Kingdom Bank goes live with Sandstone Technology’s digital banking platform

By Divya Shah

Why this matters: The launch highlights how cloud-based banking platforms help smaller banks modernise services, improve customer access and build scalable digital infrastructure.

UK-based Kingdom Bank has gone live with a new digital banking platform delivered by Sandstone Technology, enabling customers to open accounts digitally and manage their banking through online and mobile channels. 

Kingdom Bank, an ethical bank serving Christians, churches and charities, identified the need to modernise its digital services as customer expectations continued to change. 

Working with Kingdom Bank, Sandstone Technology implemented a cloud-based digital banking solution hosted on its Sandstone Cloud Service (SCS) platform. The solution includes BankFast Apply for digital account opening and onboarding across retail and non-retail products, as well as BankFast Online and the BankFast Mobile App for internet and mobile banking. 

The new platform allows customers to complete onboarding digitally and manage their accounts through the bank’s website or mobile app. It also provides Kingdom Bank with a cloud-hosted environment designed to support security, reliability and future growth. 

Philip Taylor, Chief Information Officer at Kingdom Bank, said that Sandstone Technology understood the bank’s goals, customers and role within the Christian community. He added that the partnership had helped deliver a modern digital experience, making it easier for customers to open accounts, manage their finances and access banking services. 

The implementation was completed in a single release, introducing digital banking capabilities that were not previously available to Kingdom Bank customers. It also established a scalable technology foundation to support the bank’s future plans. 

Kingdom Bank reported strong early adoption, with more than 35% of its customers moving to the new digital banking platform within the first month of launch.