Sunline has recently entered a strategic partnership with NCS, a subsidiary of the Singtel Group and a leading technology services firm in the Asia Pacific region. The partnership marks a significant step in both companies’ shared ambition to accelerate digital transformation for financial institutions in Singapore and across the broader region.
The partnership comes at a pivotal time as ASEAN and China deepen cooperation in digital economy and fintech. With Singapore at the center of this shift, both firms are aligned in their pursuit of ecosystem integration, cross-border innovation, and industry resilience.
“We’re excited to embark on this journey with NCS to drive core banking modernisation across the region,” said Jameson Li, Group CEO, Sunline. “With Singapore as the starting point of our collaboration, we’re combining Sunline’s deep domain expertise with NCS’s strengths to help banks transform faster, operate smarter, and deliver next-generation banking experiences. This partnership is about more than technology—it’s about empowering banks to stay competitive in a rapidly evolving landscape. By aligning our shared vision and capabilities, we’re confident in delivering lasting value to banks across Asia Pacific.”
Jameson Li, Group CEO of Sunline, signed partnership agreement with Managing Partner of NCS Group
Formalised during NCS Impact 2025, the strategic partnership between Sunline and NCS was spotlighted as part of NCS’s broader commitment to accelerating AI-driven transformation across Asia Pacific. As announced at the summit, NCS will invest S$130 million over the next three years to enhance AI development and adoption, supported by a powerful ecosystem of partners including NVIDIA, AWS, Google Cloud, Dell Technologies, Databricks, and Sunline, as NCS’s designated core banking solutions partner.
This partnership reflects a joint ambition to reshape banking infrastructure through intelligent core systems, AI-powered automation, and scalable cloud-native architecture. By integrating Sunline’s field-proven core banking solutions with NCS’s deep capabilities in digital, data, and cloud, both firms are positioned to enable financial institutions to modernise with greater speed, resilience, and long-term value across the Asia Pacific region.
Singapore’s role as a regional financial hub adds strategic weight to this collaboration. Serving as a vital bridge between East and Southeast Asia, it offers the ideal launchpad for scalable deployment. Together, Sunline and NCS will help financial institutions transition from legacy environments to modular, intelligent, and cloud-enabled core platforms — equipped for the demands of a digital-first era.
This partnership brings together the best of both organisations — Sunline’s fintech depth and regional delivery success, and NCS’s trusted capabilities across digital, data, cloud, and cybersecurity. By establishing a full-lifecycle delivery framework, the collaboration spans system implementation, data migration, operations support, and continuous innovation.
Building the Core for the Digital Future
Sunline’s modern core banking solutions are designed to meet the operational and strategic demands of future-facing financial institutions. Key features include:
AI-driven insights and smart automation via the DataMind platform
A strong track record of live implementations across Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia
Seamless integration with fintech and ecosystem partners
Real-time processing to enable 24/7 banking
Modular deployment to support phased transformation
With Singapore as a strategic delivery anchor, this partnership is set to empower banks across Asia Pacific to modernise at scale — with confidence, speed, and sustainability.
About NCS
NCS, a subsidiary of Singtel Group, is a leading technology services firm with presence in Asia Pacific which partners with governments and enterprises to advance communities through technology. Combining the experience and expertise of its 13,000-strong team across 56 specialisations, NCS provides differentiated and end-to-end technology services to clients with its NEXT capabilities in digital, data, cloud and platforms, as well as core offerings in applications, infrastructure, engineering and cybersecurity. NCS also believes in building a strong partner ecosystem with leading technology players, research institutions and start-ups to support open innovation and co-creation. For more information, visit ncs.co.
