ila Bank, the digital mobile-only bank powered by Bank ABC, migrates to Temenos’ cloud-native Core Banking and Payments platform to drive further agility and scale. 

GRAND-LANCY, Switzerland and Bahrain – MONTH DAY, 2025 – Temenos (SIX: TEMN), a global leader in banking technology, today announced that Bank ABC, one of MENA’s leading international banks, has successfully migrated its digital mobile-only ila Bank onto Temenos’ Core Banking platform hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS). The migration, which also included Temenos Payments and Data Hub, was delivered by Systems Limited, a global system integrator and Temenos’ Delivery Partner. This completes the first phase of Bank ABC’s wider core banking transformation program with Temenos. 

Launched in 2019, ila Bank is a multi-award-winning mobile-only bank committed to delivering innovative and personalized banking experiences that enrich customers’ lifestyles, while driving financial inclusion across Bahrain and the wider region. With this go-live, the Bank has successfully migrated its retail account and lending operations to Temenos’ core banking platform, reinforcing its position as a digital banking leader in the region. 

Temenos' core banking and payments solutions on AWS give ila Bank the speed, agility and scalability required to drive customer growth and launch new products and services faster. Temenos’ Cloud-native, API-first architecture also enables rapid integration of new capabilities and open banking services to further enhance customer experience. 

The migration was executed in collaboration with Systems Limited, which also provides end-to-end managed services for the Temenos solution. This marks a key milestone in Bank ABC’s digital transformation roadmap, which will see the bank consolidate multiple back-end systems from across fifteen countries onto Temenos’ core banking platform. This transition will enable Bank ABC to enhance operational efficiency and gain from a 360-degree customer view across business lines and geographies.  

The go-live of ila Bank on Temenos’ Cloud-native core banking system marks a significant milestone in our strategic transformation as MENA’s international bank of the future. This achievement strengthens the bank’s ability to accelerate digital innovation and respond even more swiftly to customers’ needs. It also provides a robust foundation for Bank ABC’s broader transformation as we continue to drive efficiency and enhance our international operations.

Ismail Mokhtar

Group Chief Operating Officer at Bank ABC

At ila Bank, we offer a distinctive digital banking experience that empowers customers with innovative solutions designed to enrich their lifestyle and meet their evolving financial needs. ila’s migration onto Temenos’ Cloud-native core banking platform on AWS underscores our commitment to sustaining our promise of delivering ‘banking that reflects you’. This transition enhances our ability to launch new products faster, scale with confidence, and continue redefining consumer banking in the region.

Mohamed Al Maraj

Group Chief Retail & Digital Banking Officer and CEO of ila Bank

Congratulations to Bank ABC on the successful go-live at ila Bank. We’re proud to support the growth of one of the region’s most dynamic digital banks with our cloud-native core banking and payments technology, and we look forward to bringing this agility and advanced functionality to more of Bank ABC.

Santhosh Rao

Managing Director, MEA, Temenos

We’re proud to partner with Bank ABC on this landmark transformation. The implementation underscores our shared commitment to driving innovation at speed and scale. With our deep expertise in cloud-first deployments and in supporting digital and multi-country banks globally, this program sets a new benchmark for modern banking. As we extend our collaboration through end-to-end managed services, we enable Bank ABC to focus on growth and delivery of exceptional digital experiences, while we take care of managing the technology.

Ammara Masood

GM Global, Banking and Financial Services, Systems Limited