ISTANBUL, February 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Yapı Kredi Bank has renewed its payment systems with SmartSoft's OCEAN platform and completed the technological and functional transformation of its infrastructure.

Yapı Kredi, one of the biggest card issuers in Europe has renewed its card payment systems infrastructure with Cardtek Group company SmartSoft's OCEAN platform. Complete Worldcard portfolio has been successfully transferred to OCEAN platform's payment systems structure with the project that started in 2012. Due to this change, Worldcard products are now easy managable, flexible and designed with the latest technological infrastructure.

Within this long term project, OCEAN Payment Platform and Yapı Kredi functions were combined together to create the maximum efficiency. Credit Card Management, Prepaid Card Management, Campaign Managtement, Switch, Exchange, Authorization and Charegeback systems have all been renewed.

Yapı Kredi Informations Technologies and Operations ManagementAssistant General Manager Cahit Erdoğan, said: "Nowadays banking sector players are competing with each other to offer the fastest and most efficient services to their clients. As Yapı Kredi Bank we are very keen on continuing our investments in our technological infrastructure. We are focused on providing fast, efficient, easy to use and trustworthy services to for our clients. In this regard, we are fulfilling our card holders' needs with a better equipped and powerful infrastructure. In 2014 we will continue to invest in this field. With this transformation project we have now completed our investments in Worldcard's future both technologically and functionally."

Cardtek Group COO Murat Göksenin Güzel stated that OCEAN Platform has been designed to meet the requirements of their clients flawlessly and added that OCEAN enables accountability, flexibility and high performance. Güzel said: "We are very happy to complete this project for Yapı Kredi Bank where we have transformed their card payment systems to an OCEAN platform. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate each and every one who worked hard to make this happen successfully. As Cardtek Group we aim to continue similar projects with other banks."

SmartSoft's OCEAN platform is designed to integrate to the card payment operations of banks, financial institutions, processing centers and retail companies. The platform can easily be integrated to the infrastructure of the company with its service structure, parametrics and multiple installment features.

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SOURCE Cardtek Group