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Canadian consultant, cooperative team up for ATM channel overhaul

June 15, 2016

Quebec-based Alithya, a strategic consulting and IT services firm, has been tapped by Desjardins Group, Canada's largest cooperative financial institution, to modernize its automated banking machines and service counters.

The Alithya FinTech International Excellence Centre will add a remote development center — including a lab housing 10 ATMs — for the undertaking.

According to a press release, more than 100 Desjardins and Alithya experts will collaborate to complete the strategic project by the end of 2018.

According to Alithya President and CEO Paul Raymond, the agreement speaks to the company's fintech expertise and its longstanding relationship with the FI.

"The recognized operational excellence, advanced banking industry knowledge and mutual confidence that characterizes our 25-year relationship with Desjardins were all determining factors in winning this major contract," he said.