Attra: Improving IT Implementation Practices in the Banking, Finance and Payments

One of Attra’s hallmark is to help organizations follow a standard 4 phase delivery lifecycle comprising of Initiate, Define, Execute and Close

It is a dominant player in the banking space providing Advisory & Consulting Service, Application Management, Independent Testing and System Transformation & Integration Services. With its diverse range of IT services, the company has significantly increased quality in the areas of cards & loans, transaction switching, fraud management, core banking, as well as commercial and retail lending.

Attra has been appraised at CMMI Maturity Level 5 with an enterprise wide PCI DSS certification. Umesh Rajmane, President & Global Head of Delivery, Attra quite aptly explains the company’s determination to understand and work for a client’s unique business needs, “In order to continue innovation in the space that Attra operates in, we have invested heavily in automation building artefacts that reduce the need for manual testing services thus increasing productivity and optimizing cost.” Umesh is himself a firm believer of frugal Innovation and excellence in service.

Attra has executed multiple projects in portfolio consolidation, upgrading IT applications and integrating disparate set of applications for the bank’s enterprise architecture. One of Attra’s hallmark is to help organizations follow a standard 4 phase delivery lifecycle comprising of Initiate, Define, Execute and Close. In 2012, the company was felicitated by NASSCOM for reaching specific revenue numbers. NASSCOM also awarded the firm as ‘Emerge 50 Leaders’ in 2009.

Reflecting on the company’s long and success filled journey, Umesh concludes the discussion, “As a company that was founded in Melbourne, our connection with customers in the ANZ geography continues to remain strong. We have since expanded our footprint in the Middle East, South East Asia, African and Indian geographies serving banks, payment processors and financial institutions alike. Our recent foray in the US and the EU has yielded a positive outcome with multiple large customers that we serve today.”