Vortex Engineering

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Vortex Engineering
Founded2001
Headquarters
No 6B, 6th Floor, IIT Madras Research Park, Chennai
,
India
Area served
Financial Institutions and banks
Key people
L. Kannan, Founder

Sathyan Gopalan, CEO

Gopalakrishnan Srinivasan, Financial Controller
Products ATMs, Cash Dispenser, Multivendor ATM Monitoring and Management Software
ServicesATM Managed Services
Number of employees
201-500
Website https://vortexindia.co.in
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Vortex Engineering is the pioneer in low-power ATMs and is an India-based technology company incubated by IIT-Madras. Vortex manufactures self-service transaction systems (such as ATMs) for banks, independent ATM operators, and other financial institutions. Vortex also owns a Multivendor ATM Monitoring and Management Software, developed In-house. It can monitor and manage any brand of ATM.

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Global market

Vortex ATMs have a global reach of up to 22 countries in Asia & Africa combined. As of March 2023, DR Congo, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Egypt, Ghana, Mauritania, Nigeria, R Wanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia from Africa and Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Vietnam from Asia are in its scope of business.

History

Incorporated on 12 March 2001, Vortex Engineering is a provider of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) and multi-vendor ATM management software products. Founded by Mr Kannan Laxminarayan, an alumnus of the IIT-Madras. Later the company was incubated by IIT-Madras.

In March 2009, when Vortex Engineering secured a seed capital infusion of Rs. 50 lakhs from the Aavishkaar Group. This injection of funds catalyzed the company's expansion and enabled it to further refine its products and services.

Major investors that includes entities such as Aavishkaar, Tata Capital, Bamboo Capital, and IFC. Their first pilot deployment was for disbursal of NREGA wages through their ATMs in Tamil Nadu, in association with IIT Madras in 2008. [1]

They made their first major break through with the winning of an order for 545 ATMs including 300 solar powered ATMs from the State Bank of India. [2] [3] [4] Vortex ATMs are now currently used in almost all states of India. The total ATMs deployed across the globe had reached over 8000.

In June 2024, Vortex Engineering stakes had acquired by Vakrangee Limited. [5]

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