JD Group Selects PIC Solutions for Risk Management Support

Released on = September 26, 2006, 10:13 pm

Press Release Author = PIC Solutions

Industry = Financial

Press Release Summary = JD Group Limited (JD Group), a leading African multi-chain
furniture retailer, has signed an enhanced RiskMentor credit risk management
contract with PIC Solutions.

Press Release Body = Cape Town, 27 September 2006 - JD Group Limited (JD Group), a
leading African multi-chain furniture retailer, has signed an enhanced RiskMentor
credit risk management contract with PIC Solutions.

This RiskMentor consulting contract is designed to provide JD Group with ongoing
credit and risk management consulting support throughout the forthcoming year. JD
Group can utilise resources from any area of PIC Solutions expertise, including
credit risk management consulting, analytics and software services for all their
credit risk initiatives. The RiskMentor service is on a retainer-basis and ensures
maximum productivity, combined with the benefits of fixed monthly budgeting.

Through this RiskMentor contract JD Group has access to a range of turnkey solutions
including risk management functions, collections policies, new and existing account
profitability analysis and application scorecards validation. These services are
designed to allow JD Group to capitalise on PIC Solutions expertise, enabling them
to implement effective policies and procedures focused on delivering bottom-line
business benefits.

Philip Kruger, Group Executive of Credit at JD Group, comments, "The flexibility of
this RiskMentor relationship will enable us to minimise business risk and achieve
our strategic objectives. PIC Solutions understands the dynamics of the South
African retail credit industry and their skilled resources will provide significant
value and expertise to our initiatives."

Stephen Leonard, Managing Director of PIC Solutions, adds, "This RiskMentor contract
is designed to provide JD Group with additional expertise to address the challenges
they face in a competitive South African credit environment. Our experienced risk
consultants will work across a wide range of their business sectors and we look
forward to adding significant value to their new initiatives."


About PIC Solutions
PIC Solutions provides consumer credit solutions to a wide range of blue-chip
organisations. We are experts in the fields of credit, risk and software and have an
established track record of success powered by solutions.

Our ongoing commitment is to enable clients to optimise the credit life cycle.

Editorial Contact:
Sarka Svoboda
Marketing Manager
Tel: +27 (0)21 680-6010
Fax: +27 (0)21 680-6003
Email: SSvoboda@PICSolutions.com
Web: www.PICSolutions.com

Web Site = http://www.PICSolutions.com

Contact Details = PIC Solutions
Birkdale I
River Park
Liesbeek Parkway
Mowbray
7700
Tel: +27 (0)21 680-6000
Fax: +27 (0)21 680-6003
Email: Info@PICSolutions.com

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