Backbase establishes new Global Development Center in Poland

By Megha Bhattacharya

Engagement banking platform provider, Backbase has announced the opening of its new Global Development Center (BDC) in Krakow, Poland. The new centre is expected to enable the company to deliver end-to-end services for mobile and web development on the Backbase Engagement Banking Platform. The development aims to allow banks and financial institutions to speed up their digital transformation on the company’s Engagement Banking platform.

Jeroen Brusker, Senior Vice President, Global Customer Success, Backbase, said, “Backbase’s new Global Development Center will allow our teams to function as a start-up accelerator within financial institutions, running a successful digital transformation where dedicated experts work on specific missions alongside existing business teams. With our new center, Backbase makes digital talent and best-practices available at scale to provide instant innovation power to banks across the globe.”

According to the company, the new BDC forms a part of its strategy of providing instant digital execution power to financial institutions. It will also enable the development of necessary infrastructure for the digital bank with the utilisation of its partner ecosystem.

Reccently, European digital bank Advanzia today announced a collaboration with the engagement banking provider in a bid to boost digital transformation and optimise the customer experience. The companies stated that the partnership will include the implementation of Backbase-as-a-Service, which allows banks to develop and release new digital services.

CEO for Backbase, Jouk Pleiter, said, “We are extremely pleased to launch our new Global Backbase Development Center, highlighting our commitment to transform the global banking system, which is at the crossroads of the platform economy. With our continued investment in strategic services and solutions, Backbase will be able to support banks and financial institutions globally to create seamless and captivating experiences for customers.”