Commercial Bank of Dubai and Demica win innovation award for Bank-Fintech Partnership

Dubai, 23 December 2020: Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD), one of the leading banks in the UAE and Demica, one of the world’s largest working capital fintechs, have won the IBSI Award for the Most Innovative Project for Bank-Fintech Partnership. This award recognises the creativity and collaboration from both organisations to deploy a new product for the bank in the midst of a global pandemic.

Through this partnership, CBD is able to deploy both Buyer and Seller Led Supply Chain Finance solutions through a single portal for their Wholesale Banking clients. To ensure compliance with local data regulations, the solution has been deployed using Microsoft Azure’s UAE cloud with the primary solution deployed in Dubai and secondary in Abu Dhabi.  As one of the largest banks in the UAE, CBD represents a key partner for Demica, enabling asset deployment across the large corporate and SME segments and supporting local liquidity requirements. Demica views the Middle East region as a significant growth opportunity as the asset class continues to gain traction, extending its customer base across the region, with operations in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

Demica’s Chief Commercial Officer, Maurice Benisty commented: “We are delighted to accept this award in partnership with Commercial Bank of Dubai. Implementation of the platform took place start to finish through lockdown which is a testament to the capability of both teams and the inherent advantages of our cloud-based business model.”

Commenting on this partnership, Dr. Bernd van Linder, Chief Executive Officer, Commercial Bank of Dubai, said: “We are pleased to partner with Demica to extend our Digital Supply Chain Finance offerings for our corporate clients and are extremely happy to win the Most Innovative Project award for our Bank-Fintech Partnership with Demica at the IBSI Global Fintech Innovation Awards 2020. We believe Demica’s solution will be very popular with our clients offering them convenience and a range of financial and operational benefits.”