Strands partners with SME Banking Club in 2025

We are pleased to announce the renewal of our partnership with Strands for 2025!

Strands is a fintech company with almost 20 years of experience in Open Finance, Machine Learning, and AI. Strand’s mission is to enhance customer engagement for financial institutions. 

At the CEE24 SME Banking Conference held on November 15 in Vienna, former Chief Product & Marketing Officer, Claudio Cungi, participated in the panel discussion on the topic of How UX/UI will shape the future of SME Banking. Watch the Panel’s recording below:

Additionally, Strands was honored with the Best SME Ecosystem Software Award at the CEE24 SME Banking Awards Ceremony:

About Strands

Strands is the worldwide leading FinTech that develops solutions for financial institutions to increase customer engagement and generate new revenue through digital channels. Strands use its more than 15 years of experience in machine learning, open banking, open finance, and artificial intelligence to create highly personalized digital money management solutions that help people to better manage their lives and their businesses, and to make better financial decisions. With headquarters in Barcelona (Spain) and a strong presence in North America, Latin America, and Asia, we have contributed to revolutionizing digital banking implementations worldwide. The company has now been part of the CRIF Group since 2019, Europe’s first Credit information provider and worldwide leading player.

About SME Banking Club

Since 2014, the SME Banking Club has been a prominent professional network in the CEE market, facilitating the exchange of information and experiences among bankers in the micro, small, and medium-sized business segments. The SME Banking Club organizes regional CEE SME Banking conferences and webinars, uniting financial institutions, technology companies, and development finance institutions to share knowledge, drive innovation, and advance SME banking in the region. Additionally, it offers its members access to comprehensive analytical market reports and annual studies.

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