Business in the Banking segment benefited from the impulse of several major rollout projects in the United Kingdom and Italy, as well as in Eastern Europe in the first two quarters. As a result, net sales grew by 17% to €1,026 million (previous year: €874 million) in the reporting period. In the third quarter, net sales growth within the Banking segment amounted to 7%. In the first three quarters, EBITA within the Banking segment rose to €106 million (previous year: €88 million), thus outpacing the previous year‘s figure by 20%.

The Retail segment achieved net sales growth of 3% in the first nine months of the fiscal year, taking net sales to €576 million (previous year: €561 million). In the third quarter, net sales growth within the Retail segment amounted to 2%. EBITA within the Retail segment improved by 7% to €32 million in the first three quarters (previous year: €30 million).