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KUALA LUMPUR: Al Rajhi Bank Malaysia (ARBM) has selected Thought Machine, the cloud-native core banking technology firm, to power their upcoming next-generation digital bank and strengthen their position as a leader in Islamic banking.

The bank has embarked on a multi-year digital transformation in 2021 and will deploy Thought Machine's core banking engine, Vault, to launch a new digital bank in 2022 with a range of sophisticated retail and small and medium enterprise (SME) financial services, such as savings and financing products.

ARBM chief executive officer Arsalaan Ahmed said the bank's digital banking services would be differentiated by its high levels of innovation, customer convenience and reliability.

"We are tapping into the vast potential in technology offered by our key partners to help advance towards our vision of becoming the number one Islamic finance innovation bank in Malaysia.

"Thought Machine's highly competitive services are supported by exceptional technology and engineering.

"We are confident that ARBM's partnership with Thought Machine is a strategic decision for the future as we set out to build a digital bank unrivalled in its design and usability," he said in a statement today.

ARBM said the unique design of the Vault platform would enable the bank to deliver its ambitions and launch an end-to-end next-generation bank.

"The bank will harness Vault's universal product engine to design, launch and manage a full suite of products on a single, clear architecture.

"Furthermore, ARBM is building a full suite of shariah-compliant products and Vault's product-building capabilities will be instrumental and critical in allowing the bank to build and offer services tailored to their customer's individual needs," it added.

Source: https://www.nst.com.my/business/2022/01/766197/al-rajhi-bank-selects-thought-machine-power-digital-banking-services