Mellon Group of Companies
Mellon is a multinational group offering technology solutions and outsourcing services to facilitate and secure the transactions of organizations with strong consumer business, including financial institutions, telecommunications service providers, public utilities, governmental organizations and retail chains.
Headquartered in Athens, Greece, Mellon has over 2,800 employees and is present in 12 countries in the wider region of Central and South-Eastern Europe:
Company |
Founded |
Location |
|---|---|---|
Mellon Technologies |
1994 |
Athens, Greece |
Mellon Contact Services |
1997 |
Athens, Greece |
Mellon Cyprus |
2000 |
Nicosia, Cyprus |
Mellon International |
2001 |
Athens, Greece |
Mellon Romania and OCCO |
2001 |
Bucharest, Romania |
Mellon Bulgaria |
2001 |
Sofia, Bulgaria |
Mellon Serbia |
2001 |
Belgrade, Serbia |
Mellon Solutions |
2003 |
Skopje, Republic of Macedonia |
Mellon Albania |
2004 |
Tirana, Albania |
Mellon Poland |
2006 |
Warsaw, Poland |
Mellon Egypt* |
2007 |
Cairo, Egypt |
Mellon Ukraine |
2007 |
Kiev, Ukraine |
BlueSphere |
2007 |
Athens, Greece |
Mellon Turkey* |
2008 |
Istanbul, Turkey |
Mellon Employment Services |
2012 |
Athens, Greece |
Mellon Solutions Kosovo Branch |
2013 |
Pristina, Kosovo |
- small offices for future development
Business activities
Mellon has five core business activities:
Technology Solutions that help organizations increase their profitability, minimize risk and enhance customer experience at the point of contact (at the branch, over the internet, over the phone, at the store, in the mail). Mellon represents industry leaders and innovators, including Gemalto, Diebold, Fiserv, Ingenico, Thales e-Security, NemoQ, Neopost, Altitude Software, Robur and Fireking.
Our Support Services involve two key capabilities, the provision of value-added service plans for Mellon’s solutions and the development of custom support services and software solutions that address an urging market/customer need.
Call Center Services that provide organizations with one resource and the necessary expertise for domestic telephony-enabled services. These services cover both inbound and outbound campaigns on three key areas –collections, telemarketing and customer support.
Business Process Management Services that draw from specialized sources including know-how, processes, human resources and technologies to effectively undertake complex and demanding outsourced projects.
Processing Services including the provision and management of integrated solutions and applications for value added card-based and/or pos-based transactions.
History
Mellon was established in 1994 in Greece with the inauguration of the parent company of the Group, Mellon Technologies. At the time the consumer credit was deregulated, new private banks established and the Greek financial market started a rapid growth in retail banking. Mellon was there to provide the necessary solutions and services that would enable banks to create a competitive edge and introduce consumer credit products with fast time-to-market.
As consumer credit matured, so did Mellon’s offering enhanced with outsourced, value added services such as telemarketing, business process outsourcing and debt management and collections to enable its customers to grow fast at low operating costs.
In parallel, similar opportunities arose in the regions of Central & SE Europe and Northern Africa, where retail banking started to emerge around the beginning of this century. Mellon, capitalizing on the experience of the Greek market, has expanded to the aforementioned geographical areas offering to financial institutions know-how, capabilities and valuable experience in the life-cycle of payments and consumer credit.
Country firsts
In the past 20 years Mellon has achieved significant country firsts:
2012 |
First prepaid (gift) cards in the Republic of Macedonia |
2012 |
First contactless smart cards & stickers deployments in Greece & Cyprus |
2012 |
First touch screen ATM installation in Bulgaria |
2011 |
First large-scale installation of queuing systems in Poland |
2011 |
First outsourced premiums payment management project in Greece |
2008 |
Implementation of the first instant issuing project in Ukraine |
2008 |
First outsourced cheque management project in Greece |
2007 |
First chip-card–based fleet management scheme in Serbia |
2007 |
Banks migration to EMV standards in the Republic of Macedonia |
2006 |
Banks migration to EMV standards in Cyprus |
2002 |
First chip-card–based fleet management scheme in Greece |
2002 |
Banks migration to EMV standards in Greece |
2000 |
First eftPOS deployment in Tax offices in Greece |
1999 |
First smart-card–based loyalty scheme in Greece |
Awards
2013 |
Mellon Solutions was distinguished under the category Best Community Spirit at the Contact Center World Awards - EMEA region |
2013 |
Mellon Poland was distinguished under the category Best Outsourcing Partnership at the Contact Center World Awards - EMEA region |
2013 |
BlueSphere was distinguished under the category Best Outbound Campaign at the Contact Center World Awards - EMEA region |
2013 |
Mellon Poland was a finalist under the category “Best BPO Firm of the Year” of the first "Poland Outsourcing and Shared Services Awards" |
2012 |
Mellon Bulgaria was distinguished under the category Best Outbound Campaign in the Contact Center World Awards - EMEA region |
2011 |
Mellon Ukraine was awarded at the Ukrainian Competition “Professional Award In Banking Technologies, Equipment And Services – 2011” at the category "Best Equipment For Plastic Card Personalization |
2010 |
Mellon Technologies was awarded at the Horizon Trophy competition organized by Credit Agricole to honor suppliers who have taken noteworthy initiatives in the area of sustainable development |
2010 |
Mellon Contact Services receives the bronze award under the category 'Best Contact Center (250+) of the 5th Annual Contact Center Worlds Awards - EMEA region |
2009 |
Mellon Poland receives the prestigious Ruban d’ Honneur accolade under the category “The Atradius Growth Strategy of the Year Award” of the European Business Awards 2009 |
2008 |
Mellon Technologies was awarded during the Greek ICT Awards of the 10th Greek ICT Forum |
2008 |
Mellon Group of Companies receives the bronze award under the category 'Best Community Spirit' of the 3rd Annual Contact Center World Awards - EMEA region |
2008 |
Mellon Contact Services (then Mellon Collection Services) was ranked 12th in the top 20 of the 2008 Best Workplaces Hellas list |
2007 |
Mellon Group of Companies, represented by Nicos Petrakopoulos, President and Managing Director of the Group, is placed among the ten finalists of the 2008 European Business Awards’ «The Entrepreneur of the Year» category 2007 The outstanding employment and business growth of Mellon Financial Products Support and Mellon Contact Services (then Mellon Collection Services) earns the two companies a place in the 2007 Europe’s 500 List |
2007 |
Mellon Romania scoops 4 awards at the 2nd Annual Contact Center World Awards, 'Best of the Best in EMEA' |
2007 |
Fintrust receives the International Award For Prestige And Quality from Actualidad |
2007 |
Mellon Contact Services (then Mellon Collection Services) is included in the top 20 of the Best Workplaces Hellas list |
2006 |
Mellon Contact Services (then Mellon Collection Services) is included in the top 100 of the 500 fastest growing European companies of the Europe’s 500 list |
2006 |
Mellon Technologies is nominated at the ‘The International Business Awards’ category of The Stevies for its international business activities |
2002 |
Mellon Technologies is included in the Europe’s 500 list with the 500 fastest growing companies in Europe, regardless of sector |
2002 |
2002 Mellon Technologies receives the International Quality Crown Award in recognition of its outstanding commitment to quality and excellence |