Annual Report of BANKART d.o.o. for the January–December 2014
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Annual Report of BANKART d.o.o. for the January–December 2014
Annual Report of BANKART d.o.o. for the January–December 2014 period The bases for compiling the Annual Report include the Business Development Plan and Realisation, the Financial Plan and Realisation for 2014 and the audited annual financial statements for the 2014 business year. TRANSLATION NOTE: These financial statements and the accompanying audit report have been translated from the Slovenian original. This translation is provided for reference purposes only and is not to be signed. Ljubljana, 30/03/2015 Aleksander Kurtevski Director Miran Vičič Director 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. TABLE OF CONTENTS I. BUSINESS REPORT .......................................................................................... 3 COMPANY PROFILE ............................................................................................................. 3 GENERAL ORGANISATION .................................................................................................... 4 MANAGEMENT BODIES......................................................................................................... 6 BUSINESS AREAS OF THE COMPANY .................................................................................... 7 THE COMPANY’S ORIENTATIONS .........................................................................................13 MANAGING DIRECTOR’S REPORT ........................................................................................14 BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL REPORT......................................................................................19 RISK MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................................21 PERSONNEL AND THE ORGANISATION ..................................................................................22 PERFORMANCE INDICATORS ...............................................................................................24 EVENTS AFTER THE END OF THE BUSINESS YEAR .................................................................24 II. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WITH NOTES ........................................................ 25 STATEMENT OF MANAGEMENT'S RESPONSIBILITY .................................................................25 AUDITOR'S REPORT ............................................................................................................26 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS .....................................................................................................28 SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES ...................................................................................33 NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS .....................................................................................37 OTHER DISCLOSURES .........................................................................................................48 2 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. I. BUSINESS REPORT Company profile Registered office and legal status of the Company In 1997, the majority of Slovenian banks established a company for processing payment instruments - Bankart, procesiranje plačilnih instrumentov, d.o.o. Ljubljana. The purpose of establishing Bankart was to reduce operating and development costs as well as to harmonise both self-service and card operations. Name: BANKART procesiranje plačilnih instrumentov d.o.o., Ljubljana Registered office: Celovška 150, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia Abbreviated name: Bankart d.o.o., Ljubljana Tel.: +386 1 5834 100 Fax: +386 1 5834 196 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.bankart.si Core business activity: data processing and the related activities Founding general meeting: 12/12/1997 Entry in the Companies Register: 05/02/1998 Beginning of operations: 01/04/1998 Registration file no.: 1/30179/00, District Court in Ljubljana Tax number: 99311623 Company registration no.: 1244272 Share capital: EUR 2,000,082, Pursuant to the provisions of Article 55 of the Companies Act the Company is classified as a medium-sized limited liability company. Founding members Nova Ljubljanska banka d.d., Ljubljana SKB banka d.d., Ljubljana Nova kreditna banka Maribor d.d., Maribor Banka Koper d.d., Koper Abanka Vipa d.d., Ljubljana Gorenjska banka d.d., Kranj Banka Celje d.d., Celje UniCredit Banka Slovenija d.d., Ljubljana Raiffeisen banka d.d., Maribor Deželna banka Slovenije d.d., Ljubljana Poštna banka Slovenije d.d., Maribor Probanka d.d., Maribor Sberbank banka d.d., Ljubljana Share in % 39.44 13.62 12.99 7.25 7.82 5.56 5.66 2.24 1.73 1.40 1.02 0.89 0.39 Data on the Group The Company has the status of associated company of the NLB Group. The consolidated financial statements are available at the headquarters of NLB d.d. 3 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. General organisation Bankart has succeeded in establishing and maintaining a balance between the continuity and innovativeness by combining basic, classical and strict organisational structures and a creative project system. Its project organisational units encompass all departments. As most employees are included in them, these units can be considered a parallel structure. The basic structure corresponds to the production aspect of Bankart's operations, while the creative project system is suitable for the innovative and creative part of operations. Organisational structure Bankart is managed by the management of the company. Besides two directors, the management also includes: Director of Technology Division, Director of Financial-Accounting and General Division and Director of Information Technology Division. In terms of organisation, the Company is divided in four divisions, consisting of a number of departments and management support services. Project system In Bankart, development management is placed in the hands of the Company’s management. The Project Office forms part of the Risk Management Department and is in charge of operational monitoring and control. Based on the project management methodology the Company has introduced guidelines for organised project implementation with clear predefined criteria. 4 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. Internal Audit (IA) The IA of Bankart was established in 2004 as an autonomous and independent consulting function which employs a systematic and professional approach to the assessment of governance, risk management and control procedures so as to improve them. The IA is responsible for conducting all types of audits in Bankart. It verifies the adequacy of risk management and the control environment, recommends improvements, gives assurances to the management as well as advises the employees and raises awareness among them about the operational risks. The IA performs its work in line with the Annual Audit Plan which is approved by the management in agreement with the Supervisory Board of Bankart. At the management's request, in case of increased risks in an area of operations, the IA also performs extraordinary audits. In 2014 the IA conducted 5 regular audit aimed at giving assurance and 1 consulting service. In the framework of the conducted audits the IA focused most attention to the verification of operational risks to which Bankart is exposed the most. Moreover, the IA regularly monitored the implementation of the recommendations issued in the course of the audits. Risk Management Department (RMD) The purpose of the RMD is to ensure a comprehensive management of the risks, incidents, problems, availability, business continuity and to guarantee compliance of the company's operations. The department also provides the account management services for the Central Documentation System, a tool for managing incidents and problems, manages the area of Project Office development and supervises the operation of the Project Office. With comprehensive management of all the above processes and by identifying risks and introducing efficient control mechanisms and controls to reduce these risks, the RMD contributes to the achievement of the Company’s business goals. Information Protection Department (IPD) The mission of the IPD is to protect the Company’s information. Its basic task is to ensure a systematic development of the function of managing and ensuring information protection as well as to design a comprehensive information protection system. The latter enables the Company’s management to systematically deal with adverse events and adopt measures as well as monitor the implementation of the measures and their effect on the Company’s operations. Business areas of Bankart ATM operations processing card operations processing SEPA credit payments processing SEPA direct debits processing E-Invoice System processing E-Invoice System processing ATM management POS management 5 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. Management bodies General Meeting The members exercise their rights regarding the Company's affairs at the General Meeting of the Company. The General Meeting’s resolutions are passed with a simple majority of the votes cast, except in cases of amendments to the Memorandum of Association, appointment and discharge of Supervisory Board members, and decisions about a change in the Company’s status or its termination, for which a three-quarter majority of the votes of all members is required. As a rule, the management convenes the General Meeting once a year. Supervisory Board From the establishment until 14/03/2014, the Supervisory Board had five members; as of 14/03/2014, it has six members. The members are elected and discharged by the General Meeting. The resolutions of the Supervisory Board are passed by a simple majority of the votes cast by the members present. Supervisory Board members: Chairman: Miran Vičič (04/02/2008 to 14/03/2014) Nima Motazed (14/03 to 10/11/2014 - due to his resignation) Jure Peljhan (10/11/2014 – appointed substitute member for Nima Motazed; 18/12/2014 – elected Chairman) Deputy Chair: Vlasta Brečko Members: Marija Kordiš (14/03/2014 – approved new term of office) Robert Vrenko (term of office expired on 02/07/2014) Boštjan Kovač (appointed on 02/07/2014) Srečko Korber (term of office expired on 02/07/2014) Mojca Osolnik-Videmšek (appointed on 02/07/2014) Jean Luc – Wattel (appointed on 14/03/2014) The Company’s management On 14 March, the company's General Meeting adopted the amendments to the Articles of Association of the company Bankart, according to which the management body of the company is composed of two directors (previously one), in charge of organising and managing the company's operations, ensuring compliance and presenting and representing the company. The Company's management is appointed and discharged by the Supervisory Board. Management: Aleksander Kurtevski Miran Vičič Director of Technology Division: Director of Financial-Accounting and General Division: Director of Information Technology Division: Tomaž Borštner Maja Usnik Gregor Pirc 6 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. Business areas of the Company ATM operations Bankart supervises and manages the ATM network for commercial banks and savings banks dealing in retail operations in Slovenia, holding a 94% market share. Bankart has continuously been developing technological and technical solutions for the ATM network for its members and other users as well as provides, in technological terms, both ATMs and software solutions related to their functioning. Over the past period, it has expanded the ATM operation processing to the markets of SE Europe. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it performs the processing services for NLB Banka d.d., Tuzla, in Kosovo for NLB Prishtina and BpB Prishtina, and in Macedonia for NLB Tutunska banka AD. In November 2014, the operations were expanded to Serbia, where it provides processing for NLB banka a.d. Belgrade. Services provided to ATM users Quick cash withdrawal, selected amount withdrawal, information on personal account balances, change of personal identification numbers, purchase of GSM prepaid cards, automatic cash deposit, electronic execution of universal payment orders, printing of personal account statement, transfer of funds between accounts, cash deposit order, order to execute payment orders, information on credit card balances. Additional activities ensuring undisturbed operation of the ATM network Other services which Bankart provides to ensure a comprehensive range of services in the area of payment instrument processing include: authorisation of domestic and international payment instruments, consulting on ATM operations, generation and distribution of personal identification numbers (PINs), compilation of various instructions for ATMs and their administration, training and education of bank employees in the field of ATM operations; forwarding of data for effecting payments, input of keys and parameters required for ATM operations (installation), solving complaints, etc. Number of ATMs in Bankart’s ATM network Since 2000, the number of ATMs in Bankart’s ATM network has more than doubled. 7 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. ATM types and types of cards that can be used in the ATMs within Bankart's ATM network Bankart's ATM network comprises the Diebold, NCR and Wincor Nixdorf types of ATMs. These accept BA Maestro and Activa Maestro cards, the major international cards – MasterCard, Visa and Diners and the local card products - Casys, Dina. Commercial banks and savings banks included in Bankart's ATM network: Abanka Vipa, d.d., Banka Celje, d.d., Banka Koper, d.d., Banka Sparkasse, d.d., Delavska hranilnica, d.d., Deželna banka Slovenije, d.d., Gorenjska banka, d.d., Hranilnica LON, Hypo Alpe-Adria-Bank, d.d., Nova KBM, d.d., Nova Ljubljanska banka, d.d., Poštna banka Slovenije, d. d. – banking group NKBM d.d., Probanka, d.d., Raiffeisen banka, d.d., Sberbank banka, d.d., SKB, d.d., UniCredit Banka Slovenija, d.d., NLB Banka, d.d., Tuzla, NLB Prishtina, BpB Prishtina, NLB Tutunska banka AD Skopje and NLB banka a.d. Belgrade. Note: Factor banka stopped providing payment transactions on 01/07/2014. 