KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 26): MBSB Bank Bhd has teamed up with CelcomDigi as part of its continuous digitalisation journey to future-proof its banking operations and enrich its customers’ experiences.

In a statement on Thursday, the bank said this maiden partnership between the Islamic bank and the country’s largest telecommunications company will support MBSB Bank to continue serving its customers better and at the same time, enhance its operational efficiency.

“Under this partnership, MBSB Bank and CelcomDigi will explore opportunities in end-to-end smart banking solutions that include comprehensive services for cyber security, smart retail solutions financing, and cloud infrastructure technology, amongst others,” the bank said.

Additionally, both companies intend to collaborate on finding new commercial opportunities and joint go-to-market activities that will benefit their customers and employees.

“Partnering with CelcomDigi is certainly a key milestone especially in an industry like ours which has become increasingly competitive due to technological advances, hence it is our hope that working strategically with a market leader can accelerate our progress in that space,” said MBSB Bank’s group CEO Datuk Nor Azam M Taib.

He also added MBSB Bank plans to establish industrial IoT solutions as part of the business financing, focusing on green tech adoption, automation and quality assurance.

“We also intend to leverage on cloud technology in order to advance our digital capabilities as this shall help to increase our competitiveness level”, he further said.