April 14 2010
Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) Pakistan’s national converged services telecom operator, and National Bank of Pakistan (NBP), Pakistan’s largest banking institute have joined hands to deploy the largest Financial network in Pakistan. This is via NBPs “Online Connectivity Services for Network Expansion” project.
PTCL will provide an end to end solution with enterprise-wide network connectivity architecture, all necessary hardware, software & management of the network, on the basis of managed services. The established of this State-of-the-art Wide Area Network will ensure enhanced reach, operational efficiency, customer retention & systematic growth and development for NBP. The WAN will be used for various banking applications, emails, internet and ATM’s across NBP’s 1300 branch network and other offices over Pakistan and AJK.
President PTCL Mr. Walid Irshaid during the ceremony said’ National Bank of Pakistan is a valuable addition to PTCL’s portfolio of its customers. This project is another milestone in PTCL’s perpetual pursuit for providing its customers with the best solutions based on the latest available technology in the market with unmatched services. It is also an opportunity for PTCL to deliver innovative, secure & reliable solutions for Pakistan’s largest banking institute.”
Commenting on the occasion NBP President, Mr. Ali Raza said that “this is an unparalleled achievement for Pakistan’s banking establishment. The introduction of this level of technology will not only provide immense facilitation to our customers but also make NBP a technology leader not only in Pakistan but in the whole region.”