'ATM Settlement' payment system In co-operation with banks and the Bank of Slovenia, Bankart formally established the 'ATM Settlement' payment system. Based on the approved rules of operation of the 'ATM Settlement' payment system, it provides services related to calculation of mutual receivables and liabilities of the banks participating in this payment system and services related to its management. Card service processing In the area of card processing in Slovenia Bankart provides processing services for Abanka Vipa, d.d., Banka Sparkasse, d.d., Delavska hranilnica, d.d., Hypo Alpe-Adria-bank, d.d., Nova Ljubljanska banka, d.d., SKB banka, d.d., UniCredit Banka Slovenija, d.d. and Nova KBM d.d. (Karanta). Bankart processes debit cards for all of the abovementioned banks, and other card products (MasterCard, Visa, Karanta, Zegin?, Dina?) for most of them. It also provided processing services to Factor banka until 01/07/2014; as of that date, Factor banka stopped providing payment transactions. According to the data published in the bulletin of the Bank of Slovenia, there were 1,855,561 credit and 2,404,544 debit cards in Slovenia as at 31/12/2014, i.e. 4,260,105 cards in total. Bankart processes 423,107 credit and 1,521,806 debit cards, representing a 23% market share in the area of credit card processing and a 63% market share in the area of debit cards in Slovenia. Card operation processing on the SE European markets Bankart successfully provides card processing services also on the SE European markets. It processes Maestro, MasterCard and VISA card products for NLB Banka d.d., Tuzla (BiH) in terms of both card and ATM operations, as well as provides processing services for POS terminals accepting Visa and MasterCard card products. For NLB Prishtina (Kosovo) it performs the processing of Maestro, MasterCard and Visa card products, in terms of both card and ATM operations. For BpB Prishtina (Kosovo) it performs the processing of Visa card products, in terms of both card and ATM operations. For NLB Tutunska banka AD Skopje (Macedonia) Bankart performs, within the card operations, processing of Maestro, MasterCard, Visa and a local card product (Zegin), within the ATM operations, processing of Maestro, MasterCard, Visa, Diners, Amex and a local card product (Casys) as well as, within POS-terminal operations, processing of Maestro, MasterCard, Visa, Diners, Amex and a local card product (Zegin). In November 2014, Bankart started co-operating with NLB banka a.d. Belgrade (Serbia), namely the processing of the local card product Dina, both in terms of card and ATM operations. Chip technology has been installed in card products, whilst ATMs and POS terminals enable the use of chip technology. 'Card Settlement' payment system In co-operation with banks and the Bank of Slovenia, Bankart formally established the 'Card settlement' payment system. Based on the approved rules of operation of the 'Card Settlement' payment system, it provides services 8 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. related to calculation of mutual receivables and liabilities of the banks participating in this payment system and services related to its management. SEPA Small-Value Payment Infrastructure (SIMP) A few years ago, Bankart established the SEPA Small-Value Payment Infrastructure (SIMP), which is a SEPAcompliant infrastructure used by the SEPA (payment) systems to process the SEPA payment instruments. SEPA payment systems within the SIMP SEPA Internal Credit Payments (SEPA ICP) – designed for the processing of credit payments according to the SEPA standard within the country; SEPA External Credit Payments (SEPA ECP) – designed for the processing of cross-border credit payments according to the SEPA standard; SEPA Internal Direct Debit under the core SEPA scheme (SEPA IDD CORE) – designed for the processing of SEPA direct debits under the core SEPA scheme within the country; SEPA Internal Direct Debit under the business-to-business (B2B) SEPA scheme (SEPA IDD B2B) – designed for the processing of SEPA direct debits under the business-to-business (B2B) SEPA scheme within the country. SEPA External Direct Debit under the core SEPA scheme for SEPA direct debits (SEPA EDD CORE) designed for the processing of cross-border direct debit according to the SEPA standard; SEPA External Direct Debit under the business-to-business (B2B) scheme for SEPA direct debits (SEPA EDD B2B) - designed for the processing of cross-border direct debits according to the SEPA standard where the payer can only be a legal entity. Benefits of establishing the SEPA (payment) systems By setting up the SEPA ICP and SEPA ECP systems Bankart enabled the banks and savings banks in Slovenia to offer their clients a uniform standard of payment using SEPA credit payment orders according to the SEPA standards, regardless of whether the recipient of the payment is located in Slovenia or any other euro area country. By establishing SEPA IDD CORE, SEPA IDD B2B, SEPA EDD CORE and SEPA EDD B2B Bankart enabled the banks and savings banks in Slovenia to: offer their clients a uniform standard for making and receiving direct debit payments, regardless of whether the payer or the recipient of the payment is located in Slovenia or in any other euro area country; and ensure accessibility to cross-border direct debits according to the SEPA standard under the CORE and B2B schemes. Joining other European clearing companies By unifying the standard for paying with SEPA credit payment orders and the standard for SEPA direct debiting within the euro area, any clearing company in Europe can provide processing of payments between banks and/or providers of payment services in a competitive environment. By establishing the SEPA (payment) systems, Bankart joined other European clearing companies which provide processing of SEPA credit payments according to a single standard and processing of SEPA direct debits according to a single standard. SEPA credit payments processing On behalf of the banks and savings banks Bankart acquired the authorisation from the Bank of Slovenia to establish the SEPA Internal Credit Payments (SEPA ICP) payment system. Bankart, as a clearing house, also acquired the authorisation from the Bank of Slovenia for performing the SEPA ICP payment system management services. The SEPA ICP payment system enables the execution of credit payment orders between participants in the system under the SEPA standard. The banks and savings banks participating in the SEPA ICP system can offer their clients domestic payments under the single standard of SEPA credit payments. 9 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. The use of this single standard has considerably simplified the execution of payment orders among banks and savings banks in different SEPA countries and has been facilitated by established connections among the clearing houses in this area. Therefore, Bankart also provides (through its complementary SEPA External Credit Payments system – SEPA ECP and the Bank of Slovenia as the agent bank in the SEPA ECP system) connection with the STEP2-SCT trans-European payment system which is managed by EBA Clearing. Thus it ensures to the Bankart system participants access (for making and receiving of payments) to transaction accounts kept by banks and savings banks in Europe and their subsidiaries. Participants in the SEPA Internal Credit Payments system: Abanka Vipa d.d., Banka Celje d.d., Banka Koper d.d., Banka Slovenije, Banka Sparkasse d.d., BKS Bank AG, Delavska hranilnica d.d., Deželna banka Slovenije d.d., Gorenjska banka d.d., Hranilnica Lon d.d., Hranilnica Vipava d.d., Hypo Alpe-Adria bank d.d., Nova kreditna banka Maribor d.d., Nova Ljubljanska banka d.d., Poštna banka Slovenije d.d., Probanka d.d., Raiffeisen banka d.d., Sberbank banka d.d., SKB banka d.d., UniCredit Banka Slovenija d.d. and the Bank Association. Participants in the SEPA External Credit Payments system: Abanka Vipa d.d., Banka Celje d.d., Banka Slovenije, Banka Sparkasse d.d., BKS Bank AG, Delavska hranilnica d.d., Deželna banka Slovenije d.d., Gorenjska banka d.d., Hranilnica Lon d.d., Hranilnica Vipava d.d., Hypo AlpeAdria bank d.d., Nova kreditna banka Maribor d.d., Nova Ljubljanska banka d.d., Poštna banka Slovenije d.d., Probanka d.d., Raiffeisen banka, d.d., Sberbank banka d.d. and the Bank Association. Indirect participants in the SEPA External Credit Payments system: Sberbank CZ, a.s. (the Czech Republic), Sberbank Hungary Ltd (Hungary) and Sberbank d.d (Croatia) Note: Factor banka stopped providing payment transactions on 01/07/2014 and consequently exited all SEPA systems in which it participated. SEPA direct debits processing In the past years Bankart established the following: 1. two SEPA systems for processing cross-border SEPA direct debits: SEPA External Direct Debit under the core SEPA scheme for SEPA direct debits (SEPA EDD CORE) designed for the processing of cross-border direct debit according to the SEPA standard; SEPA External Direct Debit under the business-to-business (B2B) scheme for SEPA direct debits (SEPA EDD B2B) - designed for the processing of cross-border direct debits according to the SEPA standard where the payer can only be a legal entity; 2. two SEPA systems for processing domestic SEPA direct debits: SEPA Internal Direct Debit under the core SEPA scheme (SEPA IDD CORE) – designed for the processing of SEPA direct debits under the core SEPA scheme within the country; SEPA Internal Direct Debit under the business-to-business (B2B) SEPA scheme (SEPA IDD B2B) – designed for the processing of SEPA direct debits under the business-to-business (B2B) SEPA scheme within the country. With the establishment of the SEPA EDD CORE and SEPA EDD B2B systems a system for processing cross-border SEPA direct debits was set up enabling the banks to ensure cross-border accessibility within the basic SEPA EDD CORE scheme to comply with legal requirements, and the business-to-business SEPA scheme (SEPA EDD B2B). With the establishment of the systems for processing domestic SEPA direct debits (SEPA Internal Direct Debit CORE – SEPA IDD CORE and SEPA Internal Direct Debit B2B – SEPA IDD B2B) two new payment systems were set up for which Bankart had to – separately for each payment system and in compliance with the provisions of the Payment Services and Systems Act (ZPlaSS) – acquire, on behalf of the banks, the authorisation from the Bank of Slovenia for establishing a payment system and, in its own name, the authorisation for performing the payment system management services. The setting up of the abovementioned SEPA (payment) systems for processing SEPA direct debits has enabled the payers to settle their obligations to the recipients of payments from the entire SEPA area based on an authorisation by the payer to the recipient to perform a SEPA direct debit, whereas the recipients of payments can, based on appropriate authorisations, perform SEPA direct debits to the accounts of the payers from the entire SEPA area. 10 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. Participants in the SEPA IDD CORE system: Abanka Vipa d.d., Banka Celje d.d., Banka Koper d.d., Banka Sparkasse d.d., Banka Slovenije, BKS Bank AG, Delavska hranilnica d.d., Deželna banka Slovenije d.d., Gorenjska banka d.d., Hranilnica Lon d.d., Hranilnica Vipava d.d., Hypo Alpe-Adria bank d.d., Nova kreditna banka Maribor d.d., Nova Ljubljanska banka d.d., Poštna banka Slovenije d.d., Probanka d.d., Sberbank banka d.d., SKB banka d.d. and UniCredit Banka Slovenija d.d. Participants in the SEPA IDD B2B system: Abanka Vipa d.d., Banka Celje d.d., Banka Koper d.d., Banka Slovenije, Gorenjska banka d.d., Hypo Alpe-Adria bank d.d., Nova kreditna banka Maribor d.d., Nova Ljubljanska banka d.d., Probanka d.d., Sberbank banka d.d. and UniCredit Banka Slovenija d.d Participants in the SEPA EDD CORE system: Abanka Vipa d.d., Banka Celje d.d., Banka Slovenije, Banka Sparkasse d.d., BKS Bank AG, Delavska hranilnica d.d., Deželna banka Slovenije d.d., Gorenjska banka d.d., Hranilnica Lon d.d., Hranilnica Vipava d.d., Hypo Alpe-Adria bank d.d., Nova kreditna banka Maribor d.d., Nova Ljubljanska banka d.d., Poštna banka Slovenije d.d., Probanka d.d., Sberbank banka d.d. and SKB banka d.d. Participants in the SEPA EDD B2B system: Abanka Vipa d.d., Banka Celje d.d., Banka Slovenije, Gorenjska banka d.d., Hypo Alpe-Adria bank d.d., Nova kreditna banka Maribor d.d., Nova Ljubljanska banka d.d., Probanka d.d. and Sberbank banka d.d. Note: Factor banka stopped providing payment transactions on 01/07/2014 and consequently exited all SEPA systems in which it participated. E-Invoice System processing In the past Bankart established the E-invoice System which enables exchange between the senders and the recipients of electronic invoices. The establishment of a single E-Invoice System in Bankart enables the clients of banks and the Public Payments Administration of the Republic of Slovenia (UJP) to efficiently exchange electronic documents. The E-Invoice System is designed so that the received electronic documents are processed by the central processor, i.e. Bankart, every day in five daily clearing cycles and features the option of subsequent upgrading of functionalities, such as exchange of other electronic documents related to the issuing and receiving of e-invoices. The establishment of the E-Invoice System brings considerable savings in the handling and postal costs, simplifies the existing invoice exchange processes in companies and receipt by consumers, while also facilitating environmentally friendly operations. Bankart generates a Register of E-Invoice Issuers for the banks and the UJP, listing all companies that enable their clients to receive electronic invoices. By establishing the E-Invoice System Bankart expanded its processing services to the area of electronic invoice exchange. On 1 December 2014, BKS Bank AG was included in the E-invoice system. Thus, the participants in the E-Invoice System include all banks operating in Slovenia (except for Hranilnica Vipava d.d., (which announced its inclusion for 05/01/2015) and the Bank Association) and the Public Payments Administration of the Republic of Slovenia (UJP). Banks using the E-Invoice System: Abanka Vipa d.d., Banka Celje d.d., Banka Koper d.d., Banka Sparkasse d.d., BKS Bank AG, Delavska hranilnica d.d., Deželna banka Slovenije d.d., Gorenjska banka d.d., Hranilnica LON d.d., Hypo Alpe-Adria bank d.d., Nova kreditna banka Maribor d.d., Nova Ljubljanska banka d.d., Poštna banka Slovenije d.d., Probanka d.d., Raiffeisen banka d.d., Sberbank banka d.d., SKB banka d.d., UniCredit Banka Slovenije d.d. and the Public Payments Administration of the Republic of Slovenia (UJP). Note: Factor banka stopped providing payment transactions on 01/07/2014 and consequently exited the Einvoice system. 