National Bank of Greece’s Cyprus operations has completed deployment of Smartstream’s Air artificial intelligence-powered reconciliation platform, going live this week in a move to streamline back-office operations. The implementation marks another major banking institution adopting automated reconciliation technology to replace manual processes that traditionally slow settlement workflows and increase operational risk.
Smartstream, which provides data infrastructure solutions to major financial institutions globally, confirmed the successful launch affects NBG’s Cyprus branch network. The Air platform uses artificial intelligence to automate transaction matching and exception handling across multiple systems, significantly reducing reconciliation timeframes that typically burden banking operations teams. Financial institutions are increasingly turning to such automation solutions amid pressure to cut costs while managing growing transaction volumes and regulatory reporting requirements.
The deployment comes as European banks accelerate digital transformation initiatives to compete with fintech challengers and improve operational margins. Similar reconciliation automation projects have demonstrated cost reductions exceeding thirty percent in back-office functions.
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Banks and brokers should evaluate AI-powered reconciliation platforms now as competitive pressure mounts to reduce settlement times and operational expenses.
Source: Finextra