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Raymond James Financial Selects Bottomline to Enhance Cash Reporting Capabilities


Published on 2010-11-08 22:40:15 - Market Wire
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PORTSMOUTH, N.H.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ: EPAY), a leading provider of collaborative payment, invoice and document automation solutions, today announced that Raymond James Financial, a leader in the financial services industry, has augmented their Bottomline WebSeries® Balance and Transaction Reporting solution with Bottomlinea™s C-Seriesa" Cash Reporting for increased visibility into cash.

"We are excited to partner with Raymond James to help them achieve these strategic goals."

aWith WebSeriesa™ balance and transaction reporting capabilities wea™ll have real-time access to accurate, consolidated financial information across global bank accounts,a said Elizabeth Eriksen, assistant vice president at Raymond James Financial. aThe addition of [ C-Series Cash Reporting ] will help us integrate bank information with accounts payable and accounts receivable data to achieve a complete view into cash across our bank accounts and other data sources. It will also provide the enhanced flexibility and control we need to ensure this information is actionable.a

Bottomlinea™s C-Series solution provides finance departments with the visibility and control needed to effectively manage corporate cash.A spreadsheet-based reporting and cash management solution, C-Series provides robust functionality for automating the collection and consolidation of global bank balances, and payables and receivables information. C-Series provides access to the global banking community through connectivity to SWIFT and support for multiple file formats, including BAI. C-Seriesa™ seamless integration with existing back-office systems enables customers to quickly implement and take advantage of enhanced reporting, manipulation and distribution capabilities.

aObtaining an [ accurate view of corporate cash ] is vital to the heath of any organization, allowing companies to reduce cost and risk, make better investment decisions, optimize working capital and increase profitability,a said Chip Martin, Bottomlinea™s vice president of enterprise payments. aWe are excited to partner with Raymond James to help them achieve these strategic goals.a

Bottomlinea™s portfolio of award-winning solutions for payments, invoicing, global cash management, supply chain finance and transactional document automation have been deployed throughout the financial services industry by leading banks, insurers and financial institutions. Bottomline was recently recognized by American Banker, Bank Technology News and the research firm, IDC Financial Insights to 2010a™s [ FinTech 100 ], an annual ranking of the top technology providers serving the global banking and financial services community.

Editorial Note: Bottomline will be exhibiting in booth 1038 at AFP, Nov. 7-10 in San Antonio, Texas. For more information or to arrange an on-site meeting, please contact Andrea Eaton at [ aeaton@bottomline.com ].

About Raymond James Financial

Raymond James Financial (NYSE-RJF) is a Florida-based diversified holding company providing financial services to individuals, corporations and municipalities through its subsidiary companies. Its three wholly owned broker/dealers, Raymond James & Associates, Raymond James Financial Services and Raymond James Ltd., have more than 5,300 financial advisors serving approximately 1.9 million accounts in 2,300 locations throughout the United States, Canada and overseas. In addition, total client assets are approximately $249 billion, of which $30 billion are managed by the firma™s asset management subsidiaries.

About Bottomline Technologies

Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ: EPAY) provides collaborative payment, invoice and document automation solutions to corporations, financial institutions and banks around the world. The companya™s solutions are used to streamline, automate and manage processes involving payments, invoicing, global cash management, supply chain finance and transactional documents. Organizations trust these solutions to meet their needs for cost reduction, competitive differentiation and optimization of working capital. Headquartered in the United States, Bottomline also maintains offices in Europe and Asia-Pacific. For more information, visit [ www.bottomline.com ].

Bottomline Technologies, C-Series, WebSeries and the BT logo are trademarks of Bottomline Technologies (de), Inc. which may be registered in certain jurisdictions. All other brand/product names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors. Among the important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are competition, market demand, technological change, strategic relationships, recent acquisitions, international operations and general economic conditions. For additional discussion of factors that could impact Bottomline Technologies' financial results, refer to the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2010 and any subsequently filed Form 10-Qs, Form 8-Ks or amendments thereto. Any forward-looking statements represent our views only as of today and should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date. We do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.

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