S1 Allies With Andera to Enable Seamless New Account Opening and Funding

ATLANTA, April 2 (www.allCUnews.com) -- S1 Corporation, a leading global provider of customer interaction financial and payment solutions, today announced a strategic alliance with Andera, Inc., the leading provider of account opening and funding solutions to the retail financial market. Delivered through Postilion, Inc. and its S1 Enterprise divisions, all of S1's Internet banking solution customers can capitalize on the power of Andera's new account opening capabilities to facilitate easy account opening via the Internet.

Eva Weber, Analyst with Aite Group, a leading independent research and advisory firm, recently described the importance of new account opening in her report, Something for Everyone: Online Account Opening Delivers the Goods. She found the potential savings from online account opening solutions is compelling. For example, a mid-sized bank with 20 per cent of their new accounts opened online could realize an enormous $1,125,000 in savings over traditional account opening methods. Weber will present these findings today at the Postilion Roadshow in Austin, Texas where Andera will also present their solution to Postilion customers from across the country.

Charlie Kroll, CEO of Andera observed, "Andera has continuously demonstrated its value, meeting the most demanding requirements of financial institutions of every size, all in the effort to enhance the user experience. Integrating Andera within the market leading solutions from S1 enables more banks and credit unions to significantly streamline the account acquisition process, leading towards a more profound experience for the user."

The integrated Account Opening solution from Andera and S1 provides the following benefits:

-- allows customers to open new accounts from their institution's Web site
as well as from within their online S1 solutions
-- is available to all existing and new Postilion retail Internet banking,
Postilion business Internet banking, S1 Personal Banking and S1
Business Banking customers
-- significantly streamlines the account opening process while
facilitating cross-selling for more organic growth
-- integrates the ability to fund a new account online in a highly secure
way
-- enables customers to open accounts 7 x 24, verifies an applicant's
information in real time, and offers customers faster account setup
-- offers greater convenience to the customer and positions the
institution as providing convenience and availability

"Creating an easy process for opening an account - for both the user and the institution - is the goal of our partnership with Andera," said Johann Dreyer, CEO of S1 Corporation. "This integrated solution not only leads to smooth account opening and a better user experience, but will help institutions facilitate cross-selling of products for critical organic growth."

About S1 Corporation

S1 Corporation (NASDAQ: SONE) delivers customer interaction software for financial and payment services. Worldwide, more than 3,000 customers use S1 software solutions, which are comprised of applications that address virtually every market segment and every delivery channel. Community banks, regional banks, national banks, credit unions, retailers, telcos, and processors all rely on the banking and payments software delivered under three brand names: Postilion, S1 Enterprise and FSB Solutions. Additional information about S1 is available at http://www.s1.com/.

About Postilion

Postilion, a subsidiary of S1 Corporation (NASDAQ: SONE) , is a leading provider of integrated solutions for self-service banking and payment processing. Our offices, on five continents, serve customers in more than 50 countries. The Postilion product drives self-service financial transactions and payments, including advanced transactions such as prepay, through Internet access points, ATMs, POS terminals, and phones. This multi-channel architecture - built on open systems - provides consolidated management information, card management, 3DES and EMV enablement, and loyalty software solutions. We are at the forefront of compliance with new regulations and security enhancements. For example, our payment applications are validated for Visa's Cardholder Information Security Program Payment Application Best Practices (CISP PABP), indicating that we can help you achieve compliance with the latest data security standards developed by the payment card industry (PCI DSS). More information is available http://www.postilion.com/.

About S1 Enterprise

More than 100 banks and three million consumer, small business, and corporate users worldwide rely on S1 Enterprise solutions to access and manage their financial information. An independent division of S1 Corporation (NASDAQ: SONE) , S1 Enterprise is a leading provider of integrated banking solutions that deliver financial service providers a holistic view of their customer via a common technology platform regardless of delivery channel - branch, call center, Internet, or voice. Additional information about S1 Enterprise is available at http://www.s1enterprise.com/.

About Andera

Andera is the leader in integrated account opening technologies for retail financial institutions. Dedicated to helping banks and credit unions use the Web as a tool for sales and growth, Andera offers a suite of integrated products and services for automated online account opening, funding, and cross-selling. Andera is headquartered in Providence, R.I. and can be found on the Internet at http://www.andera.com/.

Forward-Looking Statements

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Website: http://www.postilion.com/
Website: http://www.andera.com/
Website: http://www.s1enterprise.com/