Powered by AI, one of the world’s AI-driven digital transformations, Atos has signed a Master Collaboration Agreement with Backbase, the creator of the AI-Native Banking OS, to assist financial institutions by speeding up secure, compliant ai-driven modernization projects on major international markets. The strategic partnership is intended to assist banks and financial entities based in countries across Africa, Asia Pacific, the Middle East Portugal Spain, South East Europe, Switzerland and Turkey.
The aim of the collaboration is to enable clients to innovate the banking process while remaining compliant and robust.
As financial institutions deal with mounting restrictions on innovation when deploying artificial intelligence and requirements to protect private information and be in compliance with local sovereignty policies, this collaboration is committed to the creation of a scalable, secure and flexible banking infrastructure. The partnership defines a system for collaboration on opportunity development, professional services, delivery enablement, training and joint go-to-market programs.
Integrating Backbase and Atos technology and skills, the pair aims to assist banks in driving customer engagement, transforming digital journeys and delivering consistent, unified banking experiences.
Backbase’s AI-Native Banking OS will be integrated with Atos’ strengths in AI-powered transformation, systems integration, sovereign cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, and enterprise-scale service delivery. Together, the companies aim to provide financial institutions with agile digital banking ecosystems capable of supporting long-term innovation and operational efficiency.
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Daniele Principato, head of International Markets, Atos, said: “This agreement with Backbase reflects our commitment to helping financial institutions in International Markets harness the power of AI in a secure and scalable way. The demand for resilient and future-ready banking platforms continues to grow across all our markets and by combining our global expertise with strong partners and our regional leadership, we are well positioned to support our clients in navigating transformation with confidence and control.”
Ricardo Ribelles, global VP partnerships and alliances, Backbase, added: “Atos brings the sovereign cloud infrastructure, integration depth, and regional reach that banks in these markets need. Together we close the gap between a bank’s AI ambitions and the reality of running those capabilities at scale – inside a governed, compliant architecture that meets local data sovereignty requirements.”
This partnership also reinforces Atos’ ownership within the financial services industry as organizations are spending more to implement AI native transformation programs. The combination of the right banking capabilities of Backbase and agentic AI capabilities is said to foster faster innovation, streamline digital operation and enable financial institutions to respond to increasingly dynamic regulations and customer needs.
