Alfa-Bank Takes the Leading Spot in the Top 20 Best IT Banks in Russia 2006
05 Jul 2006

Alfa-Bank heads the list of the best IT banks in Russia for three consecutive years. This rating is the results of an annual study performed by CNews Analytics (CNA), an independent Russian research group, focused on IT and telecommunication sectors in the country.

According to CNA experts, Alfa-Bank demonstrates successful management of its IT-infrastructure. «We are increasingly focusing on modern banking services based on advanced technologies and the Internet which are bringing both customer value and efficiency to our operations. The implementation of Microsoft Systems Management Server helps us to control our IT-infrastructure, that includes 121 offices in Moscow and regions,» says Sergey Mednov, IT Director of Alfa-Bank.

To evaluate the IT-systems of banks, CNews Analytics examined 30 major credit institutions based on Central Bank of Russia data, and the management of their IT-systems. The project did not include foreign banks operating in Russia.

Alfa-Bank Russia

Alfa-Banking Group includes Alfa-Bank Russia which is today one of the largest privately owned banks in Russia. It also includes Alfa-Bank Ukraine, one of the top-ten largest banks in Ukraine.  Alfa-Banking Group also comprises  banks in the Netherlands, in Belarus and in Kazakhstan as well as representative offices in Cyprus, the United States and in the United Kingdom. The Group offers a wide range of products and operates in all sectors of the financial market, including corporate and retail lending, deposits, payment and account services, foreign exchange operations, cash handling services, custody services, investment banking, trade finance and other ancillary services to corporate and retail customers.
 
Alfa-Bank Russia, founded in 1990, has developed rapidly to become one of Russia's largest privately owned banks. It provides a full range of banking services — corporate banking, retail banking, investment banking, asset management and trade finance. The Bank has 326 branches over nine time zones in Russia, and the Netherlands and subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, the United States and Cyprus.

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