11 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. ATM and POS terminals management Bankart has recently received several requests of banks for the offer in the area of POS terminal and ATM outsourcing. This trend is widespread in the region. Bankart shall align business conditions with the interested banks and local suppliers of ATMs and POS terminals, and agree on the conclusion of contractual relationships. With the introduction of this business relationship, Bankart expanded its range of services also with the option of leasing and managing ATM network, leasing and managing POS network, similarly to certain other competitive processing centres. With the new service, the bank is offered the option to reduce some internal workload in terms of managing the ATM and/or POS network, namely daily operation as well as provision of compliance with the mandates of MasterCard and Visa. Additional areas of Bankart’s operations – support functions With the aim of providing a complete range of products and services, Bankart also implements a series of support functions such as: the POS service tasked with preparing, installing, servicing and maintaining of POS terminals, the Call Centre for holders and vendors, resolving of financial complaints, fraud detection and prevention, drawing up of reports for the Bank of Slovenia, international card systems etc. Bankart supervises and manages the POS terminal network round the clock 365 days a year! According to the Bank of Slovenia, there were 32,881 POS terminals in Slovenia as at 31/12/2014. Bankart provides processing services for 16,288 POS terminals (of which, Bankart carries out only parametrisation in the authorisation environment for 1,460 POS terminals), representing a 50% market share in Slovenia. It has also expanded its operations to SE European markets. Bankart provides all support functions to the banks in Slovenia, whereas to the banks in the SE European markets it renders all services except installation, servicing and maintenance of POS terminals. As at 31/12/2014 the POS network of Bankart included 25,488 POS terminals, of which 16,288 in Slovenia and 9,200 in SE Europe. POS terminals in Bankart's POS network are adapted to accept cards with chip technology (EMV), international card products (Maestro, MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Diners) and various local card products (Karanta, BA, Activa, Zegin). 12 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. The Company’s orientations Mission Bankart's fundamental mission is to provide reliable, safe and cost-efficient processing of transactions involving various bank payment instruments. Moreover, its mission is to enable all clients – through careful development, building and maintenance of an appropriate information environment – to use Bankart services in an on-going and high-quality manner. Vision Bankart’s vision is aimed at searching for new opportunities and challenges in the SE European region. We wish to organise and empower our Company so that it can cope with all challenges arising from the market laws and the contemporary competitive environment. Objectives The Company’s objective is to strengthen its position of the top Slovenian processing centre, by providing highquality and state-of-the-art technological services, and thus become one of the leading international processing centres in the region. Business policies The Company’s business orientations are based on constant development and technical perfection, compliance with the wishes and needs of banks and other financial institutions, implementation of development trends in the field of contemporary payment transactions and implementation of the requirements of international card organisations. The basic objective is further constant growth and independence, which Bankart achieves through the following long-term goals: develop new activities and provide a comprehensive service range, streamline operations and continuously boost operating efficiency, further develop the integral information system and in-house communication infrastructure, promptly adjust the personnel and organisational structure to the market conditions and new technologies, increase the Company's visibility in a broader social environment, continuously expand the volume of operations. 13 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. Managing Director’s report The profit created in 2014 amounts to EUR 1,988,433, as a result of successful expansion of operations, facilitating the Company’s adequate growth and development and its capital structure in compliance with the requirements of the Bank of Slovenia, which functions as the regulator of Bankart as a payment transaction administrator. Operations In 2014 Bankart invested EUR 2,641,000 (the Company regularly monitors the realisation of the invested funds based on concluded agreements), which accounts for 12% of the Company’s total revenues. The bulk of investments are projects. In compliance with the strategic orientations, work on the following projects was successfully completed in 2014: Selection of software for ATM supervision New programme solutions have been implemented in the scope of the project for ATM supervision which improved control and facilitated development and offer of new products and services. In the first phase of the project, the existing solution Thor was replaced and in the second phase, additional functionalities have been implemented, namely the services using the software agent installed at the ATM. New POS service application Larger number of POS terminals, larger scope of work, need for new functionalities, better quality of exchange and faster access to required information are the reasons for replacing the application for managing POS service. At the tender, Bankart selected the »TManage« solution provided by Asseco SEE. The replacement of the POS service management application is a big project which was carried out in five phases. The solution is now in production but further development and adaptations are still underway due to constant changes in the area of POS operations (introduction of new banks, changed ownership of devices, etc.). Establishment of separate systems for SEPA IDD/EDD (CORE and B2B) The aim of the project is to provide support for the provision of services as aligned between the participants in individual (payment) systems, which resulted in the implementation of a technological separation of the functioning of SEPA IDD and SEPA EDD systems, and the upgrading of operation of individual systems with new functionalities. The project comprised the arrangement of the legal basis and the technical basis for the separation of the functioning of SEPA IDD and SEPA EDD systems. Migration of the SEPA EKP (external credit payments) processing from the Bank of Slovenia's environment to Bankart's environment The key objectives of the project were: more efficient control of the operation of the SEPA EKP system, simplified and optimised management of the SEPA EKP system, lower costs of processing for the participants in the SEPA IKP system and centralised processing. Replacement of firewalls The company's internal and external firewalls connecting all the segments of the production and testing network of the company's information system have been replaced, since the equipment manufacturer's support expired last year. The goal of the project - reduced complexity of firewall management by means of virtualisation and accordingly reduced amount of devices and maintenance costs - has thus been achieved. The project was implemented in three major steps, with the replacement of the key parts of the infrastructure so as to minimise the impact on the company's operations. NLB merchant statements Portal By establishing the portal for the distribution of merchant statements (NLB merchant statements Portal), electronic statements can now be distributed for merchants not using the on-line bank. The portal can be used to access all statements of transactions on their POS terminal, which were previously sent to them in paper form. The portal enables viewing, printing and transfer of statements to the user's workstation. The project was completed on 19/05/2014. 14 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. Merchant statements Abanka - Phase 1 In the scope of the project, merchant statements were redesigned for Abanka and the option was provided to file them in PDF form in the electronic archive of the company Microcop, and a solution was created for the distribution of statements in the form of a website - Abanka merchant portal. The project was split into two phases, namely: transformation of daily statements and establishment of the portal (Phase 1) and redesign of monthly and annual statements (Phase 2). Phase 1 of the project was completed by 11/12/2014. RA Management The RA Management was carried out as internal project in the area of managing certificates for the access to Bankart's web applications. Introduction of the solution in general brought faster allocation of accesses to users and safer distribution of passwords. Introduction of tools for supervising suspicious transactions (Pro Active Risk Management (PRM) Real Time (RT)) A workshop was organised with the banks participating in the pilot testing to agree on the rules to be used by them in the RT mode of PRM operation. The rules defined in the NRT mode have been defined with the purpose of monitoring results. Based on obtained results, an analysis will be conducted with the aim of establishing the efficiency of defined rules in detecting abuses. Renewal of the certificate of compliance of the company's operations with the PCI DSS standard To ensure compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), Bankart was awarded the certificate of compliance with PCI DSS Standard, ver. 1.2., for the first time in 2011 in the framework of the external PCI DSS verification. The introduction of this standard increases the level of security, maintains confidence, protects against loss events (abuses) and, consequently, prevents financial losses and loss of reputation. Thus, the Company fulfilled the condition to continue with the processing of transactions performed by MasterCard and Visa cards. Compliance with the standard is requested in all areas; it is verified and renewed every year, through own assessments and those by certified assessors. Since 2012, Bankart has successfully passed all annual checks and renewed the certificate of compliance with the PCI DSS standard. This means that from the time of obtaining the certificate in 2011 until today, Bankart has been operating in accordance with the requirements of the PCI safety standard, which has become a standard operation mode. Renewal of the ISO/IEC 20000:2011 certificate Bankart also renewed the ISO/IEC 20000:2011 certificate which stands for professionalism and focus on the quality of performing the company's activity. Ensuring compliance with the ISO/IEC 20000:2011 standard enables efficient management and implementation of the information technology processes and ensures a controlled and coordinated provision of services to the internal users and final buyers (banks). Development of the support of different solutions for purchasing in instalments Bankart developed solutions enabling the clients of individual holding the relevant payment cards banks to purchase in instalments. In co-operation with the NLB, support was developed in the past which enables the NLB's clients, holders of MasterCard, Visa and/or Karanta cards, to make purchases and pay in up to 12 equal instalments at the bank's points of sale. When a purchase is made, the currently available balance on the card account is checked and if the amount of the purchase does not exceed the card limit, the payment if approved and the amount split into the selected number of instalments. Bankart implemented the same solution for payment in instalments also for the clients of NLB banka Tuzla, holders of MasterCard payment cards. For banks that do not have their own points of sale, Bankart developed the solution of purchase in instalments via SMS. At the moment, the service developed is available to the clients of Abanka and Delavska hranilnica. The solution allows the holder of the relevant payment card to receive an SMS, after making a payment, to their mobile phone; in the specified period after making the purchase, they must reply to this message by sending a reply in which they choose the number of instalments (2 to 12). In Abanka, the service is available to the holders of Visa Electron instalment credit card and in Delavska hranilnica to the holders of MasterCard deferred payment card. Development of support for cash withdrawal at ATMs in instalments In co-operation with NLB Tutunska banka, Bankart developed the support allowing the holders of Diners Macedonia payment cards to make cash withdrawals at the NLB Tutunska banka ATMs in instalments. This means that the user enters the amount and the number of instalments in the ATM, when making the withdrawal. The 15 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. cash is issued immediately and the amount debited to the account of the user of the service in the specified number of instalments. Development of contactless payment support Last year, Bankart developed the support for contactless payment in co-operation with the NLB - this is a simpler and faster method of paying with a payment card that only needs to be leaned to the device to activate the procedure. Contactless payment is available to the users of NLB MasterCard cards with an additional chip for contactless payment, at the points of sale with POS terminals equipped with new readers for contactless payments. The project was carried out in two phases. In the first phase, Bankart upgraded the NLB's POS network with the new readers that support contactless payment and in the second phase, the cards with an additional chip for contactless payment were upgraded and supported. Introduction of automatic cash deposit at Banka Celje ATMs Bankart developed the service of automatic cash deposit at ATMs in cooperation with Abanka. In the past years, this solution was offered by the NLB, SKB and UniCredit banka Slovenije to their clients, in 2013 also by Nova KBM, and in July 2014, Bankart also enabled Banka Celje to offer this service to its clients. The clients of the abovementioned banks – holders of BA Maestro or Activa Maestro debit cards – can use this service on the designated ATMs of their home bank. Introduction of UPN payment via ATMs for Delavska hranilnica Payment of universal payment orders (UPN) via ATMs has been introduced