[1] The system originally ran on the ICL hardware platform ― the relationship with the UK-based computer manufacturer facilitated Kindle establishing a significant customer base in Asia and Africa.
Led by MD and founder Tony Kilduff, the company had an impressive sales record developing many lasting customer relationships in the UK, Africa, India, Asia and Latin America.
Standard Chartered Bank was the largest user of Bankmaster ― the company formed a spin-off joint venture with Kindle specifically to support its own deployments.
The system allowed branches to operate in an off-line mode ― this made it popular with retail banks in countries where the communications infrastructure was poor.
Between 1994 and 2000, the company made a significant investment in developing a new generation retail banking system, called Bankmaster-RS.