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COUNTRY FOCUS : BAHRAIN reliability and flexibility while also giving us new cutting-edge capabilities . Moving to the latest version of Fusion Kondor also provided a clear , simple implementation path and would easily integrate with our existing systems ,” Hussain said .
National Bank of Bahrain recognised that the latest version of Fusion Kondor would enable it to independently evaluate all pricing and trading decisions in real time . In turn , this would help the bank to strengthen risk management for its trading operations .
Al Mahmood pointed out that : “ We wanted to ensure that our Digital Transformation
Maha Al Mahmood , Head of Treasury Customer Service Sales Flow Business , National Bank of Bahrain
project would deliver long-term value for our treasury operations and knew that Fusion Kondor and our wider partnership with
Finastra would help us to drive continuous innovation . Being able to adapt quickly and accurately is essential to banking and Finastra solutions help us to rapidly evolve our operations and services .”
With support from Finastra Services , the National Bank of Bahrain upgraded to the latest version of Fusion Kondor in under nine months .
“ Our teams collaborated closely with Finastra Services ’ team throughout the project , which helped us to avoid unnecessary delays and enabled us to meet our implementation targets ,” recalled Hussain . www . intelligentcio . com INTELLIGENTCIO
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