some time ago; it allows the users to immediately receive the slip confirming the payment of the UPN, it is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, without having to visit a bank counter and without the need for assistance by a bank employee. In the past years, Nova KBM, Abanka, NLB, Banka Celje, Raiffeisen banka, Gorenjska banka, SKB and Unicredit banka Slovenije offered this service to their clients. In October 2014 Bankart enabled Delavska hranilnica to offer the service of paying UPNs via ATMs to its clients. It is the business policy of each individual bank, the card issuer which supports the service of paying by UPNs at ATMs that determines at which ATMs its clients can perform the service in question. Clients with accounts opened at several banks can pay by UPNs at the ATMs of their home bank as well as other banks providing this service, while others can only pay using these UPNs at ATMs owned by their bank. Introduction of the SRM (simple risk management) services In the past, Bankart launched the SRM (simple risk management) blocking service for SKB banka and in 2014 also for NLB banka Tuzla. The service allows the banks to adopt fast and flexible measures related to limiting and prevention of abuses in the case of card abuse. The basic functionality of the service is that it restricts the authorisation for a specific type of transactions performed by the bank's clients. The advantage of this service reveals itself in the case of skimming at an ATM where a large number of the bank's payment cards is involved. In such a case it is not necessary to immediately block the cards and order new, which is an additional unplanned cost for the bank, as the bank can decide to restrict specific types of transactions on selected cards. Integration of BKS bank AG in the E-invoice system In cooperation with banks, Bankart in 2011 established a single E-invoice system enabling the participating banks to send and receive electronic invoices to and from their clients using their own solutions (e.g. electronic banking services). Upon the establishment of the E-invoice system most banks operating in Slovenia joined it. At the end of last year, on 1 December 2014, BKS Bank AG was included in the E-invoice system. The E-invoice system thus includes all banks and the Public Payments Administration of the Republic of Slovenia (UJP) except for Hranilnica Vipava d.d., (which announced its inclusion for 05/01/2015) and the Bank Association. Takeover of the management of the ATM network and/or the network of a bank's POS terminals (outsourcing of ATM and/or POS network from a bank to Bankart) In June 2014, Bankart took over the management of the network of POS terminals of Nova KBM, in July 2014 the network of ATMs of Nova KBM and in December 2014 Abanka's POS terminal network. By taking over the management of the ATM and/or POS network, Bankart offers a bank the option to reduce some internal workload in terms of managing the ATM and/or POS network, namely daily operation as well as provision of compliance with the mandates of MasterCard and Visa. With the introduction of this business relationship, Bankart expanded its range of services also with the option of leasing and managing ATM network, leasing and managing POS network, similarly to certain other competitive processing centres. 16 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. Continued operations on the SE European markets In 2014 we successfully continued with our work in the SE European markets where we cooperate with NLB Banka d.d., Tuzla (BiH), BpB Prishtina and NLB Prishtina (Kosovo) as well as NLB Tutunska banka AD Skopje (Macedonia). Bankart processes Maestro, MasterCard and VISA card products for NLB Banka d.d., Tuzla (BiH), in terms of both card and ATM operations, as well as provides processing services for POS terminals accepting Visa and MasterCard card products. For NLB Prishtina (Kosovo) it performs the processing of Maestro, MasterCard and Visa card products, in terms of both card and ATM operations. For BpB Prishtina (Kosovo) it performs the processing of Visa card products, in terms of both card and ATM operations. For NLB Tutunska banka AD Skopje (Macedonia) Bankart performs, in terms of card operations, processing of Maestro, MasterCard, Visa and a local card product (Zegin) and, in terms of ATM operations, processing of Maestro, MasterCard, Visa, Diners, Amex and a local card product (Casys) as well as, in terms of POS-terminal operations, processing of Maestro, MasterCard, Visa, Diners, Amex and a local card product (Zegin). Expansion of operations to Serbia (establishment of business relationship with NLB banka a.d. Belgrade In November 2014, Bankart started co-operating with NLB banka a.d. Belgrade (Serbia), for which it provides the service of processing MasterCard and Visa card products in the area of ATM operations, and the processing of the local card product Dina, both in terms of card and ATM operations. All card products processed by Bankart have installed chip technology. All ATMs and POS terminals processed by Bankart have been adapted to enable the use of chip technology. Forecasts Besides those projects which were not completed in 2014 Bankart will carry out the following in line with its 2015 Business Development Plan: Upgrading SEPA IKP/EKP and SEPA IDD/EDD under mandates Based on the changes to the SEPA regulations and the implementation guidelines these changes will be published in the first quarter of 2015 and they will serve as the mandates for the development or upgrading of the SEPA systems in the framework of the SIMP infrastructure in 2015. The said changes will dictate development in the framework of the solutions for the SEPA systems in the SIMP framework as well as the development on the part of the agent bank and the settlement agent (Bank of Slovenia). After the internal review, the required changes in the solutions on the part of the Bank of Slovenia ad in the SEPA systems in the SIMP framework on the part of Bankart will be aligned (aligned offer with the Bank of Slovenia and aligned set of changes with the solution supplier - Halcom). After the completion of the development, integral testing will be perform in co-operation with the banks (participating in the systems), followed by the transfer into production. The implementation of the upgrades of the SEPA (payment) systems arising from the mandates (on the part of Bankart and the agent bank Bank of Slovenia) shall guarantee compliance of operations with the SEPA regulations and consideration of the implementation guidelines. Software optimisation reduces the possibility of errors in the alignment of collaterals provided for settlement, simplifies the procedures of SEPA EKP system management and automates the production of statistical reports for the participants in the SEPA EKP system. Introduction of strong authentication for internet purchasing - SMS OTP The SMS OTP solution, based on the Recommendations For The Security Of Internet Payments of the European Central Bank (ECB) (considered as mandate by individual banks) which cover various aspects of the security of internet payment operations is to be introduced by banks on 01/02/2015. This enables the banks to ensure compliance of operations with the ECB recommendations, increase the security of the use of on-line shopping service, accordingly reduce the possibility of abuse and improve the user experience in the use of the service. Development of new functionalities in the management of debit cards and the functionalities for managing risks in card operations With the aim of providing to the banks a more flexible option of managing risks related to card issuing and smooth introduction of contactless technology, support is planned to be developed that will enable the banks to set limits for the use of contactless cards in the on-line mode without verification of the holder. Support will be provided for the introduction of monthly limit considering the type of transaction (ATM, POS, E-commerce) for cards with 17 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. immediate payment on the authorisation system and the so-called "floating limits" which allow for the limitation of card use in a specific period (last 24 hours, another interval) and are not linked to any other previous limitation (one day, from 00 to 24). The Regulation on interchange fees for card-based payment transactions The Regulation on interchange fees for card-based payment transactions was being supplemented and aligned during the year by the bodies of the European Commission. The Regulation has not yet been adopted and no deadlines for the application of the changes have been announced. In spite of that, Bankart expects to be able to agree in 2015 on a harmonised interpretation of individual parts of the regulation, in co-operation with the banks, and start with the development of individual segments even before the publication of the regulation; namely those expected to be included in the adopted new regulation, thus reducing the potential risk of default in the implementation of the regulatory requirements. Server platform, disk systems and personal computers In the area of server and disk systems and personal computers, Bankart plans to increase the disk capacities of the archive environments, establish a virtualisation platform for Microsoft Windows servers with MS SQL databases and upgrade the existing virtual servers, extend the agreement on Microsoft software licensing, upgrade the server infrastructure of the E-invoice system, upgrade the memory and processors of the authorisation system, extend the agreement on maintenance and elimination of defects in the Microsoft platform as well as purchase and upgrade the software and information system control licences, replace the server equipment of the file transfer system Connect:Direct for the exchange of data with the banks and upgrade of the equipment for safe storage of encryption keys on the authorisation system Tandem. Thus, we will ensure sufficient disk capacities in individual environments, sufficient server capacities for the implementation of the services, licence adequacy of used software, uninterrupted work process and continuous provision of the services. Communication networks of the company As regards our communication networks, we plan to upgrade the access network of the Company for the connection of external networks and the connection network for connecting the user and server segments to ensure a sufficient number of connections and adequate bandwidth for connecting devices to the Company's central network. The upgrade of the central routers of the BNet network shall ensure sufficient capacity and adequate bandwidth for the provision of the Company's services. The upgrading of the production communication hub which supports POS terminals will ensure appropriate capacities of the communication hub in the latest equipment of the manufacturer. The replacement of the communication cabinets and distribution systems at the Company's primary location will provide the room for the installation and connection of devices and the stability of the Company's network operation. The ACE load distributor which distributes the ATM and authorisation connections to the authorisation system of the Company shall be replaced due to terminated support of the equipment manufacturer. Upgrade the capacities of the DWDM transmission system for connecting the primary and the secondary location of the company's information system to the transmission capacity of 40GBps to ensure sufficient band width for network connections and transmission of data between the systems on two locations. Upgrading testing of Oracle software In the area of credit card management system (CMS) and card personalisation (Cardiss), the testing of the base changes and the changes in the operating system will be accelerated and the implementation of technical testing for the upgrade will be optimised. Upgrading testing of WEB software In the area of card management (CMS), the testing of changes on the WEB interface and the testing of functional changes shall be accelerated and stress testing shall be provided. Monitoring and analysing the making of SQL inquiries on ORACLE infrastructure The following needs were perceived in the area of credit card management system (CMS) and card personalisation (Cardiss), tools shall be introduced for the monitoring and analysis of the functioning of the SQL inquiries. 18 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. Software for supervising the central authorisation system In the area of central authorisation system, the use of the automated system for the control of the performance and bottlenecks on the system ((XPNET Manager by Prognosis, …) shall be introduced. Imperva upgrade Due to insufficient capacity, the existing Imperva system shall be upgraded with the latest hardware and software solutions, and connected to the SAN disc system. The use of the system shall be expanded to the keeping of the audit trail for the Oracle data servers, the DB2 data servers and the Sharepoint servers. The analysis and potential introduction of the central FAM (File Access Monitoring) system shall be conducted. Business and financial report The assets, liabilities, financial position and business result of the Company are presented according to the principle of true and fair presentation. The basic principles pursued by the Company in financing are chiefly the principle of matching the maturity of assets with that of liabilities, along with the principles of profitability and liquidity. The Company’s objective is to generate profit which, in the long run, ensures growth and development and the appropriate structure in compliance with both the Financial Operations of Companies Act and the requirements and regulations of the Bank of Slovenia. The risks relating to the financial operations of companies in general (liquidity, interest rate, currency, credit and other market risks) at Bankart are not significant. An ever more important risk is the impact of the measures taken by the banks on Bankart’s revenues. By changing their operations as regards card, ATM and POS transactions, for example by terminating the possibility of account balance inquiry for clients of other banks or by charging a commission for ATM cash withdrawals made by clients of other banking groups, they can have a considerable impact on the revenues earned by Bankart. Realised investment activity of the Company Table 1: Overview of investments in 2014 (in EUR) Realised in 2014 Intangible assets - software - licences 244,000 768,000 Property, plant and equipment - hardware - other equipment 1,550,000 79,000 TOTAL 2,641,000 In 2014, the following projects in the area of technology and information technology from the past years have been completed: Implementation of the new supervision tool for IP ATMs, the goal of which is to simplify or automate certain aspects of ATM management for banks. Transition to the new central authorisation system, since the life cycle of the existing central authorisation system Base 24 was about to expire and the development was terminated. 