Acer ties up with ICICI Bank

Acer India announced that it has tied up with ICICI Bank, to provide financing options for the purchase of IT solutions by the SMB, SME and education sectors.

The Acer-ICICI financing option offers special loans, from Rs 30,000 onwards, for all office equipment, at reasonable interest rates.

This tie-up facilitates easy buying and easy processing options, to help increase PC penetration in the SMB and SME sectors. Acer will employ its widespread network of 3,000 channel partners including their 'Star VAR' partners, to address all product categories from Acer.

S Rajendran, GM-Sales and Marketing, Acer India said, "IT adoption in the SMB, SME and education segments, especially in the tier-two markets, has always hinged on affordability. To address this very need, Acer has introduced this financing scheme to provide the latest technology solutions at affordable costs."

Vijay Chandok, Senior GM and Head—SEG, ICICI Bank said, "Through our tie-up with Acer we aim to provide easy financing schemes to SMEs to facilitate early IT adoption and automation to make them more efficient and competitive." ICICI Bank and Acer would jointly work towards creating awareness on the benefits of IT and its usage in various segments through a series or road shows and workshops