Advice Consulting

What Advice Consulting does

Advice Consulting SARL is a privately held Abidjan-based IT services and banking automation provider founded in 2011, with declared capital of 2,000,000 FCFA and an operating footprint of 1-10 employees. The company operates three service lines: Monétique (banking automation, including ATM/GAB sale, installation, maintenance, card production/personalization, consumables, and supervised monitoring of kiosks), Informatique (IT integration, hardware resale from Cisco, Oracle, IBM, Dell, HP, software licensing including UNIX/Windows/Linux, virtualization, DBMS, application development, and training), and Technologies (biometric access control, biometric time clocks, and queue management). It also resells M-Files electronic document management (GED) software under a partnership.

The company's revenue model is a mix of hardware sales, software licensing, and professional services (installation, maintenance, training, consulting), delivered through a direct enterprise sales motion to financial institutions and select corporates. Its go-to-market is sales-led with a dedicated Commercial and Customer Service department operating Abidjan business hours. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The customer base is concentrated in Côte d'Ivoire and consists of roughly 15 named enterprise clients spanning banking (UBA, ECOBANK, BIAO, BICICI, BFA, SIB, GTBANK, BRIDGE, VERSUS), insurance (AXA, NSIA), microfinance/cooperative (UNACOOPEC, IMF), and government (CEPICI).

The technology stack is largely integration- and resale-driven rather than proprietary. Differentiators cited are the combination of fingerprints, badge, and PIN for biometric access control, a queue management solution for agency environments, and a network of technology partners (VORTEX, BS2, AITEK, inlaks, SAEM, KAL, HYPERDIST, KINGTELLER, MC3, POLARIS, GULENTECH, M-Files) that enables a broad catalog without in-house R&D. The company holds no disclosed patents, certifications, or external funding, and operates as a founder-controlled SARL with no institutional investor backing.

Name

Advice Consulting

Legal name

Advice Consulting SARL

Website

https://adviceconsulting.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Advice Consulting is an Abidjan-based IT services firm founded in 2011 that sells, installs, and maintains banking automation equipment, IT infrastructure, and biometric/queue management solutions primarily to financial institutions and enterprises in Côte d'Ivoire.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Banking Technology Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Data, Analytics & AI Consulting (BPAHAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Financial Management & Performance Improvement Consulting (BPAHACAF)

Keywords

• Monetics solutions
• ATM maintenance services
• IT infrastructure integration
• Biometric access control
• Queue management systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Abidjan

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Monetics Equipment Sales: Sale of banking automation equipment (ATMs/GAB), monetics equipment, and card production and personalization.
2. Installation Services: Installation services for banking terminals and IT infrastructure.
3. Maintenance and Support: Maintenance and repair services for banking automation equipment and monetics equipment, including training and consulting.
4. Consumables and Spare Parts: Sale of consumables including paper rolls (tickets, journals) and cassettes for banking equipment.
5. IT Equipment Sales: Supply of computer components, servers, computers, printers, scanners from major brands including CISCO, ORACLE, IBM, DELL, HP.
6. Software Licensing: Sale of software including operating systems (UNIX, Windows, Linux), virtualization solutions, DBMS, and productivity suites.
7. IT Consulting and Training: IT consulting services and professional training for clients.
8. Biometrics and Access Control: Sale and installation of biometric identification systems and access control solutions.
9. Queue Management Systems: Sale and deployment of queue management solutions for service agencies.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Advice Consulting is a Côte d'Ivoire-based SARL that supplies, installs, and maintains monetics (electronic banking) and IT solutions for financial institutions and enterprises. Its core work covers the sale, deployment, and after-sales servicing of ATMs and self-service banking terminals (GAB-DAB), card production and personalization, monetics consumables and spare parts, IT studies, hardware and software supply, IT training, and electronic/technological solutions such as biometric access control, time-and-attendance tracking, queue management, and electronic document management.

Product overview

Advice Consulting is an IT services company offering three core service lines: Monétique (monetics/banking automation), Informatique (IT/computing solutions), and Technologies (biometrics and access control). The Monétique division provides ATM/banking terminal sales, installation, and maintenance, card production, and monitoring solutions. The Informatique division offers hardware equipment from brands like CISCO, ORACLE, IBM, DELL, HP, along with software solutions including operating systems and virtualization platforms, plus development and training services. The Technologies division delivers biometric access control, time tracking systems, and queue management solutions. The company also resells M-Files document management software. This is a services-oriented portfolio rather than a unified software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Monetics Solutions (ATM/GAB-DAB Sale, Installation & Maintenance)

Named customers14 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Diebold Nixdorf: Major global ATM manufacturer and banking IT services provider. Directly comparable to Advice Consulting's banking automation (Monétique) line, serving many of the same categories of financial institutions but at a global scale.
• Tata Consultancy Services: Global IT services and consulting giant with a significant banking and financial services practice. Comparable to Advice Consulting's IT integration and consulting line at a vastly larger scale, including active engagements with West African banks.
• NCR Corporation: Global leader in ATM manufacturing and banking software. Comparable to Advice Consulting's Monétique division as a much larger incumbent offering ATMs, card personalization, and banking software to financial institutions worldwide, including in West Africa.

Regional players

• InterSwitch: Pan-African (Nigeria-headquartered) digital payments and commerce platform. Adjacent regional peer to Advice Consulting's banking automation footprint, serving many of the same West African financial institutions with payment and IT infrastructure.

Direct peers

• BS2: Brazilian payment and banking technology provider, listed as Advice Consulting's partner. Overlaps in payment-card personalization and banking automation solutions that Advice Consulting distributes and supports.
• Vortex: Spanish provider of cash handling, ATM, and banking automation solutions, listed as Advice Consulting's partner. Comparable as a vendor of monetics equipment that Advice Consulting distributes and services in West Africa.
• Inlaks: Nigerian IT infrastructure and banking solutions provider, listed as Advice Consulting's technology partner. Provides comparable IT integration, banking equipment, and software services to financial institutions across West Africa, making it the closest African regional peer.
• AITEK: Italian biometrics and access control technology provider, listed as Advice Consulting's partner. Overlaps with Advice Consulting's Technologies division (biometric access control, time tracking, queue management).
• Polaris Software: Provider of banking software (including Finacle core banking) and IT services to financial institutions, listed as Advice Consulting's partner. Comparable via shared banking IT and software integration services targeting similar financial clients.
• KingTeller: Chinese ATM and self-service banking equipment manufacturer, listed as Advice Consulting's partner. Comparable as a supplier of the same ATM/kiosk hardware Advice Consulting sells, installs, and maintains for West African banks.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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