The bank will operate the system in an outsourced environment through Harland Financial Solutions' Outsourced Processing Services in its Cincinnati-based Enterprise Services Center. Harland Financial Solutions, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of John H. Harland Company (NYSE:JH).

National Bank Of Kansas City has grown from a de novo to a thriving financial institution with more than $800 million in assets in less than eight years. To help it continue to grow and to reinforce its customer-driven strategy, the bank sought to engage a technology partner that shared its vision and could enable it to capitalize on its strengths. National Bank Of Kansas City selected Harland Financial Solutions based on two key factors: customer focus and modern technology.

"In selecting a new core processor, we not only wanted a company that would embrace our ideas and be our technology partner, but also be a good fit to our unique integration requirements given the number of divisions we have operating within the bank" said Eric Garretson, chief financial officer, National Bank Of Kansas City. "We found that with Harland Financial Solutions."

National Bank Of Kansas City considers itself progressive with its technology and appreciates Harland Financial Solutions' efforts to continually enhance its solutions based on customer needs. The bank is confident that with Harland Financial Solutions it has found not just another technology vendor, but a true technology partner - a company that will serve as a strategic business advisor with the bank's best interests in mind and a partner who will continue to support its goals.

"National Bank Of Kansas City makes an excellent addition to our Harland Financial Solutions family," said Raju Shivdasani, president of the Core Systems Group at Harland Financial Solutions. "We share a common interest in utilizing technology for the efficient management and growth of the institution."

Rounding out the seven-year contract for Harland Financial Solutions' Phoenix System, National Bank Of Kansas City will also implement several other Harland Financial Solutions offerings, including Touche Analyzer and Touche Messenger for business intelligence, Active View:Electronic Content Management, and Item Processing Services for branch capture. The bank already utilizes Harland Financial Solutions' LaserPro, DepositPro and GreatDocs products.