Synergy MessageMaker help modernise WestLB

WestLB AG is one of Germany’s leading financial services providers. The bank is the central institution for the savings banks in North Rhine-Westphalia and Brandenburg, and as an internationally operating commercial bank it acts as their link to the global financial markets. The bank offers a full range of products and services, focusing on lending, structured and project finance, capital markets, asset management, transaction services and real estate finance.

WestLB AG, having selected Synergy’s Clarity Suite as part of their MERVA replacement programme, are now live and fully rolled out with Synergy’s Clarity MessageMaker V7.5.

Commenting on the implementation, Dr. Thomas Burger, Head of SWIFT Messaging Services at WestLB said that: “With Synergy’s MessageMaker, we were able to introduce a modern user interface for SWIFT message entry to more than 300 users in German and international branches of WestLB and clients.”

Adds Dr. Markus Schmitz, Project Manager of the MERVA replacement programme: “Synergy’s commitment to adapt the product to our needs has always been important to us; it has enabled us to easily integrate MessageMaker in our existing environment.” 

Synergy CEO Peter Sandhu added: “Future proof implementations and investment protection are a major element in our business strategy. Delivery of this latest release of MessageMaker demonstrates our continued commitment to ensuring that our customers always have a productivity edge.”

Benefits for WestLB AG

• Low cost, easy roll-out
• Minimal disruption on integration
• Improve STP (Straight Through Processing)

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