On October 23, 2025, Intellect Design Arena Limited announced that NCBA Bank has become the first bank in East Africa to deploy its cloud-based eMACH.ai Digital Transaction Banking solution.
The launch of NCBA’s new platform, Connect Plus, represents a significant technological leap in the region’s corporate banking landscape, enhancing speed, security, and customer experience for businesses across Africa.
Connect Plus, NCBA’s enhanced transaction banking platform, is powered by Intellect’s cutting-edge eMACH.ai Digital Transaction Banking technology. The system provides faster transaction processing, expanded payment capabilities, advanced liquidity management, and seamless integration with external financial systems. Designed with security at its core, the platform ensures that client data and transactions are protected using advanced encryption and security protocols.
NCBA Managing Director James Gossip stated that this initiative supports the bank’s goal of being a dominant player in corporate and SME banking, aligning with Kenya’s Vision 2030 and the Government’s Digital Economy strategy.
The Connect Plus platform delivers an intuitive and modern interface, simplifying digital banking for all customer segments. With expanded capabilities across account services, payments, collections, trade finance, and host-to-host integrations, NCBA is well-positioned to meet complex local and international transaction needs.
Intellect’s eMACH.ai enables NCBA to roll out products quickly, respond efficiently to market dynamics, and achieve operational excellence through a composable, cloud-native architecture. This transformation also gives NCBA a distinct competitive edge in Africa’s evolving digital banking ecosystem.
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According to Intellect’s Wholesale Banking CEO, Manish Maakan, this marks Intellect’s third major digital transformation in Kenya and its 23rd client across Sub-Saharan Africa. With over 60 banks using eMACH.ai globally, Intellect continues to empower financial institutions to deliver contextual and customer-centric digital experiences.
NCBA, one of Kenya’s largest banks by asset size, operates over 100 branches and serves more than 60 million customers across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, and the Ivory Coast. This partnership strengthens NCBA’s position as a leading digital bank in Africa, supporting both regional economic growth and global competitiveness.
On October 23, 2025, Intellect Design Arena share price opened at ₹970.10 on NSE, near the previous close of ₹970.10. During the day, it surged to ₹977.90 and dipped to ₹945.65. The stock is trading at ₹967.50 as of 2:31 PM. The stock registered a marginal change of -0.27%.
Over the past week, it has declined by 0.53%, over the past month, it has declined by 8.95%, and over the past 3 months, it has declined by 18.83%.
The collaboration between Intellect Design Arena and NCBA represents a major milestone in Africa’s banking innovation journey. By integrating cloud-native technologies and intelligent digital transaction banking, NCBA is setting new benchmarks for speed, security, and user experience in corporate banking, reaffirming Intellect’s leadership in financial technology transformation.
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Published on: Oct 23, 2025, 2:54 PM IST
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