GABON: BGFI Bank lays the foundations for the next generation of digital banking services in Africa with SBS

LIBREVILLE, GABON, July 15, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ -- BGFI Bank Group, one of the leading financial groups on the African continent and already a client of the SBS Core Amplitude solution, is renewing its strategic partnership with SBS through the SBS Digital

Banking Suite (DBS). This agreement supports the execution of BGFI 30 (2026–2030), the Group's strategic plan that makes performance, agility, and digitalization the drivers of its next phase of growth.

Rather than modernizing its digital banking services market by market, the BGFI Bank Group is adopting a Group-wide approach through BGFI Services, its central technology entity. By establishing a common digital foundation across all its subsidiaries, the Group aims to accelerate innovation, improve operational efficiency, and deliver more consistent digital banking experiences, while maintaining the flexibility required by local markets.

The rollout will begin in two pilot subsidiaries before gradually expanding across the entire BGFI Bank Group network in Africa and Europe. This phased approach allows the Group to validate, industrialize, and continuously develop its digital capabilities through a common operating model, reducing duplication and accelerating the deployment of new services across the Group.

At the heart of this transformation is the SBS Digital Banking Suite: a connected and composable digital banking platform that allows banks to progressively modernize the customer experience while leveraging their existing infrastructure. By combining digital channels, banking capabilities, data, artificial intelligence, and connectivity at the core of their business, DBS helps financial institutions accelerate innovation and reduce the cost and complexity of change.

For the BGFI Bank Group, this platform represents a lever for long-term growth: it allows the Group to strengthen customer engagement, industrialize its digital capabilities through its subsidiaries and respond more quickly to changes in customer expectations and market opportunities.

“The renewal of our partnership with SBS is a strategic step in the execution of our BGFI 30 plan. Beyond the modernization of digital channels, we are building a common digital foundation that allows our Group to innovate faster, operate more efficiently and deliver consistent and high-quality banking experiences across all our markets,” said Henri-Claude OYIMA, Chairman and CEO, BGFI Holding Corporation.

“BGFI Bank Group demonstrates how large banking groups can drive their digital transformation at scale without increasing complexity. By establishing a common digital foundation, the Group creates the necessary conditions to accelerate innovation, strengthen operational efficiency, and continuously evolve the customer experience across its network. We are proud to support BGFI Bank Group in this endeavor,” added Hassan Nasser, Deputy General Manager, Digital Engagement, SBS

About SBS

SBS is a global software company that supports banks and financial services providers in their digital transformation in the age of artificial intelligence. A trusted partner to more than 1,500 financial institutions and credit providers in 80 countries, including Santander, Société Générale, BNP Paribas, Groupe BPCE, Crédit Agricole, La Banque Postale, HSBC, Attijariwafa Bank, Nationwide, NextGear Capital, Mercedes-Benz, and Toyota FS, SBS combines over 50 years of banking expertise with a range of award-winning solutions designed for the AI ​​era. Its composable architecture covers all major banking functions: core banking, credit, payments, compliance, open banking, and asset finance.

With 2,800 employees spread across 50 offices worldwide, SBS is recognized as one of the top eight global core banking solutions providers by Everest Group (2026), a Strong Performer in the Forrester Wave: Digital Banking Engagement Platforms (2026), a Leader in the SPARK Matrix of digital banking platforms (2025), a Top 10 European fintech according to IDC (2025), a Leader in the Omdia Universe: Digital Banking Platforms (2024), and a Leader in the Everest Group Banking Customer Experience Orchestration PEAK Matrix (2024).

SBS is part of 74Software, alongside Axway, forming an international software group. Its headquarters are in Paris, France.