”We have chosen BIS FORPOST developed by the Forbis Company for it is a flexible system, meeting the requirements of the European Central Bank and also because it will enable us to provide our customers with modern services, which they might expect”, - said Targo Raus, Chairman of the Board of BIGBANK AS.

 

According to Sarunas Maciulis, Commercial director and negotiator of the Forbis Company, during the negotiations with BIGBANK, its representatives proved to be dynamic, modern specialists, making prompt and due decisions, demonstrating high competence and good knowledge of IT and banking systems. It shows that this bank has true professionals, who are ready to provide high quality services to their customers.

 

The set of agreements signed with BIGBANK is the first project to be carried out by Forbis in Estonia. It is a part of the Forbis plan of expanding its activities, which includes similar projects that were successfully implemented in Latvia, Belarus and Russia. Now the company is actively strengthening its positions in the banking markets of the former USSR countries. Forbis aim to work up the market of these countries is supported by an EU structural fund program called “New possibilities”.

 

BIGBANK AS is a bank that was established in 1992 in the Estonian city of Tartu and it specializes in consumer loans and term deposits, operating in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Finland, and is also offering cross-border services in Germany and Austria. The company is working in all markets under a unified trademark BIGBANK. Today, BIGBANK is one of the largest specialized lenders of money to private persons in the Baltic countries after universal banks and leasing companies. BIGBANK offers two kinds of services: loans and term-deposits in the Baltic States and Finland, and only deposits in Germany and Austria.