ebankIT
{{Short description|Company that develops digital banking platforms}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = ebankIT
| logo = EbankIT Horizontal version.png
| founded = 2014
| founder = Renato Oliveira, João Lima-Pinto, José Ferreira, Alexandre Viana
| hq_location = Porto, Portugal{{Cite web |last=ECO |date=2023-08-30 |title=Homepage |url=https://eco.sapo.pt/ |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=ECO |language=pt-PT}}
| num_employees = 150+
| website = https://www.ebankit.com/
}}
ebankIT is an international company that develops digital banking platforms.{{Cite web |title=ebankIT Omnichannel Innovation - Fintech Finance |url=https://ffnews.com/companies/ebankit-omnichannel-innovation/ |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=ffnews.com}}{{Cite web |date=2020-11-18 |title=ebankIT {{!}} ebankIT promotes a webinar on the future of banks |url=https://www.realwire.com/releases/ebankIT-promotes-a-webinar-on-the-future-of-banks |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=RealWire}}{{Cite web |title=Joao Pinto - Ebankit - Finovate Europe 2023 |url=https://ffnews.com/fintech-tv/joao-pinto-ebankit-finovate-europe-2023/ |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=ffnews.com}}{{Cite web |last=Software |first=Coconut |date=2021-06-17 |title=ebankIT and Coconut Software partner |url=https://www.coconutsoftware.com/blog/ebankit-coconut-software-partner/ |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=Coconut Software |language=en}}
History
ebankIT was founded in 2014 in Porto by fintech experts Renato Oliveira, João Lima Pinto, José Ferreira and Alexandre Viana.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-23 |title=New Partnership Brings Glia's Digital Customer Service Solution to ebankIT's Digital Banking Platform - The Digital Banker |url=https://thedigitalbanker.com/new-partnership-brings-glias-digital-customer-service-solution-to-ebankits-digital-banking-platform/ |access-date=2023-08-30 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=September 26, 2022 |title=ebankIT at FinovateFall 2022 – Digital banking innovation and user engagement |url=https://www.fintechfutures.com/2022/09/video-ebankit-at-finovatefall-2022-digital-banking-innovation-and-user-engagement/ |access-date=August 30, 2023 |website=fintechfutures.com}}{{Cite web |last=ECO |date=2023-02-14 |title=Horta Osório vai ser consultor da fintech portuguesa EbankIT |url=https://eco.sapo.pt/2023/02/14/horta-osorio-vai-ser-consultor-da-fintech-portuguesa-ebankit/ |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=ECO |language=pt-PT}}
In 2015, Pathena invested in ebankIT, acquiring 25% of the share capital of ebankIT in return.{{Cite web |last=Trajkovska |first=Bojana |date=2018-11-28 |title=Porto's startup ecosystem at a glance |url=https://www.eu-startups.com/2018/11/portos-startup-ecosystem-at-a-glance/ |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=EU-Startups |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=SRS Advogados advises Pathena on investment in EbankIT - News - Communication |url=https://www.srslegal.pt/en/communication/news/srs-advogados-advises-pathena-on-investment-in-ebankit/2813/ |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=SRS Legal. About Law. Around People. |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=SAPO |title=Tecnológica portuguesa eBankIT garante investimento da Pathena |url=https://tek.sapo.pt/noticias/negocios/artigos/tecnologica-portuguesa-ebankit-garante-investimento-da-pathena |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=SAPO Tek |language=pt}} The same year, the company expanded its operations to the United Kingdom by opening an office there.{{Cite web |last=Marvão |first=Susana |date=2023-07-03 |title="Na inovação, não há más ideias" |url=https://business-it.pt/2023/07/03/na-inovacao-nao-ha-mas-ideias/ |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=Business-IT |language=pt-PT}} In 2016, KPMG recognized ebankIT as "1 of 10 Rising Stars in the global market".{{Cite web |date=2020-11-18 |title=ebankIT {{!}} ebankIT promotes a webinar on the future of banks |url=https://www.realwire.com/releases/ebankIT-promotes-a-webinar-on-the-future-of-banks |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=RealWire}}{{Cite web |last=Pimentel |first=Ana |title=ebankIT representa Portugal numa das maiores feiras mundiais de tecnologia |url=https://observador.pt/2016/09/08/ebankit-representa-portugal-numa-das-maiores-feiras-mundiais-de-tecnologia/ |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=Observador |language=pt-PT}}
By 2018, ebankIT acquired its first client in North America.{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=Fintech News |date=2022-05-19 |title=ebankIT and the Horizn Platform Are Partnering to Support Digital Transformation |url=https://globalfintechseries.com/banking/ebankit-and-the-horizn-platform-are-partnering-to-support-digital-transformation/ |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=GlobalFinTechSeries |language=en-US}} In 2019, it partnered with Celero.{{Cite web |last=Frith |first=Shanna |date=2019-08-12 |title=Celero Announces 10-year Partnership Agreement with ebankIT to Deliver Omni-Channel Digital Banking Solutions to Canadian Credit Unions |url=https://celero.ca/2019/08/12/celero-announces-10-year-partnership-agreement-with-ebankit-to-deliver-omni-channel-digital-banking-solutions-to-canadian-credit-unions/ |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=Celero |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Empreendedor |date=2019-10-27 |title=ebankIT quer reforçar a aposta estratégica no mercado americano |url=https://www.empreendedor.com/ebankit-quer-reforcar-a-aposta-estrategica-no-mercado-americano/ |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=Revista do Empreendedor |language=pt-PT}}{{Cite web |title=Fintech ebankIT reforça negócio no Canadá |url=https://expresso.pt/economia/2019-09-12-Fintech-ebankIT-reforca-negocio-no-Canada |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=Jornal Expresso |language=pt-PT}}
