BNPPISPL's key service offerings to Corporate and
Investment Banking(CIB) are as follows:
Application Development
BNPPISPL's Application
Development Services include the development of new applications,
features, extensions, enhancements, support, interfaces, and upgrades for
existing and emerging business operations. Through a combined
on-site/offshore approach, we provide BNPP with the framework for
application development outsourcing plus the assurance that solutions
meet business'es specifications and are
delivered on time. Our associates are experts in technologies from Unix
platforms to web and PC-based applications, and we can develop both host
and distributed applications. We use state-of-the-art tools for our
development efforts.
Web Enabling: Web-enabling of
existing/legacy applications, Internet/Intranet/ Extranet applications,portals and stand-alone applications
Application Testing
Financial applications often face such
complexities as multi-tier architecture, multiple vendors and high
development and implementation costs. Detecting and resolving bottlenecks
in such complex environments is no easy task. Factors such as end user
resistance and loss of brand equity further increase the cost of
application failure.
BNPPISPL's Application Testing group
specializes in testing financial applications using defined test process
& strategy. We offer comprehensive value-added 'independent' testing
services to multiple business areas (i.e. Fixed Income, Equities &
Derivatives, ALM-Treasury) through our offshore
testing teams and domain experts.
We provide Functional & Regression testing using both manual &
automated test practices.
Our expertise covers testing software applications providing the
following services :
Accelerated deployment and quick
time-to-market
Functional test case development
& execution per application release
Domain expertise based functional
testing resulting in 100% test coverage
Automation Test script development,
execution & maintenance using the existing 'keyword' driven'
framework governed by QTP Complete test management using Mercury's
Quality Center
Automation Practices
Application testing team helps projects during function & regression
testing by leveraging QTP. Automation Tool integrates with Quality Center for better test
control & management. To mitigate the risks involved in maintaining
the battery of test scripts and ensuring its successful implementation,
team works on the defined 'Keyword Driven Framework' that separates data
from the business functions. Currently within Fixed Income business,
projects gain from our automation framework that supports reusability
& maintenance of the test scripts created.
Our testing tool expertise and a robust automation framework
significantly reduces the testing cycle time. Re-usability of scripts and
extending tool capability by smart scripting are some of the key
attributes of this approach. Test automation services are designed to
derive the maximum benefit from your testing tool investment.
We perform
Establishing automation framework
Script Development
Test Execution / regression testing
Script Maintenance
Application Support
Every application built within BNPPISPL is for the use of BNP Paribas business
users worldwide. The builders of the applications and users of the
application are part of the same global team. Supporting the applications
while they are in use is key to providing a
complete business service. Application support provides the service
integration between the application builders and the application users.
Two types of application support services are offered:
System application support:
Requires business systems experts with good analysis skills to ensure the
smooth running of the applications.
User application support:
Requires good communication skills and a functional understanding so that
the application can be supported while directly interacting with the
business users.
Overall, Application support requires multi-disciplined skilled staff having
functional understanding of the business area and a technical
understanding of how the application works.
Quantitative Research
The quantitave
research team at BNPPISPL are responsible for
financial instrument research, modelling and development.
Typical assignments involve testing existing models against historical
observations from the financial markets, parameter estimation for model
improvement, analysis and interpretation of model results or research of
new instruments. Quant research staff need
excellent mathematical skills and the mindset and rigor necessary for a
challenging research environment.
Quant Research staff in BNPPISPL India work closely with the quant teams
in Paris and Hong Kong. The team in
Mumbai works as one unit to conduct the research and present their
findings to the wider team or the business users.
Finance Operating Platform
Launched in April 2007, Finance Operations Platform (FOP) at BNPP India Solution Private Ltd (ISPL) is a global captive finance operations service provider, catering to the needs of BNPP's CIB & Non-CIB entities.
