and employs over 24,000 people.