Eurobank Cyprus Partners with Temenos for Digital Banking Transformation
- Partnership Overview:
- Eurobank Cyprus, the country’s third-largest bank, has partnered with Swiss banking tech firm Temenos.
- The partnership aims to modernize and upgrade Eurobank Cyprus’s core and digital banking systems.
- Project Scope:
- This initiative serves as a “group-wide IT blueprint for other subsidiaries in Eurobank Group.”
- The bank has replaced 85% of its legacy systems.
- Integrated Temenos’ Core and Digital solutions, including Financial Crime Mitigation, Analytics, Payment, and Wealth Management services.
- Centralization and Digitalization:
- Centralized payments and wealth management back office.
- Moved several transactional activities to digital channels for client self-service.
- Strategic Positioning:
- Eurobank Cyprus claims to have deposits exceeding €7 billion.
- Positioned to advance its long-term business strategy, including:
- Promoting ESG-compliant banking.
- Expanding banking services.
- Enhancing sustainability through paperless and efficient operations.
- Leadership Comments:
- Michalis Louis, CEO of Eurobank Cyprus, describes the project as “complex and challenging.”
- Believes the new platform provides business agility to achieve goals.
- Opens the roadmap for further expansion, enhancements, and strengthening of the bank’s market leadership through the latest technology.