BEIJING, Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Yucheng Technologies Limited (NASDAQ:YTEC), a leading IT service provider to the Chinese banking industry, and FICO (NYSE: FICO), the leading provider of predictive analytics and decision management technology, today announced that they have signed a strategic partnership agreement to jointly deliver risk analytics and FICO® Basel II Analytic Services to Chinese banks.
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The initial focus of the partnership will be on China's city and rural commercial banks, which lag behind their larger counterparts in implementing analytics-based risk management technology.
Mr. Jie Ma, vice president of solutions and cooperation in Yucheng Technologies, said that Yucheng has attached great importance to developing cooperative relationships with business partners. For this cooperation with FICO, Yucheng will integrate FICO's credit risk scorecards and Basel II consultation with Yucheng's banking solutions to provide analytics-based solutions that help financial services institutions meet regulation requirements, promote client business growth, increase profit, and control risk.
Mr. John Chen, managing director of FICO China, said, "This partnership with Yucheng will help spur adoption of predictive analytics within China's many smaller banks, which face unique data quality and risk management challenges, and must focus on meeting Basel II requirements. We are pleased to be working with Yucheng, as this partnership is a critical part of FICO's strategy to meet the increasing demand for FICO's analytics in China's financial services industry. "
As the first Chinese financial information technology provider listed on NASDAQ, Yucheng Technologies provides comprehensive IT solutions. According to a report by IDC, Yucheng Technologies ranks number 1 in banking IT solutions for the China market; number 1 in several business sectors such as online banking, credit management and business intelligence, call center, risk management and channel solutions; and demonstrates strong growth in customer relationship management, front-end and mobile finance.
Since FICO was established in 1956, clients in 80 countries have worked with FICO to increase customer loyalty and profitability, cut fraud losses, reduce credit risk, more effectively obtain new customers, improve decision automation, cut operational cost, rapidly build market share, and meet regulatory requirements. FICO has provided analytics-based technology solutions, consultations and services in Basel compliance consulting, credit risk management, account management and fraud protection to the top 12 Chinese banks since entering the market in 2007.
About Yucheng Technologies
Yucheng Technologies Limited (YTEC) is a leading IT service provider to the Chinese banking industry. Headquartered in Beijing, China, Yucheng has approximately 2,200 employees and has established an extensive network for serving its banking clients nationwide, with subsidiaries and representative offices in 23 cities. Yucheng provides a comprehensive suite of IT solutions and services to Chinese banks including. 1) Channel Solutions, such as web banking and call centers, 2) Business Solutions, such as core banking systems, foreign exchange and treasury management, 3) Management Solutions, such as risk analytics and business intelligence. Yucheng is also a leading third-party provider of POS merchant acquiring services in partnership with banks in China.
About FICO
FICO (NYSE:FICO), formerly known as Fair Isaac, delivers superior predictive analytics solutions that drive smarter decisions. The company's groundbreaking use of mathematics to predict consumer behavior has transformed entire industries and revolutionized the way risk is managed and products are marketed. FICO's innovative solutions include the industry-leading solutions for measuring credit risk, managing credit accounts, identifying and minimizing the impact of fraud, and customizing consumer offers with pinpoint accuracy. Most of the world's top banks, as well as leading insurers, retailers, pharmaceutical companies and government agencies rely on FICO solutions to accelerate growth, control risk, boost profits and meet regulatory and competitive demands. Learn more at www.fico.com. FICO: Make every decision count™.
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