19 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. Introduction of the ATM service “Transfer of funds between accounts” - bank clients will be able to use the new service on ATMs 24 hours a day, all days in a year, which will enable the banks to maximise the use of the existing ATM network. Introduction of the PRM Real Time (RT) functionality - by using predefined rules and parameters in PRM RT, a bank will have the option of preventing suspicious transactions with the cards of their users and suspicious transactions by their holders, since PRM RT will participate in the process of authorisation and approve/reject the transaction on the basis of applicable rules. Introduction of contactless payment (in the areas of card issuing and acceptance) - the primary goal of this development task is to provide support and carry out the necessary certification to introduce a contactless chip for card business (issuing) and introduce infrastructure for merchants – POS terminals (acquiring) enabling the use of contactless cards. Activation or ordering of services through ATMs as a safe authentication channel accessible to all clients of the bank - technological support was to a large extent developed and, in certain parts of Bankart's information system, transferred to the production environment (but not in use yet). Inclusion of Visa debit cards in the ATM Settlement payment system - several banks did not decide to include Visa debit cards into the payment system, therefore the realisation of the project will be continued as bilateral agreements among banks with processing support from Bankart. Server platform, disk systems and personal computers - the establishment of the virtualisation platform in the area of Microsoft Windows servers with the MS SQL databases was successfully completed. Communication networks of the company - the company's internal firewall network was successfully upgraded. Last year, the following activities from the company's Business development plan for 2014 were implemented: Upgrading and optimisation of the SEPA systems in the framework of the SIMP and E-Invoice system In 2014, each individual SEPA system in the SIMP framework underwent various types of upgrading and optimisation asked for via business requests by banks and/or Bankart. The most significant change will be the separation of the technical solution for the SEPA IDD/EDD CORE and SEPA IDD/EDD B2B systems. Also in 2014, a payment system was introduced in the scope of which different services (payment systems) are implemented following the sample of the STEP2-T payment system. The so-called consolidation of payment systems represents the possibility of reducing costs paid by the banks for the settlement of net cash receivables and liabilities of the participants in the payment systems in the TARGET2 payment system. Migration of the SEPA EKP system from the Bank of Slovenia environment to Bankart was also a major project in 2014. In the area of E-Invoice, the activities of devising a modified business model were carried out, but the bulk is being transferred to 2015. Implementation of MasterCard and Visa Mandates The required mandatory changes of MasterCard and Visa were in 2014 successfully implemented on the authorisation system and card management. Setting up of solution for targeted sales of banking services at ATMs A technical solution was set up that allows for a focused sale of individual services to the banks' users. The solution allows for the relevant services to be offered only to individual users or groups. Thus the banks will be able to offer their services in a targeted manner and use ATMs as a channel for marketing their services. The solution will also enable connections to the CRM systems of the bank. Adaptation to the regulation proposal on the amount of interbank fees and the so-called Visa Commitments Last year, this task was not handled as a development project yet because the legislation in this area had not been adopted. The banks' business requirements have been defined and an analysis performed. 20 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. Server platform, disk systems and personal computers The capacities of the disk systems supporting the SIMP and CMS business systems were increased, disk capacities for storing archived data were set up, the agreements on Microsoft software licensing were extended, the equipment for upgrading the E-Invoice and CMS systems was purchased and the authorisation system hardware was upgraded. Some personal computers were obsolete and therefore replaced. Communication networks of the company Equipment was purchased for upgrading the central network and the equipment for the redesign of the POS communication node was also purchased after the implemented testing of the appropriateness. The equipment of the connecting network used for connecting with the networks of the users of the services was replaced and the security equipment was upgraded. Risk management Currency and interest rate risk Given the volume of capital and low indebtedness level, the exposure of the Company to interest rate risk is minimal. The interest rate risk exists owing to the scope of loans, however, the Company is granted loans under favourable lending conditions due to good credit rating. Loans raised are in a domestic currency linked to EURIBOR. The Company is exposed to currency risk and the risk of loss arising from unfavourable changes in the exchange rate. This risk arises from payments of obligations abroad. The Company does not have any classical hedges for currency risk management, i.e. receivables denominated in foreign currency. Forward transactions are not conducted on account of opportunity losses. Credit risk There are no transactions which might entail credit risk for the Company and thus financial loss, which represents the risk of a business partner failing to discharge their obligations under an agreement on financial instrument. Liquidity risk The Company manages liquidity risk and solvency risk by harmonising the maturity of receivables and liabilities, and by monitoring cash flows. The Company regularly pays its obligations and has no liquidity problems. Risk management refers to minimising risks. The management of the Company estimates that financial risks are present, however, due to the structure of its assets and liabilities, the exposure is low. Operational risk Operating risk is the risk of generating loss, including the information and legal risk that might arise because of the following circumstances: inadequacy or inaccurate implementation of internal processes, other irregular actions of people that are part of the internal sphere of a legal entity, inappropriateness or incorrect functioning of the systems that are part of the internal sphere of a legal entity, or external events or actions. Operational risks include those arising from: the functioning of infrastructure (hardware, software and communications equipment), actions of the employees (know-how, skills, motivation, substitutability of staff, etc.), functioning of processes (adequacy of processes and controls, setting of goals, composition and clarity of processes), functioning of systems (safety, availability, adequacy of information technology and premises), environmental impact (unwanted or unexpected changes, crime, accidents, extraordinary events), legal risks (violation of or non-compliance with the laws, implementing regulations, instructions, recommendations and concluded contracts). 21 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. The management of operational risks is a significant element of the Company’s performance and is included in all its business processes, thus being a permanent task of all the employees in Bankart. For this purpose, an appropriate policy was set up to identify, measure, keep and manage operational risks as were the instructions for monitoring operational risks and reporting on incidents and losses. The review of the results of the risk analysis that was conducted in 2014 in the business processes of Bankart showed that, although most business processes have a high or medium inherent risk, Bankart with its systematic approach to the establishment, maintenance and supervision over the appropriateness and efficiency of the control environment manages the risks in the manner that operational risks have become low, which is also confirmed by the analyses of recorded incidents and loss events. By all means we will carefully monitor the operational risks in the future and continue to improve efficiency, effectiveness and cost optimisation of the control system to ensure lower exposure of Bankart to operational risks. Personnel and the organisation As at the end of 2014, Bankart had 195 staff, all of whom were permanently employed. There were 191 employees on average in 2014. Fluctuation The number of employees rose by 7 or 3.58% compared to the preceding year. The staff turnover rate stood at 3%, down 5.7% on the previous year. Chart 10: Number of employees by year Number of employees 210 200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 22 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. Educational structure of employees Chart 11: Educational structure of employees Educational structure of employees 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 2014 2013 2012 2011 V. 2010 2009 VI. 2008 VII. 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 nad VII. IV. Level of education II. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. Number of employees 1 3 78 20 89 4 The average age of the employees compared to the preceding year increased from 40 to 41 years. A downward trend was observed in the share of female employees. In the last ten years, their share has fallen from 54% to 40%. The Company's sick leave level in 2014 was 4.43%. Promotion In the past years we have successfully participated in the 'Literacy Promotion' and 'Digital Literacy' projects for general non-formal education of adults in the area of promotion of the advantages and usefulness of an ATM and SMS. The 55+ population is among our largest target publics for which we organise presentations and workshops where the participants use an ATM in a web classroom that was established on Bankart's websites last year. They visit an ATM in virtual environment, using a simulator, and perform transactions. Thus they learn about the services offered by ATMs, are no longer afraid to use ATMs, get to know the benefits of the use and get instructions for a safe use of ATMs. In the period of intensive pre-New-Year shopping, we carried out an active promotion campaign for the SMS Alert service on the networks of digital displays of all city buses in Slovenia, in all branch offices of Pošta Slovenije and on the screens in the Parking garage at Trdinova in Ljubljana. Because of the data from the research showing a 30% increase in the use of bus rides in Ljubljana since 2009 (as a result of recession, changed organisation of the city of Ljubljana arranged additional parking spaces, etc.) the campaign of promoting the SMS Alert message in the pre-New-Year time on the screens of the LPP Ljubljana buses will continue in 2014. The data that the branch offices of Lekarna Ljubljana monthly issue 283,289 invoices (data for Sept. 2014), that there are between 7,000 and 10,000 monthly users of the lifts in the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, approximately 9,000 visitors to the premises of the sports centre Sportclub at the Faculty of Sports in Ljubljana, a growing number of visitors to the furniture fair Ambient at the Convention Centre (Gospodarsko razstavišče) in Ljubljana (29,000 in 2013), which include all demographic groups, convinced us to carry out the SMS Alert promotion campaign also at all these locations. With the aim of reaching the "computer-infected" population with the promotion of the SMS Alert service, we established co-operation with the magazine 'Računalniške novice' already in 2013. An article was published in the special issue of Računalniške novice with the topic of E-banking security. We took a step further in 2014 and joined the Partner - RN project which offers an innovative approach to the promotion and public awareness 23 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. raising. It allows the partners to independently enter contributions through the editorial system of Računalniške novice, using different communication channels, merged under the trademark Partner - RN, reaching more than 550,000 users of different media, merged under the Računalniške novice trademark (printed magazine, on-line portal, newsletter, mobile web portal, Facebook, etc.). Performance indicators Indicator Calculation method 2014 2013 Equity financing rate equity/liabilities 0.78 0.78 Long-term financing rate equity + long-term liabilities + provisions/liabilities 0.85 0.83 0.48 0.55 0.15 0.14 1.63 1.42 Long-term assets rate Indebtedness rate Equity to fixed assets ratio long-term assets/assets debt/assets equity/long-term assets Immediate solvency ratio liquid assets/short-term liabilities 0.72 0.93 Quick ratio liquid assets + short-term receivables + short-term fin. investments/short-term liabilities 3.41 3.52 Current ratio short-term assets/short-term liabilities 3.41 3.52 Asset turnover revenues/assets 1.11 1.14 Profit margin net profit/revenues 0.09 0.03 Return on assets net profit/assets 0.10 0.03 Operating efficiency ratio operating revenue/operating expenses 1.10 1.02 0.14 0.04 Net return on equity ratio net profit/equity-net profit SALES PER WORKER (Sales per Worker) PRODUCTIVITY SIZE – TOTAL SALES (Size – total sales) VOLUME OF SALES (in EUR) 22,886,999 119,203 NUMBER OF MONTHS IN OPERATION 12 AVERAGE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES AVERAGE NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 192 based on working hours 184.52 Events after the end of the business year After the accounting period, no significant events occurred that would have an effect on the financial statements for 2014. 24 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. II. