Banking Done Friendly!

1. Banking Done Friendly
W
hat does it mean
to be "West Texas
Friendly," the
term Bank of Texas uses to
describe itself on its Web
site? "Knowing and valuing
our relationships with each
customer, personalized
and efficient service and
local decision making,"
CFO Phyllis Bechner says.
Bank of Texas has only
been known by its current
same IBM iSeries eServer variety of information is
name since February of
line of hardware installed accessible from inside
2010, but its history dates
in more than 16,000 banks each account, including
back nearly 50 years. In
worldwide. Partnering with related accounts, ACH
1962 the Kent County State
industry leaders such as history, PDF statements,
Bank was established, and
Beacon Systems (for check images and
it continues to operate
Internet banking), Fifth account maintenance.
today from the old First
Third (ATM processing) and Trinisys eliminates excessive
National Bank Building in
MEA Financial (mobile keystrokes across
Jayton. With $110 million in
banking) allows eBank organizations, which can
assets, Bank of Texas has
Systems to offer a save thousands of dollars
locations in Midland, El
complete banking over the life of a core
Paso and Jayton.
solution. On May 13, 2011, processing contract.
Having the right TriNovus announced it Another way eBank
technology is essential to would acquire eBank Systems helps save money:
providing the level of Systems. TriNovus CEO Replacing legacy systems
service Bank of Texas David Brasfield praised the with the latest technology,
prides itself on. Since eBank Systems technology reducing hardware
September of 1998, the platform and support staff. maintenance costs and
bank has had a business overhead.
Trinisys was designed to
relationship with eBank
save time and money. The fully integrated, fully
Systems. Founded in 1997
Presenting all customer featured platform Trinisys
by Dave Boren, the
information in an interface eTeller streamlines all teller
Lubbock, Texas-based
reminiscent of a well job functions, helping
solutions provider
organized file folder banks stay compliant with
specializes in delivering
reduces both the drill CTR and SAR reporting,
complete turnkey solutions
down to search for keep track of savings bond
for community banks.
needed information as redemptions and interface
Trinisys, its core processing
well as the number of in real time with Trinisys to
application, is built on the
screens to navigate. A help prevent losses. In

2. addition, eTeller has an Trinisys Accounts Payable, eBank has been
optional interface with the together with Trinisys responsive as we add or
Diebold Teller Cash Check Writer, eliminates expand services to our
Automatic Solution, which inefficient manual customers. Their IT
helps ensure cash drawers processes in vendor knowledge and guidance
are balanced, makes teller management. With Trinisys has been valuable."
traffic faster, eliminates Accounts Payable, you
human error and gives can maintain an unlimited There are several people
tellers more time to spend number of vendors, pay with eBank Systems that
interacting with customers. vendors by check or ACH, Bank of Texas has had an
send e-mails to vendors exceptional experience
Completely integrated when you render with. "James Carruth is the
with eTeller, Trinisys Check payment, manage an first person that we met as
Writer streamlines all check unlimited number of we were finalizing the
writing activities. Its fully invoices and create an purchase of Kent County
customizable forms allow unlimited number of State Bank," Bechner says.
you to choose the breakouts per invoice. "His in-depth knowledge of
graphics and wording and Paid invoices are systems and his
modify them at any time. automatically interfaced confidence that eBank
Trinisys Check Writer can could supply all of our IT
automate signatures needs started us on the
based on user permission. path to consider eBank for
Users can set amount more than just the core
thresholds allowing tellers services currently utilized
to write checks up to a and ultimately convinced
certain amount but our management group to
requiring supervisor utilize eBank. I have to
signatures for checks commend Melissa Clark
exceeding that amount. and Deanene Hofacket on
Account reconciliations to the General Ledger. their daily service. They
can be performed and Trinisys Accounts Payable make us feel like we are
complete reconciliation also removes the necessity their only customer."
reports printed with Trinisys of manual searches,
Check Writer. Historical What would Bechner say
utilizing spreadsheets and
data on checks can be to banks considering using
paper logs by featuring a
archived, reviewed and eBank Systems?
database of all vendor
queried, while all "Responsiveness to market
related activities.
information necessary for and regulatory changes
Monetary Instrument Log "Responsiveness to our are important to us and to
reporting can be needs and requests," eBank. This coupled with
automated, allowing you Bechner says when asked eBank's customer service
to stay compliant with BSA. what Bank of Texas likes makes a great package.
Integration with Trinisys best about eBank Systems. Given their continuous
Accounts Payable allows "Their customer service is customer service and
all checks to be remarkable. We like being responsiveness to our
automatically imported. with a smaller company needs, I envision our
where our needs matter. relationship will be ongoing
We are a growing bank. and mutually beneficial."