Nigeria, Lagos- ICS Financial Systems Ltd. - ICSFS, the global software and services provider for banks and financial institutions, is pleased to announce that its awards wining flagship solution, ICS BANKS® has been awarded “Banking Software of the Year” and ICS BANKS® ISLAMIC has been awarded “Islamic Banking Application of the Year” at the BoICT Award 2015 that was held in Lagos.

This year over 250,000 Nigerians and foreigners voted in the different categories with ICS Financial Systems Ltd solutions emerging as the clear winner in “Islamic Banking Application of the Year”; and “Banking Software of the Year” with 78,623 and 89,304 votes respectively.

Managing Director of ICSFS; Robert Hazboun commented on this occasion,
“The votes are a testament to our innovative banking and financial solutions, to our contributions and commitments to the growth of the ICT industry. We are happy that Nigerians have recognized our hard work, sincerity and dedication towards the development of this sector, as we continue to deliver market-leading solutions to our customers.”

The award ceremony is organised by Communication Week Media Limited, publishers of Nigeria CommunicationsWeek, the fiercely independent weekly ICT newspaper covering the knowhow of e-business, broadcasting, courier, computing, telecom, ICT career, and any other ICT business, and are uniquely placed to view government and business organizations as well as individuals’ contributions, creativity and excellence in the application of ICTs and solutions.

It is worth mentioning that ICS BANKS provides a complete suite of banking business modules with a rich sweep of functionality and features, addressing business needs and automating accounting processes, as needed, to improve a bank’s business performance. ICS BANKS has always been a pioneer in utilizing the latest technology to serve financial institutions. In addition to its embedded Service-Oriented-Architecture (SOA), the system is deployed in a multi-tiered setup that runs on a web thin client, J2EE environment.