NCBA Bank has officially launched ConnectPlus, a next-generation digital transaction banking platform developed in partnership with Intellect Global Transaction Banking (iGTB) and powered by the eMACH.ai Wholesale Banking Cloud.
The platform is a major milestone in NCBA’s digital transformation journey, built to meet the evolving needs of corporate and SME clients across Africa.
ConnectPlus is designed to simplify and accelerate financial operations for businesses through a seamless, secure, and highly responsive digital experience. It provides an integrated solution for managing everything from payments and liquidity to trade finance and collections, offering businesses real-time access and greater control over their financial ecosystems.
Speaking at the launch, James Gossip, Managing Director of NCBA Bank Kenya, said the platform reinforces the bank’s ambition to become a leading provider of corporate and SME banking solutions.
“NCBA’s digitally enabled transaction banking suite is a major move towards becoming a dominant bank in Kenya that serves Corporates and SMEs with a full array of products for all their local and international transaction banking needs, at a competitive price and to support the Government’s Kenya Digital Economy initiative based on Kenya Vision 2030.”
ConnectPlus is underpinned by a cloud-native, microservices-based architecture, making it highly scalable and adaptable. With support for open banking APIs, the platform allows NCBA to quickly roll out new services, integrate with third-party systems, and respond to rapidly changing market dynamics. The system also features a modern user interface designed to cater to clients of varying technical proficiency, ensuring an intuitive user journey across all segments.
Security remains a cornerstone of the platform’s infrastructure. NCBA has integrated advanced cybersecurity protocols to ensure that customer data and transactions are fully protected, adhering to global best practices in digital banking security.
According to Manish Maakan, CEO of Intellect Global Transaction Banking, the partnership is aimed at future-proofing NCBA’s transaction banking capabilities. He noted that Intellect’s eMACH.ai platform is already trusted by more than 60 of the world’s top banks and emphasized the growing importance of digital transformation in Africa’s financial sector. He added that NCBA is now well-positioned to differentiate itself in the market by offering context-aware, digitally enabled services to meet the evolving needs of its customers.
The launch of ConnectPlus marks a strategic move for NCBA as it looks to enhance operational efficiency, expand its customer base, and offer tailored digital products for Kenya’s fast-growing business community. With its strong asset base and a network of over 100 branches across the country, supported by partnerships such as its collaboration with Kenya PostBank for cash collection services, NCBA is reaffirming its position as one of the region’s most forward-thinking and innovation-driven financial institutions.
As Kenya’s banking sector continues to evolve in line with global digital trends, NCBA’s move to modernize its transaction banking infrastructure signals a strong commitment to delivering value through technology.
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