India-based HCL Infosystems has partnered with Korea-based Nautilus Hyosung to provide complete ATM services for Indian banks across the country with special emphasis on service offering for rural India.

According to HCL Infosystems, Nautilus Hyosung comes with extensive knowledge and product experience on both the ATM and various application software platforms and remote management services to make the ATM an effective channel.

JV Ramamurthy, COO of HCL Infosystems, said: HCL has been working with major banks across the country for the past 33 years and with our 500+ service touch points spreading across 4,000 cities we are well placed to address the market anywhere in India. We are very excited about this project as we believe that this partnership will make banking a smoother experience for many banking customers in the urban and rural areas.

Hyun Sik Sohn, senior executive vice president of Nautilus Hyosung, said: Banking in India has come a long way due to a combination of factors like increasing consumer awareness, technological advancement and growing financial value. Our tie-up with HCL is definitely a long-term commitment which will bring value to the Indian banks and will definitely give a good opportunity to get closer to the customers across India.