Emirates NBD’s Liv. Elevates Digital Banking Experiences With Microsoft Azure Cloud Services

Liv., the lifestyle digital-only bank by Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the MENAT (Middle East, North Africa and Turkey) region, has enhanced its customer-focused offering by partnering with Microsoft to elevate the digital customer experience.
“Microsoft Azure is rapidly picking up broader awareness from businesses, large and small, who are increasingly trusting the services to enhance their capabilities from the more than 60+ Azure regions, including the UAE cloud regions,” said Naim Yazbeck, Regional Director, Enterprise and Partner Group (EPG), Microsoft UAE of Microsoft. “These cloud services provide the opportunity to provide real-time insights that advance customer service and deliver a more refined consumer-focused business offering through enterprise-scale analytics, applicable across the financial sector.”
The digital bank that acts as a ‘financial buddy’ to its millennial clients is now powered by Microsoft Azure Cloud Services. The bank’s Today landing page has a variety of technical integrations offering a broad range of services, with advanced APIs (Application Programming Interface) and analytics that deliver a personalized banking experience. The enhancements will further elevate the Liv. proposition, which has received significant global recognition for its lifestyle-centered offering, making it the bank of choice for the younger generation.
Liv.’s offering is centered around personalized banking solutions that match customers’ lifestyles and needs. Liv. provides a reimagined banking service, as one of the first mobile-only banks to cater to consumers’ lifestyle-based preferences. The bank provides a differentiated digital experience that is intuitive and simple to use, empowering a new generation of customers in their daily lives.
Background Information
Emirates NBD
Emirates NBD, the leading banking group in the region, was formed on 19 June 1963, when H.H. Late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum signed the Charter of Incorporation of the National Bank of Dubai (NBD) which became the first National Bank established in Dubai and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). With the blessings of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, NBD merged with Emirates Bank International (EBI) on 06 March 2007, to form Emirates NBD, the largest banking group in the region by assets. On 16 October 2007, the shares of Emirates NBD were officially listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM). The merger between EBI and NBD to create Emirates NBD, became a regional consolidation blueprint for the banking and finance sector as it combined the second and fourth largest banks in the UAE to form a banking champion capable of delivering enhanced value across corporate, retail, private, Islamic and investment banking throughout the region.