ABK, Finacle honoured for innovative Fintech services
Asian Banker Innovation Awards
KUWAIT CITY, May 7: Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK), with its banking technology partner Infosys Finacle, part of Edge Verve Systems, the product subsidiary of Infosys, has won the prestigious ‘Best Core Banking Initiative Application or Programme for Emerging Bank in Middle East’ for 2018 at the Asian Banker Financial Technology Innovation Awards. The award was presented at a special ceremony held in Dubai, during the Future of Finance — Middle East and Africa 2018 conference.
The annual awards ceremony celebrates the region’s best banking products and services and is widely respected by the banking industry. The award underlines ABK’s positive approach towards business innovation and is a validation of the Bank’s commitment towards digitization and setting new benchmarks for customer service.
The award was received by senior ABK executives led by Salem Husain CTO and Sridhar Kasisomayajula CIO of ABK, together with Sriranga Sampathkumar, Head of Business — Middle East and Africa, of Infosys Finacle.
Somnath Menon, Group Chief Operating Officer, ABK said: “We are very proud that our commitment to our customers is being acknowledged in this way. During 2017, our investment and successful implementation of a new, industry-leading, Finacle core banking system has helped us to improve ABK’s operational efficiency and allowed us to deliver further service improvements to customers. We are committed to delivering exceptional and seamless, world-class services across all our markets and our integration of new technology is key to achieving this.
Working closely with its banking technology partner, Infosys Finacle, ABK has been able to achieve greater operational efficiencies and accelerated business growth to its customers. These efforts are in line with ABK’s ‘Simpler Banking’ strategy and its commitment to deliver world-class services, exceed customer expectations and become one of the leading banks in the region.
Speaking on the occasion, Venkat Gosavi, Senior Vice-President & Global Head of Sales, Infosys Finacle said: “Digital technology has evolved as a key driver for customer-centric approaches in banking. We designed ABK’s core banking programme with the best practices and latest technology available in mind, so that ABK could offer its customers an enhanced safe and secure banking experience. We are delighted to receive this recognition with ABK. This underlines the effectiveness of Finacle’s proven solutions in helping clients maximize the returns on their investment, while simultaneously providing the necessary support to drive business growth.”
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