Yemen-based Al Kuraimi Islamic Bank (KIB) has selected Temenos Infinity and Temenos Transact to replace its legacy IT systems and deploy a single, cloud-native, cloud-agnostic digital banking platform to underpin its banking operations
KIB, one of the Yemen?s top five banks with 1.2mn customers, aims to reach five million customers by 2023.
Temenos agile and scalable technology will support KIB to grow its business and give more customers access to crucial financial services while allowing the bank to sustain remarkably low cost-income ratios.
Temenos Infinity and Temenos Transact will provide KIB with a single, packaged and upgradeable banking platform to digitalize its end-to-end operations. Temenos banking software will provide rich digital functionality and unparalleled cost efficiencies. Temenos Infinity with its open API-first architecture will support the delivery of hyper-personalized, omnichannel customer experiences and allow KIB to provide faster, seamless customer service. Temenos Transact will optimise KIB?s operations and enable the delivery of enhanced digital products with shorter timescales for delivery.
KIB is set to benefit from Temenos Islamic Banking, which bridges the gap between modern consumer demands and intrinsic Islamic values. The multi award-winning Islamic Banking solution will support the delivery of innovative digital products that are both compliant and specialized for KIB?s Islamic retail and corporate customers.
Yousif Alkuraimi, CEO, KIB, said, ?Temenos? cloud-native technology will transform our operations by driving incredible efficiency gains, but most importantly, by helping to improve the standard of living for individuals and the prospects for businesses in Yemen.?
Jean-Paul Mergeai, managing Director Middle East and Africa at Temenos, noted, ?Temenos understands the power digital banking has to boost social and economic development, especially in light of these challenging and unprecedented times. We believe that with cloud-native, cloud-agnostic and API-first technology we can support banks to reap the benefits of digital transformation in both the near and longer term and deliver vital digital financial services to their customers at this critical time. This is a pivotal moment for KIB and we are excited to support them on this ambitious journey towards innovation and financial inclusion.?
