Ep 70 - Hamzah Asmall, General Manager: Digitalisation at Al Baraka Bank South Africa

This week, Feroz Khan had the pleasure of speaking with Hamzah Asmall, General Manager: Digitalisation at Al Baraka Bank South Africa. Al Baraka Bank is a subsidiary of Bahrain-based Al Baraka Group, a global leader in Islamic banking. Islamic banking offers alternatives to traditional banking, emphasizing risk-sharing, transparency, integrity, and social responsibility. Unlike conventional banks, Islamic banks operate as traders, investors, leasers, and service providers to their clients. 

In this episode, they delve into:

👉🏽 Identifying the key drivers for change
👉🏽 Why Low Code emerged as a solution.
👉🏽 Evaluating the vendor selection process and the decision to choose Mendix. 
👉🏽 Detailing the implementation process.
👉🏽 Addressing resistance from traditional developers towards Low Code.
👉🏽 Key Mendix features that have benefited the business.
👉🏽 Developing knowledge bots with Generative AI. 

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