Kyndryl and BPI celebrate 10 years of strategic partnership

Kyndryl (NYSE: KD), the world’s largest IT infrastructure services provider, and Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), a leading provider of financial services and an industry pillar in the Philippines, commemorate the 10^th anniversary of their technology infrastructure services partnership that underpins BPI’s robust IT governance framework.

Over the past decade, BPI made significant advancements across its Data Center Operations, Server and Storage Management, IT Service Desk, Security Management, and Asset Management operations, fine-tuning standard procedures and tools across its organization. Through its partnership with Kyndryl, BPI, with its substantial network of 752 branches across the country, has grown its technical talent and is now taking advantage of advanced technology solutions to foster its ongoing digital transformation and is working to create a seamless customer experience for its clientele.

“Our continued collaboration with Kyndryl underscores our shared commitment to digital transformation, aimed at enhancing customer experience and ensuring data management and protection,” said Alex Seminiano, BPI Chief Technology Officer. “As a testament to our dedication to digitalization and customer obsession, we at BPI continue to innovate banking products and platforms as part of our mission to help build a better Philippines – one family, one community at a time.”

Photo shows (from left): Wilson Go, Kyndryl Philippines Managing Director; Andrew Lim, Kyndryl ASEAN Managing Director; TG Limcaoco, BPI President and CEO; Elly Keinan, Kyndryl Global Group President; and Mariels Winhoffer, Kyndryl Global Business Development Leader

Kyndryl is investing in the Philippines and is committed to continuing to enhance its local delivery capabilities to support customers in the Philippines and abroad as they accelerate their plans to modernize, digitally transform and build operational resiliency. As the nation continues to grow its digital competitiveness, Kyndryl in collaboration with BPI, is focused on the education, skill advancement and experience of its local workforce to take advantage of the latest technologies in the areas of automation, cloud, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.

“We are deeply honoured to be a strategic technology partner for BPI over the past ten years and remain fully committed to helping them continuously transform for a bright digital future,” said Wilson Go, Managing Director of Kyndryl Philippines. “At Kyndryl, we are excited to do our part to contribute to the deep base of homegrown technical talent in the Philippines and we look forward to collaborating with BPI to build a community of skilled technical experts in new areas such as automation and cloud modernization services.”