Qatar’s Lesha Bank migrates to Temenos core banking platform

By Delisha Fernandes

Lesha Bank, a Qatar-based investment bank has migrated to the latest Temenos core banking platform to enhance its wealth management and investment banking services.

This move enables the bank to get to the modern API-driven, cloud-native technology and to have access to the latest banking capabilities from Temenos and the Exchange ecosystem.

Running on the latest platform gives the bank the tools to streamline its processes in offering innovative Shari’a-compliant investment opportunities and accelerate its digital initiatives, with personalization driven by data and AI.

William Moroney, Managing Director for Middle East and Africa, Temenos, said, “We are proud to support Lesha Bank and their vision to become a global leader in Shari’a-compliant banking. On the latest Temenos banking platform, Lesha Bank can keep on creating innovative and relevant products quickly and efficiently, and also leverage a modern architecture to take advantage of cloud opportunities for the future.”

The move also enables the bank to leverage new functional capabilities to reduce the number of local customizations. The bank offers high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients a range of tailormade Shari’a-compliant investment opportunities and innovative financial solutions. It is the first independent Shari’a-compliant bank authorized by the Qatar Financial Center Regulatory Authority (QFCRA) and a listed entity on the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE:QFBQ).

Mohammed Al Emadi, Chief Executive Officer of Lesha Bank, commented: “We are delighted to have completed this major system modernization with Temenos. To be live on the new platform so quickly is a huge achievement and a giant leap forward for the bank. Temenos propels our system towards the most advanced core technology with best-in-class banking and payments capabilities.”