Challenge:

Grupo Elektra, Latin America's leading specialty retailer, sought to add full-service, in-store banking targeted to Mexico's underserved low- and middleincome households. Grupo Elektra wanted 749 new Banco Azteca branches up and running when the banking service launched, just three months after the company chose its platform. With $25 million of its own money at stake and rapid growth expected, Grupo Elektra needed a scalable, cost-effective solution.

Solution:

Banco Azteca launched on time and economically on 100 percent Intel® architecture-based infrastructure, from point-of-sale (POS) systems to database servers. Intel® Solution Services helped Banco Azteca tune its new system for optimal performance, boosting transactions per second (tps) nearly 7x over initial performance runs and average response times by 8x.

Business value:

The on-time launch of its new banking services means a new revenue stream and a healthy top-line impact for Grupo Elektra. Startup costs averaged just $33,400 per branch, giving the bank a running start toward profitability. The infrastructure's cost efficiency mitigates the risks of the new venture, and its performance, availability and scalability position the company to handle high transaction volumes and rapid expansion.

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