BPC's SmartVista Digital Banking Platform Recognized as a Luminary by Celent
Digital banking platforms in APAC region's retail and small business sectors, provided by BPC, have been recognized as noteworthy by Celent.
In a significant recognition, BPC, a global leader in digital banking and payments solutions, has been named a Luminary by Celent in its latest reports "Retail Digital Banking Platforms: Asia Pacific 2025 Edition" and "Small Business Digital Banking Platforms: Asia Pacific 2025 Edition."
The SmartVista Digital Banking platform, a cornerstone of BPC's offerings, has earned this distinction due to its ability to combine advanced architecture with market-leading functionality, as reflected in its placement in the Luminary quadrant by Celent.
One of the key factors that set SmartVista apart is its modular, cloud-native design. This design allows for rapid deployment and continuous improvement, making it an ideal solution for the evolving digital banking landscape.
Michael Bernard, Senior Analyst at Celent, praised BPC's SmartVista Digital platform, stating that it has a proven track record of delivering exceptional technology, customer support, and continual innovation to APAC banks of every tier. He further added that the platform empowers clients with future-proven solutions that help them drive innovation and deliver exceptional digital payment experiences.
Imran Vilcassim, Global Chief Commercial Officer, Digital Banking, BPC, highlighted that SmartVista allows APAC clients to launch and iterate services quickly, whether for everyday banking, wallet services, or full-scale SME propositions. The platform unifies consumer banking, digital wallets, SME and merchant services on a single cloud-ready stack, providing end-users with consistent, intuitive journeys across mobile apps, web portals, and merchant touchpoints.
The independent studies assessed leading vendors across the APAC region, including BPC, Infosys Finacle, Backbase, FIS (small business edition only), Intellect, Oracle, TCS BaNCS, NETinfo, i-exceed, and Diasoft.
SmartVista's recognition is based on its advanced capabilities that drive digital transformation and enhance the client experience in banking. Key features and benefits include a modular and expandable architecture, comprehensive end-to-end payment processing support, strong digital banking capabilities, integration with advanced technologies, and support for financial inclusion initiatives.
The platform delivers a mobile-first design, journey-based customer experiences, no-code configurability, and open-banking interoperability. It offers hundreds of configurable features, including digital onboarding, biometric security, AI-powered chatbots, split-bill payments, virtual cards, QR acceptance, personal finance management, loyalty, cash-flow prediction, agent banking, and merchant payments.
Celent's recognition of BPC and its technology platform SmartVista as the highest category "Luminary" affirms the company's ability to deliver advanced technology and functional breadth among the evaluated vendors in the APAC region. The SmartVista Digital Banking platform is built to help banks, fintechs, and SMEs innovate and modernize quickly, positioning BPC as a key player in the digital banking and payments landscape in Asia Pacific.
As the digital banking and payments landscape continues to evolve, Celent highlights that GenAI will have a transformational effect on customer engagement in the coming years. BPC's SmartVista platform is well-positioned to leverage this technology, further enhancing its ability to deliver exceptional digital banking experiences.
In the honors bestowed by Celent, BPC's SmartVista Digital Banking platform has been recognized as a Luminary, showcasing its significant role in the digital banking and payments sector. This achievement signifies BPC's success in combining digital finance, business strategies, and technology to deliver innovative solutions in the evolving APAC market.