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WITH NOTES Statement of management's responsibility 25 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. Auditor's report 26 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. 27 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. Financial statements Statement of total comprehensive income in EUR Note 2014 2013 1. Sales revenues 2.1. 22,886,999 21,173,278 22,880,399 21,173,278 420,569 149,405 38,186 54,066 382,383 95,339 10,001,420 8,908,888 331,458 414,730 9,669,962 8,494,158 7,357,735 7,251,189 5,501,093 5,496,645 Revenues from the sales of services 4. Other operating revenues 2.2. Revaluation operating revenues Other revenues 5. Costs of goods, material and services a) Original cost of goods and material sold and costs of material used b) Costs of services 6. Labour costs 2.3. 2.4. a) Wages and salaries b) Social security costs 363,784 366,249 Costs of pension insurance 486,721 484,789 1,006,137 903,506 3,391,783 3,358,461 3,379,960 3,335,239 11,664 23,222 159 0 c) Other labour costs 7. Write-downs in value a) Depreciation and amortisation b) Revaluation operating expenses related to intangible assets and property, plant and equipment c) Revaluation operating expenses associated with current assets 2.5. 8. Other operating expenses 2.6. 393,255 1,360,810 10. Finance income from loan receivables 2.7. 39,601 45,400 39,601 45,400 4,937 7,266 4,937 7,266 18,873 22,365 18,873 22,365 31,387 16,855 31,387 16,855 15. Other revenues 3 501 16. Other expenses 759 6,013 b) Financial revenues from loans granted to others 11. Financial revenues from operating receivables b) Financial revenues from operating receivables due from others 13. Financial expenses for financial liabilities b) 2.8. Financial expenses for loans received from banks 14. Financial expenses for operating liabilities c) 2.7. 2.8. Financial expenses for other operating liabilities 17. Corporate income tax 2.9. 251,052 0 18. Deferred tax 2.10. 82,589 99,387 19. Net profit or loss for the period 2.11. 1,988,433 550,656 -287,678 0 23. Other comprehensive income after tax 28 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. Items that will later not be included in the operating result a) Actuarial net losses for pension reforms 2.11. -287,678 0 24. Total comprehensive income for the period 2.11. 1,700,755 550,656 Notes to financial statements on pages 33 to 48 are a constituent part of the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with them. Balance sheet in EUR Note 31/12/2014 31/12/2013 20,918,229 18,678,654 9,983,358 10,232,398 4,513,336 5,258,684 4,204,540 4,945,812 308,796 312,872 4,948,134 4,634,415 Land and buildings 1,370,293 1,522,093 b) Buildings 1,370,293 1,522,093 3,098,392 3,112,322 4. Tangible fixed assets acquired 479,449 0 a) 266,443 0 219,006 0 100,000 0 100,000 0 100,000 0 421,888 339,299 9,627,320 7,458,021 5,200,000 3,500,000 2. Short-term loans 5,200,000 3,500,000 b) Short-term loans granted to others 5,200,000 3,500,000 2,387,100 1,989,812 2,277,031 1,959,019 110,069 30,793 ASSETS A. LONG-TERM ASSETS I Intangible assets and long-term deferred costs and accrued revenues 1. Long-term property rights 5. Other long-term deferred costs and accrued revenues II Property, plant and equipment 1. 1.1. 1.2. 3. Other plant and equipment b) IV 2. Property, plant and equipment under construction or in production Advances for acquisition of property, plant and equipment Long-term financial investments 1.3. Long-term loans b) Long-term loans granted to others VI Deferred tax assets 1.4. B. CURRENT ASSETS III Short-term financial investments IV Short-term operating receivables 1.5. 1.6. 2. Short-term trade receivables 3. Short-term operating receivables due from others V Cash 1.7. 2,040,220 1,968,209 C SHORT-TERM DEFERRED COSTS AND ACCRUED REVENUES 1.8. 1,307,551 988,235 20,918,229 18,678,654 16,216,714 14,515,960 2,000,082 2,000,082 2,000,082 2,000,082 676,510 676,510 11,839,367 11,288,712 EQUITY AND LIABILITIES A CAPITAL I Called-up capital 1. Tier 1 capital II Capital surplus III Revenue reserves 1.9. 29 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. 1. Legal reserves 250,768 250,768 11,588,599 11,037,944 -287,678 0 1,988,433 550,656 1,150,930 639,112 1. Provisions for pensions and similar liabilities 957,761 595,472 2. Other provisions 174,968 43,640 18,201 0 320,000 400,000 320,000 400,000 320,000 400,000 2,838,237 2,116,629 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 III Short-term operating liabilities 2,758,237 2,036,629 2. Short-term trade payables 1,614,530 1,186,306 5. Other short-term operating liabilities 1,143,707 850,323 392,348 1,006,953 5. Other revenue reserves IV. Revaluation surplus VI Net profit or loss for the period B PROVISIONS AND LONG-TERM ACCRUED COSTS AND DEFERRED REVENUES 1.10. 3. Long-term accrued costs and deferred revenues C LONG-TERM LIABILITIES 1.11. I Long-term financial liabilities 2. Long-term financial liabilities to banks D SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES 1.12. II Short-term financial liabilities 2. Short-term financial liabilities to banks D SHORT-TERM ACCRUED EXPENSES AND DEFERRED REVENUES 1.13. Notes to financial statements on pages 33 to 48 are a constituent part of the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with them. 30 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. Cash flow statement in EUR 2014 2013 5,359,489 3,886,082 23,312,507 21,330,450 -17,784,555 -17,543,755 -168,463 99,387 176,297 840,644 Opening less closing operating receivables -397,287 135,365 Opening less closing deferred costs and accrued revenues -315,240 279,855 Cash flows from operating activities Items of income statement Operating revenues and financial revenues from operating receivables Operating expenses excluding depreciation or amortisation and finance expenses from operating liabilities Income tax and other taxes not included in operating expenses Changes in net current assets from balance sheet operating items Opening less closing deferred tax assets -82,589 -99,387 Closing less opening operating liabilities 721,607 167,866 -102,788 356,945 5,183,193 4,726,726 3,588,741 1,053,101 49,332 7,701 3,500,000 1,000,000 39,409 45,400 Cash disbursements for investing activities -8,601,050 -5,295,822 Disbursements for acquisition of intangible assets -1,098,477 -1,086,104 Cash disbursements to acquire property, plant and equipment -2,202,572 -709,718 Closing less opening accrued costs and deferred revenues Net receipts from operating activities (a+b) Cash flows from investing activities Cash receipts from investing activities Receipts from disposal of property, plant and equipment Receipts from disposal of short-term investments Interest and dividends received from investing activities Disbursements to acquire short-term investments -5,200,000 -3,500,000 Net cash from investing activities (a+b) -5,012,309 -4,242,722 Cash flows from financing activities Cash receipts from financing activities 0 0 Cash disbursements from financing activities -98,873 -131,995 Disbursement related to financing activities -18,873 -22,365 Cash repayments of long-term financial liabilities -80,000 -109,630 Net cash from financing activities (a+b) -98,873 -131,995 2,040,220 1,968,209 Closing balance of cash Net cash inflow or outflow for the period Opening balance of cash 72,011 352,010 1,968,209 1,616,199 The cash flow statement was prepared according to the indirect method and consists of two subsequent balance sheets and data from the income statement. Notes to financial statements on pages 33 to 48 are a constituent part of the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with them. 31 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. Statement of changes in equity for the period from 01/01/2013 to 31/12/2014 I. Called-up capital II. Capital reserves III. Revenue reserves Legal reserves III. Revenue reserves Other reserves IV. Revaluation surplus V. Retained earnings VI. Net profit or loss for the period VII. Total equity 2,000,082 676,510 250,768 11,037,944 0 0 550,656 14,515,960 0 0 0 0 -287,678 0 1,988,433 1,700,755 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,988,433 1,988,433 0 0 0 0 -287,678 0 0 -287,678 0 0 0 550,656 0 0 -550,656 0 0 0 0 0 0 550,656 -550,656 0 0 0 0 550,656 0 -550,656 0 0 2,000,082 676,510 250,768 11,588,599 -287,678 0 1,988,433 16,216,714 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,988,433 1,988,433 A.2. Opening balance for the reporting period B.2. Total comprehensive income from operating activity Entry of net profit or loss for the reporting period Other components of the total comprehensive income for the reporting period B.3. Changes in equity Allocation of the remaining part of net profit or loss for 2013 Allocation of net profit to additional reserves pursuant to the resolution of the General Meeting D. Closing balance in the reporting period Accumulated profit Statement of changes in equity for the period from 01/01/2012 to 31/12/2013 I. Called-up capital II. Capital reserves III. Revenue reserves Legal reserves III. Revenue reserves Other reserves V. Retained earnings VI. Net profit or loss for the period VII. Total equity 2,000,082 676,510 250,768 10,608,930 0 429,014 13,965,304 0 0 0 0 0 550,656 550,656 Entry of net profit or loss for the reporting period 0 0 0 0 0 550,656 550,656 B.3. Changes in equity 0 0 0 429,014 0 -429,014 0 Allocation of the remaining part of net profit or loss for 2012 0 0 0 0 429,014 -429,014 0 0 0 0 429,014 -429,014 0 0 2,000,082 676,510 250,768 11,037,944 0 550,656 14,515,960 0 0 0 0 0 550,656 550,656 A.2. Opening balance for the reporting period B.2. Total comprehensive income from operating activity Allocation of net profit to additional reserves pursuant to the resolution of the General Meeting D. Closing balance in the reporting period Accumulated profit Notes to financial statements on pages 33 to 48 are a constituent part of the financial statements and should be read in conjunction with them. 32 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. Significant accounting policies Basis for compiling the financial statements The financial statements contained in this report have been compiled on the basis of Slovenian Accounting Standards issued by the Slovenian Institute of Auditors, which entered into force on 1 January 2006, and the Companies Act (ZGD-1). In their compilation the following fundamental accounting assumptions were taken into account: accrual basis and going concern. The qualitative characteristics of financial statements and thus entire accounting are above all understandability, relevance, reliability, and comparability. The Company does not monitor operations by segment. Financial statements are expressed in euros, rounded off to full number without cents. Foreign-currency operating receivables and liabilities are translated into the domestic currency at the mean exchange rate of the Bank of Slovenia on their date of origin. All receivables, liabilities and cash assets expressed in foreign currencies are converted into the domestic currency at the exchange rate of the Bank of Slovenia – the ECB reference exchange rate as at the last day of the accounting period. Intangible fixed assets, deferred costs and accrued revenues and property, plant and equipment Intangible long-term assets include long-term investments in license rights, software rights and long-term deferred expenses. Items of property, plant and equipment include land, buildings and equipment. Intangible assets and property, plant and equipment are recognised at cost. This comprises the costs plus all expenses directly attributable to putting an asset into operation. The difference between the net sale value and the carrying amount of a disposed fixed asset is transferred to operating revenues from revaluation, if the former exceeds the latter, or to operating expense from revaluation, if the latter exceeds the former. Subsequent expenses related to fixed assets Costs incurred subsequently on a fixed asset increase its historical cost when they increase its future economic benefits in excess of the future economic benefits originally estimated. Repairs or maintenance of property, plant and equipment are intended for renovation or preservation of future economic benefits, expected on the basis of initially assessed efficiency level of these assets, and are recognised as expenses. Depreciation and amortisation The residual value of items of property, plant and equipment and intangible fixed assets is reduced by depreciation or amortisation. The Company uses the straight-line depreciation or amortisation method. Depreciation of the items of property, plant and equipment begins on the first day of the month in which the item has become available for its intended use. An item of property, plant and equipment begins to be subject to depreciation when it is available for use. 33 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. Depreciation or amortisation rates are based on the useful life of the assets and did not change in 2013 compared to a year before: Type of fixed asset Licences Software Construction works Computer equipment Network equipment Other equipment Depreciation or amortisation rate 10%–25% 10%–20% 5% 10%–50% 10%–25% 20%–50% The Company verifies annually the appropriateness of the depreciation or amortisation rates. Impairment indicators are verified and in the case they are identified an impairment test is carried out. We did not establish any impairment indicators in the current year. Financial investments The investment policy follows the principle of safety. Short-term financial investments consist of short-term deposits with banks, measured at their original cost. Long-term investments consist of long-term deposits with banks, measured at their original cost. Interest on deposits is recognised in the account as financial revenues. Receivables Receivables of all categories are initially recognised at amounts recorded in the relevant documents under the assumption that they will be collected. The original receivables may later be increased or, irrespective of payment received or other settlement, also reduced by each amount backed up by a contract. Given advances are disclosed in the balance sheet in relation to the pertaining items. Receivables which are not expected to be recovered by the deadline or in full are on the basis of past experience treated as doubtful or bad debt, and the value adjustment of these receivables is debited against operating expenses from revaluation. Value adjustment is applied individually. Receivables are not revalued to reflect the changes in the national currency's purchasing power, unless they are disclosed in foreign currency and the relevant rate of exchange effective after the initial recognition has changed. Cash and cash equivalents Cash comprises ready cash, deposit money and cash equivalents. Ready cash is cash on hand in the form of bank notes and coins. Deposit money is cash in bank accounts or deposited with another financial institution to be used for payments. Cash equivalents are highly liquid investments that are readily, reliably and simply convertible to known amounts of cash. The Company's cash equivalents include call deposits and bank deposits with maturity of three months. The carrying amount of an item of cash is the same as its initial nominal value until the need for its revaluation arises. An item of cash presented in a foreign currency is translated into the domestic currency at the exchange rate effective on the receiving date. Revaluation of foreign-currency cash takes place if the exchange rate changes after the initial recognition. The exchange rate differences which are recorded may result in an increase or a decrease of the initially disclosed value and represent ordinary finance income or finance expense. Capital Total equity consists of called-up capital, capital surplus, revenue reserves, revaluation surplus and previously undistributed net profit. 