Doha – Société Générale Marocaine de Bankes has started a large digital transformation initiative in collaboration with IBM and Power Maroc (PowerM).
The Bank transition From monolithic applications to a microservices-based architecture to improve operational efficiency, strengthen security measures and provide superior digital banking services.
While the digital landscape in Morocco is developing, customer expectations for seamless and fast banking experiences have increased significantly. Société Générale Maroc recognized this postponement that the modernization of the ITS was modernized Infrastructure Was important to support open banking initiatives and foster innovation.
Although the bank’s existing systems were reliable, they had restrictions on scalability and integration with external services that hindered the quick provision of new digital offers.
“To build a sustainable system, it is important to strengthen the basics of infrastructure and platforms and to avoid fragile structures,” said Adil El Kourri, Cio and COO of the technology department at Société Générale Maroc in a recently carried out explanation.
“With its resilience and modularity, IBM Cloud Pak is used as the cornerstone of this transformation and offers improved security, optimized performance and innovation options, especially in artificial intelligence,” he added.
The transformation process began with a comprehensive analysis of the bankThe applications carried out by PowerM and IBM Expert Labs. The first efforts focused on solving performance problems and improving security measures.
The team has implemented upgrades to IBM Guardium and IBM MQ to protect sensitive customer data and also to ensure high messaging between applications even at peak times.
In addition, IBM Instana was used to improve the observability of the infrastructure and proactively solve the IT team.
Société Générale Maroc builds on these improvements and is now using IBM Cloud Pak for integration and IBM Cloud Pak for applications. The bank also takes over the containerization platform from Powerm, RKube, based on IBM Red Hats.
This integration aims to rationalize the services, accelerate the development and position the bank at the top of the financial sector in Morocco.
Walid Largou, CTO of Power Maroc, noted: “At Power Maroc, we look at technological solutions in a broader business context. In our cooperation with Société Générale Maroc and IBM, it is not just about managing technical challenges, but also opening up new business opportunities that promote growth and improve customer satisfaction.”
The transformation agrees with the global bank trends that highlight digitization in order to re -shape the operation and promote innovation.
According to the global prospects of IBM 2025 for banking and financial markets, the introduction of end-to-end digitization for banks is of crucial importance in order to increase their performance in today’s digital economies and to keep up with customer requirements and AI LED innovations.
“We are pleased to support Société Générale Maroc on his journey to a modernized, agile bank infrastructure,” said Mimoun Oduschou, General Manager and Technologief leader at IBM Morocco.
“By using the advanced technologies of IBM and the expert at Power Maroc, Société Générale Maroc is well positioned in order to fulfill further developing customer expectations and to drive the innovations in the Moroccan financial sector,” he continued.
Through these continuous modernization efforts, Société Générale Maroc aims to provide improved digital services to promote greater customer loyalty and to consolidate its position as a leader in the Morocco banking industry.
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