Telecom Management for Modern Banking

Supporting mergers, core migrations, cloud transformation, and digital banking with disciplined telecom strategy and execution.

Total saved for our clients

$ 30 M

Reduction in outages

10 %

Telecom Challenges Driving Cost and Complexity in Banking

Mergers & Acquisitions

Frequent M&A often leads to duplicate systems, overlapping technology, inconsistent processes, and integration headaches.

Core Banking Migrations

Zelle, Venmo, Plaid driving demand for near-instant inter-institution transactions.

Voice & Collaboration

Projects recently completed or underway to consolidate legacy PBX into scalable UCaaS for greater cost efficiency and uptime.

Cloud Transformation

Infrastructure overhaul as analog lines, MPLS Networks, on-prem PBX systems are expensive to maintain and lack functionality 

Cost Optimization

Big push to renegotiate circuits and eliminate unused services. There is often ongoing overpayment for unused or underutilized telecom services.

Digital Banking

Branches are shifting to ‘advisory centers’ to support a mobile-first experience, reducing footprint and prioritizing network, connectivity, and digital banking.

Banking Client Testimonials

Before zLinq, we tracked inventory on a spreadsheet, but with M&A, it became a challenge, easily spending 20 hours per week. zLinq gave us this time back, acting as an extension of our team. Now, our IT team can focus on the core business.​
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Tim N.
Director of IT Operations
Kudos to zLinq for leveraging our partner relationships and benchmarking data to deliver real-time competitive quote for our connection to AWS with lightning (or shall I say, Ninja speed) in order to drive the current quote down by over $8K.
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Maya D.
IT Infrastructure Manager​
Using their services, on one invoice alone, we were able to get a refund of $17,000 back from a telco provider for overcharging us. ​ I would highly recommend zLinq should you have a need for a communications partner.​
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Ryan B.
IT DIrector
Case Study

Citizens Bank

Citizens Bank was hampered by significant spending for limited IT resources across their 30 locations. Initially targeting estimated annual cost savings of $20,000, zLinq was able to utilize Telecom Lifecycle Management and contract renegotiation to save the bank $144,000 in just the first year

Meet zLinq Telecom Lifecycle Management

zLinq Telecom Lifecycle Management helps enterprises control and reduce telecom spend, eliminate operational inefficiency in telecom management, and protect the business from telecom-driven risk and outages.

Manage your complete telecom lifecycle.

Telecom Management Software

Replace invoices, spreadsheets, and carrier portals with telecom management software that shows your services, costs, locations, and opportunities for improvement.

Free up budget. Improve cost governance.

Optimization

Audit Telecom expenses, benchmark pricing, identify and implement savings, manage contracts, and track ROI with CFO-ready reporting.

Telecom expertise with no added headcount.

Staff Augmentation

zLinq acts as a vendor-neutral extension of your IT team, managing MACDs, repair escalations, billing issues, and procurement.
Telecom strategy, proven results.

Advisory

Expert-led guidance for WAN, Unified Communications, and Contact Center initiatives covering requirements definition, vendor selection, pricing negotiation, and implementation oversight.

One bill. No need for Vendor Changes.

Invoice Processing

Eliminate telecom billing errors, audit & resolve discrepancies, approve payments, GL code invoices, analyze trends, and track variance.
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zLinq puts you in control of your telecom environment, helping you save money, save time, and strengthen your business. No assumptions, no projections, just results. Guaranteed.

Resources for Banks

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Citizens Bank Case Study

How zLinq saved Citizens Bank $144k in One Year

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80-Location Financial Institution Case Study

How zLinq reduced costs by 50% for a midsize financial service business

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Disaster Preparedness Guide

How to solve Telecom emergencies

FAQs

Get clear answers to common questions and learn how zLinq helps IT teams eliminate complexity, control costs, and manage telecom with confidence.

Yes - zLinq assists in any phase to clean up your current environment, maintain an accurate inventory, continuously locate and execute savings opportunities, and handle providers.  

Once we complete your inventory and audit, we will have a very clear understanding of what projects need to be completed and in what order. Common projects on customer roadmaps include UCaaS, MPLS to SD WAN, POTS Clean Up, SIP, Contract Renegotiations and more. 

We have plenty of clients who maintain great relationships with their telecom agent, zLinq is not an agent business model. We work as an extension to your IT team to help manage the full lifecycle of your voice and data assets to solve challenges such as wasted spend, wasted time, and to implement strategic initiatives. 

With any new vendor, there will be a front-loaded ramp up time to get zLinq on board. Once zLinq has the necessary data to get started, we pride ourselves on being able to give our clients more time back per week.