Bankers Realm is a newly designed banking application, based on the vendor’s previous experience serving the microfinance market. Comprehensive, integrated modules cover loan, savings, accounting, and client information. It handles both individual and group lending; supports multiple currencies, and is offered in several languages.
Bankers Realm is a newly designed banking application, based on the vendor’s previous experience serving the microfinance market. Comprehensive, integrated modules cover loan, savings, accounting, and client information. It handles both individual and group lending; supports multiple currencies, and is offered in several languages.
The software was released in 1992 as Bank2000, a DOS-based
banking software, and modified for microfinance institutions under the name MicroManager. In 1999, Bank2000 was upgraded to a Windows version called Bankers Realm and a new product was developed called Bankers Realm MFO for microfinance organizations.
Product Description
Bankers Realm is a newly designed banking application, based on the vendor’s previous experience serving the microfinance market. Comprehensive, integrated modules cover loan, savings, accounting, and client information. It handles both individual and group lending; supports multiple currencies, and is offered in several languages. Click the following link to read the old review of this product
Commercial Bank, Microfinance Bank, Community Bank (limited service area), Cooperatives and Credit Unions
Total number of clients
34
Number of clients using this product
0
Size of institutions with this product
Medium-Large (25,000 - 50,000 clients)
Location of client installations
Europe and Central Asia, Middle East and North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa
Lending methodologies
Individual, Solidarity Group
Level of MFI internal IT support
Small full-time internal IT team
Client References
1. Uganda Microfinance Union
2. PRIDE Tanzania
Location of technical support
Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia
Number of technical support staff
27
Technical Support Modes
e-mail, Phone, Fax, ftp, in-person
Technical Support Languages
English
Number of installations per month
1
User Group
No
Training Options
Three days of structured classroom-based training using a test
database for real-life transactions. Training is customized to individual functions—cashier training on teller module, accountant training on both front-end and back-end accounting functions.
