There are 350 independent Raiffeisenbanks in Switzerland – together, they are responsible for 3.3 million account holders. Raiffeisen Switzerland supports the banks with a wide range of IT services, among other things. Because the banks had new requirements regarding telephony, Raiffeisen Switzerland reassessed the site networking system.

Raiffeisen wanted harmonised services from a single source for WAN, Internet, extranet and IP telephony. Swisscom impressed the company with its powerful service: within just twelve months, 1,584 Raiffeisenbank branches were connected to one another using the managed WAN service LAN-Interconnect and IP telephony was integrated.

Because Swisscom operates the entire solution, Raiffeisen gains plenty of time for its core business. In addition, the company can use the ICT structure without having to invest in it. The new platform optimally supports centralisation projects and allows new functions to be provided quickly and extensively: perfect conditions for achieving increased efficiency in the banking business.