Yucheng Technologies Ltd. reports that for a second year the company has ranked in the FinTech 100. The rankings are made on selection criteria which include key applications in the banking sector including: core processing, branch, tellers, loan management, credit card, mortgage origination, CRM, online banking and cash management, along with many other services.

Yucheng is a turnkey solutions provider with products that serve banking needs from front office solutions, such as e-banking, to back office and risk management. Yucheng currently has the widest portfolio of IT solutions targeted to banks in China.

Mr. Weidong Hong, CEO of Yucheng Technologies, commented, “Yucheng’s exclusive focus on the banking sector in China makes it uniquely able to provide customized solutions that meet banks’ rapidly developing requirements,” “This win acknowledges the importance of the Chinese banking market and Yucheng’s contribution to developing superior solutions for banks.”

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