They are the first self-service terminals to be connected online to the single Norwegian bank network. This will allow the company to observe and monitor the movements of their trains in Norway and Sweden. The system was put into operation in 1998, and now serves more than 500 operators, simultaneously answering as many as 300,000 calls every day. This was very important for Telenor, because they expect to improve and develop their system continuously over the next few years. In the banking sector ICL has a contract to supply 400 signature pads and printers for Norway's second largest bank, Kreditkassen .
Norwegian laws call for a record of all banking transaction to be kept for ten years.
This has created a large amount of storage and filing over the years. It has also meant that customers who wished to access details of any past transaction had to visit the branch where the records were stored. The pads are expected to save Kreditkassen money on both paper handling and personnel costs. When they are up and running, banking transactions will be shown on a screen and customers will sign on the signature pad. The bank will then hold an electronic copy of the transaction, while the customer receives an instant print-out.