FOP offers wide range of services in the area of Finance Operations related processes like Accounts Payable, Nostro Reconciliation, Fixed Assets, Accounts Receivables, Financial Reporting, General Ledger entries, Analytics:
Asia Pacific Technology (APT) is the Asia regional hub for Corporate and Investment Banking business lines. APT provides IT support to thirteen countries in Asia namely Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Australia,India, Philippines, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan and Taiwan. APT IT professionals are geographically located in Singapore, Hong Kong and India.
APT is managed by Detlef Von-Eiff, the Regional Chief Information Officer who is based in Singapore and it consists of the following:
Banking Platform and Corporate Banking IT team who deploys, maintains and supports all banking and transversal applications for Corporate Banking business lines.
Asia Regional Infrastructure and Asia Regional Computer Centre (ARCC) team who operates, maintains and supports the infrastructure, network and production systems within Asia Pacific for several Business lines.
Governance team who prepares the annual IT budgets and quarterly forecasts, management reports, provides invoice processing services, maintenance of service level agreements, project office and intranet support .
IT Security team who monitors and protects the various IT systems and environments to ensure that they are secured for business needs.
Process Improvement team who maintains and improves on IT processes to ensure optimal performance and quality.
In India, activities include,
Deploying, maintaining and supporting Global & Regional Standard Corporate and Private banking applications for pan India network and also regional / global sites where required.
Designing, developing, implementing, maintaining and supporting India specific local applications within the non-Atlas2 platforms.
Implementing, Maintaining, Analysing User Requirements, and Vendor Liaisoning for Vendor-supported package.
Liaisoning with Global and Regional teams on resolution of incidents, enhancements, project deliveries and schedules related to local India and Transversal Applications.
Project Management using the CMMI methodology.
Business Intelligence and Reporting
BIR solution providing unit is a generic connotation to represent a suite of Standard Information & Reporting products/offerings/solutions to be delivered and implemented across the Asian countries.
The BIR expertise centre aims to pool experience and serve the current and future needs of the Asian Territories and Hubs. It also aims to ensure that all BIR deliveries are in sync with HO roadmaps and guidelines.
Offerings:
BIR offers complete Life-Cycle of a Reporting/Business Intelligence related request i.e. Feasibility studies, business analysis, functional specifications in cooperation with the sponsors
Design, development, integration, maintenance and support of the back- and front-end incl. DIN upgrades, regional data mart, Business Objects universes & reports
Project Management along the CMMI methodology
Functional Support:
Project Management along the CMMI methodology
Functional Support:
Liaison with Head-Office teams in charge of Infocenter for all Infocenter/DWH related topics
Manage the liaison with regional/local project sponsors and end users
Continuous monitoring of report harmonization across sites
Handle new requirements/change requests
Preparation of Functional specifications and Quality assurance
First level support for User queries
Periodic meetings with sites for process enhancement & project monitoring
Custodian of Standard reports developed for Asian sites as a result of harmonization
Design of reports that are scaleable across sites
Engage in HO deployment plans where it concerns the Infocenter/DWH and/or reporting solutions
Technical Support:
To develop, deploy & maintain the Infocenter & DWH for Asia Pacific sites
Provide ongoing maintenance & support of Infocenter/DWH
Integration of application data into the DWH, in order to meet the Business Intelligence requirements
Co-ordinate closely with the functional expertise, BI reporting units and all interested parties
Business Intelligence Support:
Manage Business Objects for Users to access Infocenter/DWH
Provide Business Objects training & support to Users
Handle migration of Business Objects version for the region
To develop & maintain the front-end solution as part of DWH application
Constantly engage in researching new Business Intelligence solutions within the context of regional needs
Liaison with HO competency centers in the Business Intelligence space
Handle end-to-end migration of Business Objects version for the region
Closely connect with HO roadmaps for future BI roll outs
Trade Finance IT
I.T for Trade Finance or ITTF in short, is the IT arm of the Trade Filiere. ITTF comes under the business line of Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB). It caters to the AMOA (Assistance à Maitrise d'OuvrAge) or assistance to Business and MOE (Maitrise d'Oeuvre) or IT related activities of the Trade Finance Business.