34 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. Revenue reserves are a portion of net profit dedicated to settlement of future losses and are defined as legal reserves and other revenue reserves. They are established from net profit of the Company. Capital surplus is intended predominantly for settling losses. Capital surplus disclosed by the Company arises from derecognition of general capital revaluation adjustment. Revaluation surplus is the actuarial deficit or surplus arising from the actuarial calculation of provisions for severance pays upon retirement. Provisions Provisions are established for current commitments arising from obligating past events which are expected to be settled in an unspecific period and whose amount can be estimated reliably. In compliance with the law and the collective agreement, the Company is obliged to pay jubilee benefits and retirement bonus to its employees for which it forms long-term provisions. Other pension liabilities do not exist. Provisions are made in the amount equalling the expected amount of future jubilee rewards and severance pays. The calculation is made for each employee individually, considering the costs of retirement bonus and the cost of all expected jubilee benefits until retirement. The calculation based on a projected unit is prepared by a certified actuary. The payments of retirement bonuses and jubilee benefits decrease the amount of formed provisions. The FIFO method is applied to decrease in provisions due to disbursement or reversal. Provisions for reorganisation have been made in connection with the Company’s reorganisation project for severance pay to redundant employees. Liabilities Liabilities (debts) can be financial or operating, short- or long-term. At first debt is upon initial recognition stated in the amounts arising from the underlying documents on the occurrence of such debt. In the case of long-term and short-term financial liabilities (debts) they evidence the receipt of cash or the settlement of an operating debt. In the case of long-term operating liability (debt) the relevant documents evidence the receipt of (usually) an item of fixed assets. In the case of short-term debt the documents evidence a received product or service or performed work or charged expense, costs or share in profit/loss. Initially short- and long-term liabilities of all categories are posted at amounts recorded in the underlying documents, assuming that the creditors demand their payment. At a later stage, liabilities may be increased by the amount of accrued benefits (interests or other compensations), if an agreement has been made to that effect with the creditor. Liabilities are decreased by amounts paid and potential other settlements subject to agreement with the creditor. Long-term liabilities are also reduced by the part due in less than one year, which is recorded under short-term liabilities. Short-term accruals and deferrals Short-term accruals and deferrals are receivables and other assets and liabilities expected to arise within one year; their incurrence is probable, whereas their amount is reliably estimated. Short-term prepaid expenses consist of short-term deferred costs (expenses) and accrued revenues, whilst accruals include accrued costs (expenses) and short-term deferred revenues. Short-term accruals and deferrals are disclosed in amounts that are recorded in the relevant documents proving their origin and existence. Recognition of revenues Revenues are recognised if the increase in economic benefit during the accounting period is related to the increase of assets or reduction of liabilities and if such increase can be reliably measured. Revenues are recognised when it is justifiably estimated that they will result in actual inflows if these are not achieved upon origin. Operating revenues Revenues from services rendered, except for those arising from performed services resulting in financial revenues, are measured at sales prices of completed services or at sales prices of uncompleted services, according to the level of their completion. Revaluation operating revenues arise in association with disposal of property, plant and equipment as well as intangible fixed assets, as the difference between the lower of the carrying amount or their sales value. 35 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. Financial revenues Financial revenues are revenues from investments. They arise in relation to long- and short-term financial investments and receivables. Financial revenues are recognised upon accounting, regardless of the resulting inflows, unless there exists a reasonable doubt as to their size, maturity and repayment. Interest is charged on a time proportion basis based on the unpaid principal portion of the loan and the applicable interest rate. Other revenues Other revenues include unusual items and other income increasing the operating result and disclosed in actual amounts. Recognition of expenses Expenses are recognised if decreases in economic benefits during the accounting period are associated with a decrease in assets or an increase in liabilities and the respective change can be measured reliably. They are classified as operating, financial and other expenses. Operating expenses Operating expenses are in principle equal to the calculated cost of the accounting period and encompass costs of material and services, labour costs and other operating expenses. Revaluation operating expenses are recognised as soon as the relevant revaluation has been carried out, irrespective of their impact on profit or loss. Revaluation operating expenses are related to property, plant and equipment, intangible fixed assets and current assets due to their impairment. Financial expenses Financial expenses include financing expenses and investment expenses and are recognised as accounted for, regardless of the payments related with them. Other expenses Other expenses include unusual items and other expenses decreasing operating result and disclosed in actual amounts. Corporate income tax and deferred taxes Corporate income tax is established upon the tax account at the legal tax rate, taking into account expenses and revenues recognised for tax purposes and tax reliefs reducing the tax base. The applicable tax rate for 2014 is 17 %. Deferred tax is used for covering the temporary difference between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities and the tax value under the balance sheet liability method. The Company recognises the deferred tax as taxable costs of established provisions for retirement bonuses and jubilee benefits, and from the difference between the accounting and tax depreciation or amortisation. 36 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. Notes to financial statements 1. Balance sheet 1.1. Intangible assets and long-term deferred costs and accrued revenues Long-term deferred costs and accrued revenues Long-term property rights Other intangible assets Balance 31/12/2013 312,873 12,425,813 6,420,173 33,266 19,192,125 Procurement 204,018 768,445 297,973 1,052,329 2,322,764 in EUR Intangible assets being acquired Total Historical cost Activation 0 0 0 -1,066,417 -1,066,417 -208,095 -169,147 -237,718 0 -614,960 308,796 13,025,111 6,480,427 19,178 19,833,512 Balance 31/12/2013 0 8,697,274 5,236,166 0 13,933,440 Disposals and write-offs 0 -167,050 -236,529 0 -403,579 Depreciation and amortisation 0 1,276,706 513,608 0 1,790,314 Balance 31/12/2014 0 9,806,931 5,513,245 0 15,320,175 Balance 31/12/2013 312,873 3,728,538 1,184,007 33,266 5,258,685 Balance 31/12/2014 308,796 3,218,180 967,182 19,178 4,513,336 Disposals and write-offs Balance 31/12/2014 Value adjustment Carrying amount Long-term property rights This item comprises software licenses related to: licenses for POS, ATM and BASE 24 in total amount of EUR 993,266 purchased from the supplier ACI, EUR 957,385 for the Simp Sepa licences and software purchased from the supplier Halcom and other licences and software in the total amount of EUR 2,253,890. Other intangible assets are software value. 37 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. Intangible assets and long-term deferred costs and accrued revenues for 2013 Long-term deferred costs and accrued revenues Long-term property rights Other intangible assets Balance 31/12/2012 232,455 11,929,332 6,242,808 0 18,404,595 Procurement 181,554 0 0 904,548 1,086,102 in EUR Intangible assets being acquired Total Historical cost Activation 0 693,917 177,365 -871,282 0 -101,136 -197,437 0 0 -298,573 312,873 12,425,813 6,420,173 33,266 19,192,125 Balance 31/12/2012 0 7,562,983 4,611,728 0 12,174,712 Disposals and write-offs 0 -86,752 0 0 -86,752 Depreciation and amortisation 0 1,221,044 624,438 0 1,845,481 Balance 31/12/2013 0 8,697,274 5,236,166 0 13,933,440 Balance 31/12/2012 232,455 4,366,349 1,631,080 0 6,229,884 Balance 31/12/2013 312,873 3,728,538 1,184,007 33,266 5,258,685 Business premises Land Equipment Disposals and write-offs Balance 31/12/2013 Value adjustment Carrying amount 1.2. Property, plant and equipment in EUR Basic assets being acquired Total Historical cost Balance 31/12/2013 3,196,937 187,800 15,432,837 0 18,817,574 Procurement 0 0 1,496,079 1,975,528 3,471,607 Activation 0 0 0 -1,496,079 -1,496,079 Disposals and write-offs 0 0 -618,267 0 -618,267 3,196,937 187,800 16,310,648 479,449 20,174,834 1,862,644 0 12,320,515 0 14,183,160 0 0 -546,105 0 -546,105 Balance 31/12/2014 Value adjustment Balance 31/12/2013 Disposals and write-offs Depreciation and amortisation 151,800 0 1,437,846 0 1,589,646 2,014,444 0 13,212,256 0 15,226,701 Balance 31/12/2013 1,334,293 187,800 3,112,322 0 4,634,415 Balance 31/12/2014 1,182,493 187,800 3,098,392 479,449 4,948,134 Balance 31/12/2014 Carrying amount 38 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. The real estate comprises the business premises at Celovška 150, purchased in 1999 and in 2009. The business premises at the VI. floor of the building at Celovška 150 have a pledge registered in the Land Register as a collateral for a long-term loan from the NLB. Operating lease The following cars and software are under operating lease: The fees for the Microsoft software leased from the ADD supplier fall due within one year in the amount of EUR 164,737. The contract with the supplier is renewed upon the termination of the lease. The fees for leased cars in the amount of EUR 22,008 fall due within one year, while EUR 36,680 of rental fees fall due within 2-5 years. Lease fees falling due in 1 year in 2–5 years Total in EUR 186,745 36,680 223,425 Property, plant and equipment for 2013 in EUR Business premises Land Equipment Basic assets being acquired Total Historical cost Balance 31/12/2012 3,196,937 187,800 14,696,139 4,740 18,085,616 Procurement 0 0 0 1,045,364 1,045,364 Activation 0 0 1,050,104 -1,050,104 Disposals and write-offs 0 0 -313,406 3,196,937 187,800 15,432,837 0 18,817,574 1,710,844 0 11,294,461 0 13,005,305 0 0 -311,903 0 -311,903 Balance 31/12/2013 0 -313,406 Value adjustment Balance 31/12/2012 Disposals and write-offs Depreciation and amortisation 151,800 0 1,337,957 0 1,489,758 1,862,644 0 12,320,515 0 14,183,160 Balance 31/12/2012 1,486,093 187,800 3,401,678 4,740 5,080,311 Balance 31/12/2013 1,334,293 187,800 3,112,322 0 4,634,415 Balance 31/12/2013 Carrying amount 1.3. Long-term investments in EUR Long-term deposits given Total 31/12/2014 31/12/2013 100,000 100,000 0 0 In July 2014, Bankart took over the management of the POS network from Nova KBM, for which it had to place a long-term deposit of EUR 100,000 with the bank as collateral for its operating liabilities. 39 2014 Annual Report 1.4. Bankart d.o.o. Deferred tax assets in EUR Provisions for jubilee benefits and retirement bonuses Provisions for reorganisation Depreciation/amortisation not recognised for tax purposes Total 31/12/2014 31/12/2013 79,024 3,640 339,224 421,888 71,450 3,640 264,209 339,299 Trends in deferred taxes in EUR Balance 01/01/2014 Increase Decrease Balance 31/12/2014 1.5. 339,299 82,589 0 421,888 Short-term financial investments in EUR Short-term deposits Total 31/12/2014 31/12/2013 5,200,000 5,200,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 The Company discloses time deposits with the bank which is also one of its owners under the item short-term financial investments. The Company's investment policy is to invest at a low risk rate which is why it places its short-term surplus in short-term deposits. 1.6. Short-term operating receivables Short-term trade receivables in EUR Receivables due from domestic buyers Receivables due from foreign buyers Total 31/12/2014 31/12/2013 2,164,042 112,989 2,277,031 1,853,214 105,805 1,959,019 31/12/2014 31/12/2013 2,623 99,185 8,261 110,069 2,858 27,866 69 30,793 Short-term operating receivables due from others in EUR Receivables from employees and from re-invoicing Receivables from the state and from refund Advance payments made Total Receivables are not secured by financial instruments. They are disclosed in euros and do not entail currency risk. Buyers settle their debt to the Company on due date. At the end of the year the Company's overdue receivables accounted for 1.3 %. At the end of the year, the company established value adjustment for a claim on a buyer in the bankruptcy proceedings in the amount of EUR 158.76. Breakdown of trade receivables after due date in EUR Outstanding receivables Overdue up to 60 days Overdue more than 60 days Total 31/12/2014 31/12/2013 2,247,003 21,058 8,970 2,277,031 1,957,321 3,231 -1,533 1,959,019 40 2014 Annual Report 1.7. Bankart d.o.o. Cash and cash equivalents in EUR Cash on hand Deposit money in bank accounts Call deposit Total 31/12/2014 31/12/2013 10,857 1,429,363 600,000 2,040,220 1,359 1,366,850 600,000 1,968,209 The Company does not have any overdraft on transaction account. 