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U.S. Bank: Innovation Award Winner

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Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
Applicable Industries	Finance & Insurance
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Use Cases	Process Control & Optimization Predictive Quality Analytics
Services	System Integration
Challenge	U.S. Bank expanded through organic growth and numerous acquisitions creating a complex network of systems, process and organizations. Manual paper-based processes that relied on spreadsheets, email and redundant processes resulted in latency and human processing errors that jeopardized their goals of reliability, consistency and innovation. Further, lack of in-house connectivity hindered the bank’s ability to link to external sources for time-critical data inhibiting their need for speed, scalability and agility necessary to grow their business and deliver higher customer satisfaction. Read More
About Customer	U.S. Bank National Association is the nation’s fifth-largest commercial bank with $354 billion in assets and celebrated their 150th anniversary this year. The bank provides: lending and depository, cash management, capital markets and investment management services. Primary services include: regional consumer and business banking and wealth management services; national wholesale banking, commercial real estate and trust services; and global payments services to 17.6 million+ customers. In 2012, the company had total net revenue of $20.3 billion and record earnings of $5.6 billion. Read More
Solution	U.S. Bank leveraged their investment in Software AG’s webMethods Integration Platform—Integration Server, Broker, Trading Networks and a variety of adapters—as a basis for their high-speed transaction network. webMethods is now the integration backbone for a revamped business line providing robust messaging and connectivity with more than 50 integration points that continues to grow rapidly—at a rate of one a week. The platform drives communications assisting in rapid settlement, booking and recordkeeping and has become the hub for complementary platforms that drive this business line. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Applicable Industries

Finance & Insurance

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Process Control & Optimization

Predictive Quality Analytics

Services

System Integration

Challenge

U.S. Bank expanded through organic growth and numerous acquisitions creating a complex network of systems, process and organizations. Manual paper-based processes that relied on spreadsheets, email and redundant processes resulted in latency and human processing errors that jeopardized their goals of reliability, consistency and innovation. Further, lack of in-house connectivity hindered the bank’s ability to link to external sources for time-critical data inhibiting their need for speed, scalability and agility necessary to grow their business and deliver higher customer satisfaction.

About Customer

U.S. Bank National Association is the nation’s fifth-largest commercial bank with $354 billion in assets and celebrated their 150th anniversary this year. The bank provides: lending and depository, cash management, capital markets and investment management services. Primary services include: regional consumer and business banking and wealth management services; national wholesale banking, commercial real estate and trust services; and global payments services to 17.6 million+ customers. In 2012, the company had total net revenue of $20.3 billion and record earnings of $5.6 billion.

Solution

U.S. Bank leveraged their investment in Software AG’s webMethods Integration Platform—Integration Server, Broker, Trading Networks and a variety of adapters—as a basis for their high-speed transaction network. webMethods is now the integration backbone for a revamped business line providing robust messaging and connectivity with more than 50 integration points that continues to grow rapidly—at a rate of one a week. The platform drives communications assisting in rapid settlement, booking and recordkeeping and has become the hub for complementary platforms that drive this business line.

Impact #1	U.S. Bank has grown their business and is now faster, more agile and extremely competitive.
Impact #2	Faster, even realtime, transactions have improved productivity and resulted in predictable outcomes.
Impact #3	The Bank has easy access to information, which is integrated to minimize rework/rekeying.

Impact #1

U.S. Bank has grown their business and is now faster, more agile and extremely competitive.

Impact #2

Faster, even realtime, transactions have improved productivity and resulted in predictable outcomes.

Impact #3

The Bank has easy access to information, which is integrated to minimize rework/rekeying.

Benefit #1	The bank provides services to 17.6 million+ customers.
Benefit #2	The company had total net revenue of $20.3 billion and record earnings of $5.6 billion in 2012.
Benefit #3	The platform drives communications assisting in rapid settlement, booking and recordkeeping and has become the hub for complementary platforms that drive this business line.

Benefit #1

The bank provides services to 17.6 million+ customers.

Benefit #2

The company had total net revenue of $20.3 billion and record earnings of $5.6 billion in 2012.

Benefit #3

The platform drives communications assisting in rapid settlement, booking and recordkeeping and has become the hub for complementary platforms that drive this business line.

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U.S. Bank: Innovation Award Winner

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