Athens, Greece, September 21, 2012

Mellon, as a key provider of technology solutions and outsourcing services to financial institutions in the region, has entered into an agreement with CRIF to provide valuable decision-making solutions to both its existing customers and any financial institution extending consumer and SME credit in Greece, Cyprus, Albania, FYROM, Bulgaria, Serbia and Romania. These solutions, used by over 800 finance and credit institutions spanning 20 countries in North America, Latin America, Europe and Africa,  speed up time-to-market and time-to-cash, create efficiencies and provide control and governance in every phase of the credit lifecycle, from customer targeting and acquisition to portfolio management and debt collection.
 
Commenting on the agreement, Angelos Angelidis Head of Mellon’s Group Call Center Services and BPO, stated: “CRIF is clearly the market leader in continental Europe in the field of banking credit information, applying high criteria of quality and customer satisfaction. With an immaculate track record, CRIF meets all our needs in terms of efficiency, reliability and compliance, and its decision support solutions complement perfectly our existing portfolio of payment solutions and services.”
 
“We look forward to CRIF’s cooperation with Mellon to allow more lenders and credit organizations in South Eastern Europe to obtain the many benefits which our customers have gained from CRIF’s lending and decision management solutions,”  states Aldo Bruschi, CRIF Decision Solutions Vice President. “Being both experts in financial services, CRIF and Mellon’s combined efforts will bring added-value to local finance and credit institutions.” 
 
About Mellon Group of Companies
Mellon is a dynamic multinational group providing specialized solutions and services that aim to facilitate the transactions and interactions of organizations with strong consumer business, including financial institutions, public utilities, telecommunication providers and retail chains.
Headquartered in Athens, Greece, Mellon has over 2,500 employees and is present in 11 countries in the wider region of Central and SE Europe, assisting its customers to increase their market share and launch new products and services, effectively and cost efficiently.
For more information about Mellon please visit www.mellongroup.com