ColendiBank has announced a strategic partnership with SAS and Linktera to develop powerful products and services in next-generation digital banking. This collaboration aims to lay the foundation for a modern end-to-end digital banking experience, with data at its core.
ColendiBank is pioneering the new era of digital banking with its AI-driven infrastructure and hyper-personalized service model. SAS strengthens this vision with its advanced analytics and trusted AI applications, while Linktera accelerates the digital transformation of the banking ecosystem through its agile integration capabilities and innovative financial technology solutions.
This tripartite collaboration goes beyond product integration, establishing the groundwork for a holistic banking experience centered on data. Within this framework, ColendiBank has developed industry-first solutions for modeling, forecasting, and scenario analysis tailored to customer needs, ensuring regulatory compliance while optimizing financial performance.
Through this strategic transformation partnership, ColendiBank seeks to accelerate growth in digital banking, enhance customer experience, and secure a leading position in the financial ecosystem. The project, launched with SAS Turkey and its strong financial sector partner Linktera, represents the beginning of a long-term journey to shape the future of digital banking.
Deniz Devrim Cengiz, Co-Founder and CEO of ColendiBank, stated:
“At ColendiBank, we are moving forward with the vision of creating a leading digital financial experience in Turkey and globally—beyond being just a digital bank—with a technology and human-centric approach that is transparent, fast, sustainable, and inclusive. Our strategic collaboration with SAS and Linktera significantly enhances our risk management processes and advances our analytical infrastructure to the next level.”
Rasim Egri, Managing Director of SAS Turkey and Central Asia, commented:
“In today’s financial world, data analytics and risk management are critical for the sustainable growth of banks. This collaboration with ColendiBank is a strategic step in shaping the future of digital banking. At SAS, we are delighted to empower ColendiBank’s operations with our advanced analytics solutions and to deliver innovative solutions for the industry.”
Taskin Osman Aksoy, Co-Founder and CEO of Linktera, added:
“This strategic collaboration with ColendiBank marks the first significant step in our MASP (Managed Analytics Service Provider) journey, combining SAS’s global risk analytics expertise with Linktera’s RegTech specialization.”
