Atos and Backbase have formed a new partnership to support banks moving AI from pilots into regulated digital banking environments.

The collaboration covers international markets including Africa, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Portugal, Spain, Southeast Europe, Switzerland and Turkey.

It will support financial institutions modernising digital banking systems while managing data controls, resilience and regulatory requirements.

Atos and Backbase will work together on opportunity development, professional services, delivery support, training and joint go-to-market activities.

The partnership combines Backbase’s AI-Native Banking OS with Atos’ expertise in systems integration, sovereign cloud, cybersecurity, AI transformation and large-scale service delivery.

Daniele Principato, Head of International Markets at 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 at Backbase, said,

“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.”

The agreement reinforces Atos’ work with financial services firms on secure cloud and digital transformation, while drawing on Backbase’s banking and agentic technology expertise.

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