NEWS
BNI accelerates trade finance onboarding through centralized platform
Bank Negara Indonesia( Persero) Tbk( BNI), one of Indonesia’ s largest state-owned banks, has accelerated customer onboarding by around 25 % by unifying its domestic and international trade finance operations on Finastra Trade Innovation.
The centralized deployment replaced multiple legacy systems and is delivering shorter approval cycles and a single source of truth for reporting across BNI’ s regional footprint.
BNI selected Finastra’ s Trade Innovation to consolidate siloed trade finance processes, modernize compliance and enable real-time processing and analytics. Finastra provided end-to-end implementation and co-innovation services while a local systems integrator supported on-site deployment and localization. BNI initially operated local instances for overseas offices and is completing the migration of nine international locations onto a central instance in Jakarta to streamline group-level processing while preserving local regulatory controls. now completed within one day.
The platform has supported a 10 % increase in customer acquisition in the current fiscal year and underpins a growing digital trade across over 160 branches and more than 2,645 trade customers. The centralized architecture also facilitates advanced analytics, risk modeling and easier integration with fintech and AI partners.
Since deployment, BNI customer onboarding has accelerated by approximately 25 %.
Automated compliance workflows and straight-through processing have significantly reduced approval times – with most
“ Our relationship with Finastra is a strategic partnership. We collaborate not just on technology, but on shaping the future of trade transactions within BNI, across Indonesia, and beyond,” said I G W Anantayoga, General Manager of Wholesale Product Transaction and Value Chain Division, BNI.
Integral triples capacity at Equinix SG1 data facility amid surging demand
Integral, a leading currency technology provider to the financial markets, has tripled the size of its presence at the Equinix SG1 data facility in Singapore to meet rapidly growing regional demand.
The company is also leveraging Equinix’ s software-defined interconnection, Equinix Fabric, to establish private, direct connections to cloud service providers as well as key partners and customers.
The expansion follows a sharp rise in transaction volumes and system load, with Integral now processing more than one million tickets daily at SG1.
To support this expanding client base, Integral continues to invest in infrastructure that enables scalability, reliability and optimal efficiency. Data plays a central role in this strategy and underpins the decision to triple the company’ s infrastructure footprint at SG1. The increased capacity allows Integral to manage rising transaction volumes without compromising speed or performance.
Equinix operates a global network of more than 270 International Business Exchange facilities.
In addition to Singapore, Integral operates infrastructure within Equinix data centers in New York, Tokyo and London.
Yee May Leong, Managing Director, Singapore, Equinix, said the expansion highlights Integral’ s growth and its trust in Equinix as a strategic partner across the Asia-Pacific.
Harpal Sandhu, CEO, Integral, said Singapore remains a key market for accelerating regional growth and delivering agile, cloud-based infrastructure to clients.
Integral’ s SG1 deployment supports clients based in Singapore and across the APAC region. The expansion aligns with the company’ s strong regional growth, driven by multiple new client partnerships established over the past year.
www. intelligentcio. com
INTELLIGENT CIO APAC
11