In 2020, the company enhanced its cloud capabilities.{{Cite web |date=2021-01-19 |title="Os bancos perceberam que sem uma presença no digital não iriam sobreviver" |url=https://www.meiosepublicidade.pt/2021/01/os-bancos-perceberam-sem-presenca-no-digital-nao-iriam-sobreviver/ |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=Meios & Publicidade |language=pt-PT}}{{Cite web |date=2021-01-08 |title=Visão {{!}} Ajudar a transformar a banca, do Porto ao Kuwait |url=https://visao.pt/exame/2021-01-08-ajudar-a-transformar-a-banca-do-porto-ao-kuwait/ |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=Visão |language=pt-PT}}{{Cite web |last=ECO |date=2020-03-26 |title=Ebankit vai mudar-se para o Porto Office Park. Quer contratar 40 pessoas |url=https://eco.sapo.pt/2020/03/26/ebankit-vai-mudar-se-para-o-porto-office-park-quer-contratar-40-pessoas/ |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=ECO |language=pt-PT}} Also, in 2020, ebankIT updated its multichannel banking platform.{{Cite web |title=ebankIT updates its multichannel banking platform |url=https://thepaypers.com/online-mobile-banking/ebankit-updates-its-multichannel-banking-platform--1243387 |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=thepaypers.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=ebankIT |title=ebankIT continuously updates its platform to respond to digital channel demands |url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/ebankit-continuously-updates-its-platform-to-respond-to-digital-channel-demands-869270475.html |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=PRWeb |language=en}}
In March 2020, ebankIT expanded into the US having partnered with Enterprise Engineering, Inc (EEI).{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |date=2020-03-24 |title=ebankIT and Enterprise Engineering, Inc. launch Open Banking and Banking Platform Solutions partnership in the USA |url=https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/512872153/ebankit-and-enterprise-engineering-inc-launch-open-banking-and-banking-platform-solutions-partnership-in-the-usa |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=EIN News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Freire |first=Mafalda |date=2020-06-03 |title=ebankIT aposta no mercado norte-americano |url=https://business-it.pt/2020/06/03/ebankit-aposta-no-mercado-norte-americano/ |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=Business-IT |language=pt-PT}}{{Cite web |date=2020-03-24 |title=ebankIT anuncia parceria para soluções bancárias omnicanal |url=https://www.dinheirovivo.pt/empresas/ebankit-anuncia-parceria-para-solucoes-bancarias-omnicanal-12689115.html |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=Dinheiro Vivo |language=pt-PT}}{{Cite web |date=2018-12-01 |title=EBANKIT prevê ultrapassar os 40 milhões de euros em vendas no ano de 2020 e aponta a novos mercados na Europa |url=https://etcetaljornal.pt/j/2018/12/ebankit-preve-ultrapassar-os-40-milhoes-de-euros-em-vendas-no-ano-de-2020-e-aponta-a-novos-mercados-na-europa/ |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=Etc e Tal - Jornal}}
In 2021, and 2023, ebankIT was featured in the Forrester’s reports on digital banking platforms.{{Cite web |title=Now Tech: Digital Banking Engagement Platforms, Q1 2021 |url=https://www.forrester.com/report/now-tech-digital-banking-engagement-platforms-q1-2021/RES157439 |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=Forrester |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=The Digital Banking Engagement Platforms Landscape, Q1... |url=https://www.forrester.com/report/the-digital-banking-engagement-platforms-landscape-q1-2023/RES178721 |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=Forrester |language=en}} In January 2022, it was highlighted in the Market Guide for Digital Banking Platforms, published by Gartner.{{Cite web |title=Omnichannel Digital Banking Delivered Fast |url=https://www.unblu.com/en/partners/find/ebankit/ |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=Unblu - Conversational Engagement Platform Financial Industry |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2021-11-14 |title=Digital Banking Platforms (DBP) Reviews 2021 {{!}} Gartner Peer Insights |url=https://www.gartner.com/reviews/market/digital-banking-platforms |access-date=2023-08-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114004917/https://www.gartner.com/reviews/market/digital-banking-platforms |archive-date=2021-11-14 }}{{Cite web |last=E2 |first=Equipa |date=2022-05-23 |title=ebankIT tem vagas de emprego em várias áreas |url=https://www.empregoestagios.com/ebankit-tem-vagas-de-emprego-em-varias-areas/ |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=E2 Emprego e Estágios |language=pt-PT}}
In February 2023, ebankIT partnered with cloud-native core banking platform °neo by Five Degrees.{{Cite web |last=Steves |first=Rick |date=February 23, 2023 |title=PORTUGUESE EBANKIT INTEGRATES CLOUD-NATIVE CORE BANKING PLATFORM °NEO BY FIVE DEGREES |url=https://financefeeds.com/portuguese-ebankit-integrates-cloud-native-core-banking-platform-neo-by-five-degrees/ |access-date=August 30, 2023 |website=financefeeds.com}}{{Cite web |last=Degrees |first=Five |date=2022-12-21 |title=ebankIT & °neo by Five Degrees join forces |url=https://www.fivedegrees.com/neo-news/ebankit-partnership |access-date=2023-08-30 |website=www.fivedegrees.com |language=en}}