CME joins the Backbase Partner Ecosystem

Dubai, November 2025

CME has joined the Backbase partner ecosystem following the partnership signing at ENGAGE Middle East & Africa 2025. The collaboration brings together Backbase’s AI-powered Banking Platform and CME’s engineering and delivery capabilities to support financial institutions across the Middle East as they modernize their digital operations.

Backbase provides a platform adopted by leading banks globally to streamline digital channels, orchestrate end-to-end customer journeys, and modernize legacy environments. CME’s expertise in large-scale custom software engineering, data, and applied AI, supported by skilled local talent and the ability to build for Arabic and GCC needs, complements this foundation, providing banks with a stronger path to modern architectures, smarter workflows, and reliable execution.

“We’re aligned on execution quality and what banks in the region need to modernize at scale,” said Adel Afiouni, GCC CEO, CME. “This partnership strengthens how we support institutions building future-ready digital platforms.”

The partnership focuses on joint delivery models, engineering alignment, and consistent support for banks pursuing large transformation agendas across the GCC and broader Middle East.

About Backbase

Backbase is on a mission to put bankers back in the driver’s seat — fully equipped to lead the AI revolution and unlock remarkable growth and efficiency. At the heart of this mission is the world’s first AI-powered Banking Platform, unifying all servicing and sales journeys into an integrated suite. With Backbase, banks modernize their operations across every line of business — from Retail and SME to Commercial, Private Banking, and Wealth Management.

Recognized as a category leader by Forrester, Gartner, Celent, and IDC, Backbase powers the digital and AI transformations of over 150 financial institutions worldwide. See some of their stories here.

Founded in 2003 in Amsterdam, Backbase is a global private fintech company with regional headquarters in Atlanta and Singapore, and offices across London, Sydney, Toronto, Dubai, Kraków, Cardiff, Hyderabad, and Mexico City.