Coastal Ostrobothnia is served by Nordea’s professionals. In front, from the left: Tommy Svartsjö and Cedric Frostdahl. In back: Stefan Granberg, Jan-Erik Ravals, John Erickson, Veli-Matti Ylisalmi and Raimo Olli.
World leader in Net banking Nordea’s e-invoice service reduces routine work and saves accounting costs.
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ordea combines a strong physical presence in the Baltic region with the world’s possibly most advanced network banking services. The Bank has 1,150 branch offices in the Nordic and Baltic countries, as well as in Poland. Nordea is also a Nordic leader in telephone banking services. “Altogether, Nordea has about four million e-customers. For several times in a row, we have won The Bankers Award as the world’s best Internet bank,” says John Erickson, Senior Manager for the Corporate sector at Nordea in Vaasa. The Nordea Way Nordea’s netbank service has offered the entire banking world an example of the opportunities provided by network banking services. Account services enable payments to be handled quickly and easily. Invoices can be paid as quickly between Nordea offices located in different countries as between those within one and the same country. One of the latest services offered to corporate customers is the sending and receiving of online invoices. This
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new opportunity has quickly grown in popularity. “Information from invoicing can be transferred automatically to accounting, which can bring considerable savings in routine work and reduce accounting costs,” says Erickson. E-invoicing is also possible over Nordic country borders. “We have invested heavily in network security, and our customers trust us.” Regional presence Besides the world’s most advanced online services, Nordea has also invested in personal service. In coastal Ostrobothnia, the Bank serves the area between Kristinestad in the south to Kannus in the north with a total of 14 offices. Corporate customers are served by a staff of more than 30 with good language skills. “A company wishing to internationalise can greatly benefit from our international banking network,” says Erickson. c
“E-invoicing brings considerable savings to routine work,” says John Erickson.
Nordea Bank Finland Plc Coastal Ostrobothnia Tel. +358 6 325 5111 www.nordea.com
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