Under the agreement, Delphis Bank would deploy FinacleTM the web enabled new generation enterprise banking solution and comprehensive treasury system from Infosys. The bank would also deploy BankAway, the e-commerce platform from Infosys to offer Internet banking services. Infosys has also announced that it would provide local support to all customer banks in Mauritius.

Delphis Bank's managing director VK Ramphul said with a view to support the bank's expanding operations and initiatives, it had decided to focus strongly on technology. The strategic partnership with Infosys was an important step in this direction and we believe that the Infosys web enabled new generation architecture would provide the bank the much needed business agility to rapidly and proactively respond to the challenges in the new millennium and serve its customers better, he said.

Ramphul said Infosys being an IT leader and having successfully deployed its solutions at three banks in Mauritius, was the obvious choice as the strategic technology partner. Currently, three -- South East Asian Bank, Indian Ocean International Bank and Bank of Baroda -- out of the 10 commercial banks in Mauritius use Infosy's Enterprise Banking Solutions.

With Delphis Bank, Infosys had clearly emerged as the banking solution provider of choice in the Mauritius market, said the bank's international sales manager (East Africa) Rakesh Singh.