Single Security Banking Solution

Garanti Bank is Turkey's second largest private bank, with an established history stretching back 63 years. Garanti continues to increase its market share in all business lines by pursuing the proven strategy of efficient, profitable and sustainable growth it has followed since its inception. The bank's highly competent and dynamic employees, its customer-centric approach, its innovative products and services offered without compromising on quality, all establish Garanti's pioneering position in the Turkish banking sector. Garanti's successful, solid and consistent performance makes it a "universal bank" well recognized around the globe.

GarantiBank Romania
In 2009, GarantiBank was authorised access to the Romanian market by the National Bank of Romania, becoming operational by the end of May 2010. GarantiBank is a universal bank offering a large range of quality products and innovative services to all business segments. In Romania, GarantiBank benefits from the support of its established international and Turkish operation. Collectively the bank has more than nine million customers, 800 branches, and a network of more than 3,000 ATMs and 380,000 POS terminals.

Pre-existing Situation
GarantiBank Romania operates a network of 54 agencies and 150 ATMs. Like most banks, GarantiBank pays special attention to the safety and security of its assets, but more importantly, that of its employees and clients. In order to build a robust and reliable security solution, GarantiBank started looking for a solution that would offer access control, intrusion and fire detection and video surveillance. Looking at the different options in the market, UTC Fire & Security was selected as its manufacturer of choice throughout Romania. After evaluating the current lay-out of the sites, local UTC Fire & Security installers began with the implementation of a full-blown solution.

Creating a Fire & Security solution
All of GarantiBank's Romanian sites have, since their set-up, been equipped with UTC Fire & ­Security's ATS Master control panels, covering intrusion detection and access control. Currently over 150 ATS panels are in place, connecting approximately 1,400 intrusion detectors and 600 badge readers. In addition to this, a fire detection system has been installed, supported by over 1,500 heat and smoke detectors. To complete the system, more than 100 of UTC Fire & Security's TruVision digital video recorders now provide video surveillance.

While in the past each site was managed independently, GarantiBank Romania's central security operations is now equipped with UTC Fire & Security's Alliance security management tool. This software tool allows security personnel to monitor, operate and maintain all aspects of the UTC Fire & Security security solution. This solution allows GarantiBank Romania to optimise their security operations, while increasing safety and privacy at their local sites.