BS/2 Solutions for Banks and Retail at the PLUS-Forum

The 7^th International PLUS-Forum “Cash Circulation + Self-service. Banking and Retail 2015” was held on October 22-23 at the new premises – the Sokolniki cultural and exhibition center, symbolizing the growing interest and popularity of the topics raised at the event. The forum is organized and held by the “PLUS-Alliance” holding company which is also the publisher of Russian B2B magazines “PLUS”, “Retail & Loyalty”, and other industry publications.

Among the nearly 1,400 delegates of the 7^th PLUS-Forum which is considered one of the most important events in the industry of retail banking, cash circulation and bank equipment were top managers of Russian and foreign banks, suppliers of hardware and software equipment, leading experts in the fields of information technology, payment systems from all over the world.

The main emphasis of the forum was the issues of transformation of bank branches as well as their automation. Ways to optimize cash turnover management, including further development of the existing infrastructure of self-service banking, were discussed. Banking market experts believe these issues are extremely relevant because of the dynamic development of “payment gateways” (software systems for payment processes automation).

During the conference and round tables, experts not only shared their experiences but also highlighted the results of the projects, current problems, and prospects of further development of the banking industry. The BS/2 Marketing Department head Boris Kuzmas presented the report “Optimization of Cash Management Using Cash Management.iQ Solution”.

The annual exhibition of specialized equipment and the latest technology accompanied the forum. At the BS/2 booth, visitors were introduced to ATMeye.iQ, Cash Management.iQ, Payments.iQ, SmartSafe.iQ, and other software solutions.