Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), National Australia Bank (NAB) and Israel's Bank Leumi have formed a partnership to speed up innovation by sharing aspects of their proprietary innovation strategies.
It is agredd that the banks will exchange information on innovation insights and learnings, as well as co-develop products and services to grow their respective client bases.
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At the same time, the banks have also agreed to swap employee talent in the innovation space.
CIBC executive vice president and chief commercial officer Stephen Forbes said: "We have created a culture of collaboration among teams to drive innovation inside our bank, and formed important external partnerships with innovation hubs and fintechs to help us build the bank of the future for our clients.
“This alliance further strengthens our leadership position in innovation, and broadens our access to global insights and talent in this fast-moving space."
CIBC and NAB have already collaborated earlier to test Ripple blockchain technology for making fund transfers between Canada and Australia and vice versa.
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By GlobalDataBank Leumi first executive vice president, group CTIO and COO Dan Yerushalmi said: "We find this open dialogue and knowledge sharing to be of great value and see the alliance as the beginning of a wider collaboration with NAB and CIBC in future programs."