1.8. Short-term deferred costs and accrued revenue in EUR Short-term deferred costs arising from software maintenance Other short-term deferred costs Short-term accrued revenues Total 31/12/2014 31/12/2013 1,285,829 20,959 763 1,307,551 963,003 11,835 13,397 988,235 Trends in deferred costs and accrued revenues in EUR Balance 01/01/2013 Disbursement Establishment Balance 31/12/2013 Balance 01/01/2014 Disbursement Establishment Balance 31/12/2014 1,085,689 -3,056,834 2,959,380 988,235 988,235 -3,311,604 3,630,920 1,307,551 Prepaid deferred costs for 2014 are short-term deferred costs for maintenance and lease of software. 1.9. Capital Equity and member stakes Nova Ljubljanska banka d.d., Ljubljana SKB banka d.d., Ljubljana Nova kreditna banka Maribor d.d., Maribor Banka Koper d.d., Koper Abanka Vipa d.d., Ljubljana Gorenjska banka d.d., Kranj Banka Celje d.d., Celje UniCredit Banka Slovenija d.d., Ljubljana Raiffeisen banka d.d., Maribor Deželna banka Slovenije d.d., Ljubljana Poštna banka Slovenije d.d., Maribor Probanka d.d., Maribor Sberbank banka d.d., Ljubljana Total Stake in EUR Share in % 788,779 272,382 259,769 144,950 156,484 111,143 113,127 44,804 34,585 27,989 20,435 17,761 7,874 2,000,082 39.44 13.62 12.99 7.25 7.82 5.56 5.66 2.24 1.73 1.40 1.02 0.89 0.39 100.00 41 2014 Annual Report Net profit restated after translation of capital according to the consumer price index Capital – all categories except current profit (for CPI) Bankart d.o.o. Amount of capital % of growth Calculated effect Reduced profit – net profit 16,216,714 0.2 32,433 1,955,999 Reserves in EUR Capital surplus – equity revaluation adjustment Revenue reserves – legal reserves Revenue reserves – other revenue reserves Total 31/12/2014 31/12/2013 676,510 250,768 11,588,599 12,515,877 676,510 250,768 11,037,944 11,965,222 Reserves can be used pursuant to Article 64 of the Companies Act. On 02/07/2014 the General Meeting adopted the resolution on posting of accumulated profit of 2013 to other revenue reserves. 1.10. Provisions and long-term accrued costs and deferred revenue in EUR Provisions for retirement benefits and long-service awards Provisions for reorganisation Fixed assets obtained free of charge Long-term accrued costs and deferred revenues Total 31/12/2014 31/12/2013 957,761 43,640 131,328 18,201 1,150,930 595,472 43,640 0 0 639,112 Trends in provisions and long-term accrued costs and deferred revenues in 2014 Provisions for retirement benefits and long-service awards Provisions for reorganisation Fixed assets obtained free of charge Long-term accrued costs and deferred revenues Total Balance 01/01/2014 Disbursement Establishment Balance 31/12/2014 595,472 6,205 368,494 957,761 43,640 0 0 29,482 0 160,810 43,640 131,328 0 0 18,201 18,201 639,112 35,687 547,505 1,150,930 Trends in provisions and long-term accrued costs and deferred revenues in 2013 Provisions for retirement benefits and long-service awards Provisions for reorganisation Long-term accrued costs and deferred revenues Total Balance 01/01/2013 Disbursement Release Establishment Balance 31/12/2013 557,533 6,668 0 44,607 595,472 69,260 0 0 43,640 9,726 9,726 25,620 0 0 0 636,519 16,394 25,620 44,607 639,112 Provisions for retirement benefits and long-service awards In the calculation of provisions as at 31 December 2014 the Company took into account 195 employees. The selected annual discount rate was 1.9 %, which equalled the return recorded at the end of November 2014 on 10-year corporate bonds with a high credit rating in the euro area, increased by the local risk add-on. In the calculation of provisions the model considers the assumed 1.3 % growth in average salary for 2015, 1.8 % growth in salary for 2016 and 3% in the following years in the Republic of Slovenia. 42 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. Provisions for reorganisation These provisions were established based on the management’s resolution on the launching of the Company reorganisation project, resulting from internal and external factors. In relation to internal and external factors (market situation, economic crisis) the management passed a resolution that prescribes a comprehensive examination and analysis of the overall organisation of the Company and its modification so as to improve costeffectiveness and achieve a better (optimal) use of all available resources, techniques and technologies. 1.11. Non-current liabilities Long-term financial liabilities in EUR Nova Ljubljanska banka d.d., Ljubljana Total Trends in long-term financial liabilities Balance 01/01/2013 31/12/2014 31/12/2013 320,000 320,000 400,000 400,000 31/12/2014 31/12/2013 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000 in EUR 480,000 Transfer to short-term financial liabilities -80,000 Balance 31/12/2013 400,000 Balance 01/01/2014 400,000 Transfer to short-term financial liabilities -80,000 Balance 31/12/2014 320,000 1.12. Current liabilities Short-term financial liabilities in EUR Short-term part of long-term loans with banks Total Trends in short-term financial liabilities Balance 01/01/2013 Transfer from long-term financial liabilities Repayment of loans in EUR 109,630 80,000 Balance 31/12/2013 -109,630 80,000 Balance 01/01/2014 80,000 Transfer from long-term financial liabilities 80,000 Repayment of loans Balance 31/12/2014 Financial liabilities falling due in 1 year in 2–5 years Total -80,000 80,000 in EUR 80,000 320,000 320,000 43 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. Long-term and short-term financial liabilities are disclosed on the basis of a loan agreement concluded with Nova Ljubljanska banka. The agreement no. 2643-2009 was concluded in 2009 with LHB Frankfurt, totalling EUR 800,000. The first instalment fell due in January 2010 and the last in December 2019. In September 2013 the receivable of LHB Frankfurt was taken over by Nova Ljubljanska banka. The loan is disclosed under long-term financial liabilities in the amount of EUR 320,000 and under short-term financial liabilities in the amount of EUR 80,000. It is backed by a mortgage on business premises. The interest rate is EURIBOR + 4%. Given the volume of capital and low indebtedness level, the exposure of the Company to interest rate risk is minimal. The interest rate risk exists owing to the scope of loans, however, the Company is granted loans under favourable lending conditions due to good credit rating. The loan obtained is in domestic currency linked to EURIBOR. Short-term operating liabilities in EUR Short-term trade payables to domestic suppliers Short-term trade payables to suppliers abroad Short-term liabilities arising from advance payments Short-term liabilities to employees Short-term liabilities to the state Other short-term operating liabilities Total 31/12/2014 31/12/2013 1,361,239 235,541 17,750 619,729 523,978 0 2,758,237 1,020,177 166,128 0 637,654 208,243 4,427 2,036,629 1.13. Short-term accruals Trends in short-term accruals in 2014 Balance 01/01/2014 243,559 612,978 in EUR Unused annual leave Accrued costs for indemnity Accrued remuneration management Total for the Increase 0 0 150,416 173,109 1,006,953 173,109 Disbursement 24,397 260,000 150,416 0 352,901 Balance 31/12/2014 219,162 77 0 173,109 434,813 352,901 392,348 Release Trends in short-term accruals in 2013 Balance 01/01/2013 235,730 267,159 in EUR Unused annual leave Accrued costs for indemnity Accrued remuneration management Total for the Increase 7,829 612,978 149,711 150,416 652,601 771,223 Disbursement 0 267,159 149,700 0 0 Balance 31/12/2013 243,559 612,978 0 150,416 416,870 0 1,006,953 Release 1.14. Off-balance assets/liabilities in EUR Lien of Nova Ljubljanska banka Received bank guarantee Total 31/12/2014 31/12/2013 800,000 100,000 900,000 800,000 0 800,000 44 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. 2. Statement of total comprehensive income 2.1. Net sales revenues Net sales revenues are disclosed at charged sale value reduced by discounts and quantity rebates. The NLB Group accounts for 50 % of revenues. in EUR Revenues from the sales on the domestic market Revenues from the sales on the foreign market Total 2.2. Revenue from cancelled accrued costs and deferred revenues Revaluation and other operating revenues Total Costs of material Costs of services Total 19,977,324 1,195,954 21,173,278 2014 2013 352,901 67,668 420,569 95,339 54,066 149,405 2014 2013 331,458 9,669,962 10,001,420 414,730 8,494,158 8,908,888 Costs of material in EUR Costs of production Energy costs Costs of office supplies and professional literature Other costs of material Total 21,499,860 1,387,139 22,886,999 Costs of goods, material and services in EUR 2013 Other operating revenues in EUR 2.3. 2014 2014 2013 2,866 187,344 57,706 83,542 331,458 7,027 243,621 67,424 96,658 414,730 2014 2013 959,129 5,980,796 1,096,349 445,214 738,480 449,994 9,669,962 937,702 5,576,425 637,883 407,343 407,213 527,592 8,494,158 Costs of services in EUR Costs of production Cost of maintenance services Costs of rents Cost of transport services Costs of intellectual services Costs of other services Total 45 2014 Annual Report 2.4. Bankart d.o.o. Labour costs in EUR Salaries and allowances for employees Social security contributions Pension insurance contributions Payments for supplementary pension insurance Other labour costs Total 2014 2013 5,501,093 363,784 486,721 208,477 797,660 7,357,735 5,496,645 366,249 484,789 181,189 722,317 7,251,189 On 21 November 2001 the Company concluded with the Trade Union of Nova Ljubljanska banka an agreement on the formulation of a voluntary supplementary pension insurance plan and, in accordance with the pension scheme stipulated therein, pays insurance premiums for its employees. 2.5. Write-downs in value in EUR Amortisation of intangible assets Depreciation of items of property, plant and equipment Revaluation operating expenses for intangible fixed assets, property, plant and equipment and current assets Total 2.6. Land use fee Indemnity Tax on financial services Other Total 1,790,314 1,589,646 11,823 1,845,481 1,489,758 23,222 3,391,783 3,358,461 2014 2013 26,580 3,517 350,736 12,422 393,255 26,253 1,073,023 257,562 3,972 1,360,810 Financial revenues from financial and operating receivables in EUR Interest income from deposits Revenues from foreign exchange gains Total 2.8. 2013 Other operating expenses in EUR 2.7. 2014 2014 2013 39,601 4,937 44,538 45,400 7,266 52,666 Financial expenses from financial and operating liabilities in EUR Interest expenses Expenses for foreign exchange losses Total 2014 2013 18,873 31,387 50,260 22,527 16,693 39,219 46 2014 Annual Report 2.9. Bankart d.o.o. Corporate income tax Corporate income tax was calculated on the basis of the 17% tax rate, taking into account non-eligible expenses and tax reliefs for reduction of tax base. The company disclosed the corporate tax liability in the amount of EUR 251,052. The effective tax rate without deferred taxes was 12%, in 2013 the effective tax rate was 0%. in EUR Accounting revenues Adjustment of revenues to the level recognised for tax purposes Revenues recognised for tax purposes Accounting expenses Adjusted expenses from accrued depreciation Expenses for bonuses not taxed under personal income, which are not recognised for tax purposes Other expenses not recognised for tax purposes Expenses recognised for tax purposes Reliefs Corporate income tax 2014 2013 23,352,107 49,382 23,401,489 21,195,212 438,696 215,255 21,375,849 848 21,376,697 20,924,580 424,431 181,401 104,812 20,436,448 1,488,264 251,052 147,470 20,171,278 1,205,419 0 2.10. Deferred tax Deferred tax equalling EUR 82,589 is associated with increased deferred tax assets related to provisions for retirement bonuses, jubilee benefits, provisions for reorganisation, and depreciation or amortisation not recognised for tax purposes. 2.11. Total comprehensive income for the period in EUR Profit or loss before tax Corporate income tax Deferred tax assets Net profit Revaluation surplus Total comprehensive income for the period 2014 2013 2,156,896 -251,052 82,589 1,988,433 -287,678 1,700,755 451,269 0 99,387 550,656 0 550,656 47 2014 Annual Report Bankart d.o.o. Other disclosures Total payments received by groups of persons for performing tasks and duties in the business year according to the Companies Act. Salaries, attendance fees and bonuses (gross amounts) in EUR - 2014 Salaries, attendance fees and bonuses (gross amounts) in EUR - 2013 Management of the company (2) 226,226 121,106 Directors of divisions in total (3) 375,075 327,436 26,731 55,615 Supervisory Board The Company does not disclose any major operating receivables due from the members of the Management and Supervisory Boards or any short-term debts, advances, loans and guarantees for their liabilities. Based on the shareholders' proposal, the company's management was expanded from one to two directors on 01/04/2014. The reason for the expansion is in the increased scope of operations of the company (new business areas, assuming the role of a clearing company). Costs of auditing services in EUR 2014 2013 59,436 15,442 Costs of auditing the annual report, final audit 6,340 5,907 Costs of auditing the annual report, pre-audit 9,719 9,057 Costs of auditors' services Cost breakdown by functional group in EUR Value of sold products and services Costs of sale Costs of general activities 2014 2013 961,996 944,729 17,639,214 17,518,302 2,599,002 2,416,317 Transactions with related parties (NLB Group) in EUR Balance sheet items 31/12/2014 31/12/2013 1,000,050 1,047,818 Short-term operating liabilities 24,480 25,198 Short-term financial liabilities 80,000 80,000 Long-term financial liabilities 320,000 400,000 Short-term deposits 600,000 600,000 0 3,500,000 2014 2013 11,460,666 10,962,636 310,720 840,800 Short-term operating receivables Short-term financial investments Items from the statement of comprehensive income Sales revenues Expenses Bankart has the status of an associated company of the NLB Group. All major transactions conducted by the Company with related parties were performed under market conditions and were without detriment to the Company. 48