SomBank

Increasing financial inclusion through user-friendly Islamic banking services

Mogadishu, Somalia

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Launched in 2019, SomBank aims to make Shariah-compliant financial services available to Somalian citizens and businesses. With smartphone adoption rapidly rising across the region, the bank looks to provide flexible, user-friendly services that customers can access via mobile, online, and in branches. To realize this ambition, SomBank recently selected the full front-to-back Temenos Islamic Banking platform, which combines the market-leading capabilities of Temenos digital banking and Temenos core banking, and will enable the bank to develop customized products in line with Islamic rules. Temenos digital front office functionality will also ensure a seamless, unified user experience across all devices and branch locations. With the solutions in place, SomBank will be able to improve access to much-needed financial services and contribute to economic growth in Somalia.

While we are a relatively new bank, Sombank has big ambitions to play a significant role in rebuilding the country’s financial infrastructure by improving access to financial services throughout Somalia and beyond. Implementing the Temenos banking platform in the cloud will allow us to achieve rapid time to value for new digital products and the cost savings to fulfil this vision.”

Mr. Garad Khalif Nor, CEO at SomBank

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Al Kuraimi Islamic Bank

To Launch Cloud-Native Islamic Banking Solution

Sanaa, Yemen

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KIB selected Temenos digital banking and Temenos core banking to replace its legacy IT systems and deploy a single, cloud-native, cloud-agnostic digital banking platform to underpin its banking operations. Temenos will provide KIB with a single, packaged and extensible banking platform to digitalize its end-to-end operations. Temenos’ award-winning Islamic Banking solution will support the delivery of innovative digital products that are compliant for KIB’s Islamic retail and corporate customers.

Established in 2010, KIB’s aim is to make financial services easily accessible across Yemen to support socio-economic development and raise the national standard of living. The bank plays an essential role in supporting the livelihoods of local businesses and individuals by providing access to vital financial products and services. By driving significant cost efficiencies, Temenos’ technology will enable KIB to offer more accessible and lower-cost financial services to the Yemeni population and promote financial inclusion.

Temenos differentiated itself from other vendors in its unique ability to combine core Islamic values with modern digital banking services. 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.”

Yousif Alkuraimi

CEO at Alkuraimi Islamic Bank

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