FILENET DEVELOPMENT TEAM: The Workflow Offshore development team is another offset of the Trade Finance offshore development team headed by Mr. Benoit Fraysse. The Filenet team is organized into two streams. One stream is responsible for the Assistance to the Business and the other is responsible for Technical activities evolving around the Filenet project.
Activities handled by the Filenet development team
Assistance for the Business for the functional requirements from Filenet perspective.
Architecture design and Technical validation for the application
Monitoring and controlling the application Development by external consultants and qualifying the application before its release to the data-centers.
Assistance to the data-centers for the installation of Filenet software and for the deployment of the application.
Assistance to the regions for the preparation and execution of the UAT.
Managing and controlling the new releases and patches during the life of the application.
2nd level support post-production
TRADE IT DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT TEAM: Another part of the Trade Offshore development team and most importantly a vital department is the "Trade IT development Support team". The role of this team is to make sure all the infrastructure requirements for the development teams are met. They also ensure the running of the o/s, databases and software required for development activities within the Trade Offshore development team.
Activities handled by the team
Maintaining the Linux, AIX and the Windows servers with/without Virtualization.
Managing the Oracle and SQL databases.
Managing the DR / BCP activities for the team.
Maintenance of the Development, Qualification and the Integration testing environments for the iVision, OPCO and Filenet teams.
The Trade Finance Offshore Development center setup in BNPP ISPL, Mumbai has the following projects in various stages of development…
Filenet Project - Built on IBM Filenet P8 platform, this project is being developed for the Trade Finance Filiere Workflow and will enjoy proximity to the world wide back office. (See above for more details)
OPCO: OPCO is a back office application for Energies and Commodities business in Trade Finance. It is a group standard application in the bank.
Currently OPCO application is deployed in 3 data centers - Singapore, Paris and Geneva.
The OPCO team in India is currently being setup in Mumbai. The team is currently receiving the Knowledge Transtion from the Geneva team.
Going ahead OPCO ISPL team would be responsible for…
Maintenance and support of the application
Enhancements to the application as requested by the Business
Development of the application to higher versions with enhanced features
Implementation of mandatory evolutions like Swift Release for all sites.
iVision: iVision is a back office application for Trade Finance. It is a group standard application in the bank.
iVision caters to the following business lines…
Corporate and Investment Banking
International Retail Services
French Retail Banking
Currently iVision application is being evaluated for use in acquisitions of BNP Paribas, like FORTIS and BNL
The iVision application is used in around 26 countries with and many more to come soon.
It is deployed in three data centers - New York, Singapore and Paris.
Trade Finance Operation
Activities handled by the Trade Finance Operation team:
Delivering a consistent operation centre with a proper articulation of optimised end-to-end processes and organisation.
Two BNPP specialist teams help deliver BNPP commitments to the hybrid organization
The Centre of Excellence team will enhance the Back Office functional frame and Trade Finance expertise. They are envisaged to get the overall vision of region specific processes, core processes and systems features in order to counsel the Partner's teams about any Trade transaction type.
Risks & Performance team - While some resources are dedicated to the follow up of pre-transition alignment related tasks and transition activities, other resources are controlling the RUN phase service levels and monitoring countries service specifications delivery. The team would need to monitor fulfilment of service commitments for all client countries.
Tools Used:
Filenet - The present version called Panagon is a dataflow system, by which Middle Offices scan & send transactions to the BPO floor. Set to be upgraded to version P8, this project is being developed for the Trade Finance Filiere Workflow and will enjoy proximity to the world wide Trade back office.
iVision - This is the back office system serving the trade finance requirements for the BNPP group across Retail Banking & Corporate & Investment Banking verticals.
Atlas 2 - This is the Accounting system of BNP Paribas.
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Application Development
Component-Based Development: Thick
/thin client, N-tier C/S, Web.