Backbase Opens Global Development Center to Accelerate Digital Transformation for Banks

  • Banking
  • 15.12.2020 11:30 am

Backbase, the Engagement Banking platform provider, today announced the opening of its new Global Development Center (BDC) in Krakow, Poland. The new BDC will enable Backbase to deliver end-to-end services for mobile and web development on the Backbase Engagement Banking Platform, allowing banks and financial institutions globally to successfully accelerate their digital transformation on Backbase’s Engagement Banking platform.

The new BDC is part of the Backbase strategy to provide instant digital execution power to financial institutions as they embark on their move to the BigTech single platform approach in banking. The center will also allow Backbase to build the infrastructure necessary for digital banking by leveraging its partner ecosystem. This allows financial institutions to focus on delivering hyper-personalized experiences for customers and generate new revenue streams, as well as offer employees the ability to better support and anticipate customer needs.

Backbase is expected to recruit 120 employees for its new BDC in front-end and back-end roles as well as customer success, business analyst, project management, user experience.

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.” 

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.”

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