Diebold Nixdorf in major deal with Russia’s Post Bank
Post Bank automates cash services with Diebold Nixdorf
Russia-based Post Bank, a joint venture of VTB Group and Russian Post, has purchased 3,200 self-service cash recycling systems (plus software and services) from Diebold Nixdorf.
By end of 2018, Post Bank will offer cash services to its clients on more than 4,000 Diebold Nixdorf recycling systems.
The installation and maintenance will be carried out with the vendor’s local partner, Terminal Plus.
“End-to-end cash management is at the core of the operational strategy of Post Bank, which is expanding its retail banking network within Russian Post office branches all over the country,” Diebold Nixdorf states.
“The strategy will allow for the discontinuation of traditional cashier stations, and enable consumers to perform all cash transactions including loan grant, settlement and deposits at the self-service systems.”
Post Bank will use the ProView software to provide 24×7 monitoring and preventive maintenance of its cash recyclers.
All change
Elsewhere, Diebold Nixdorf is going to sell the legacy Diebold business in the UK – as a result of the investigation by the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
“The CMA has concluded that a structural remedy is required,” the vendor states.
Hence, Diebold Nixdorf is “now actively pursuing a divestiture of its legacy Diebold business in the UK with a potential purchaser”.
The company believes this will satisfy CMA’s requirements and is keen to conclude this transaction “as soon as practicable”.
Diebold’s acquisition of rival Wincor Nixdorf was completed in August last year. In the UK, the two brands have remained separate whilst awaiting the CMA review.
Outside the UK, Diebold Nixdorf is persevering with its multi-year business transformation programme, DN2020. It has recently reconfirmed its previously disclosed financial targets for 2020, including net cost improvement of $200 million and non-GAAP earnings per share of approximately $3.501.
“The combination benefits clearly outweigh the impact of the planned divestiture of the legacy Diebold business in the UK,” the company states.
