Digital banking solutions provider Apiture has been selected by US-based community bank Surety Bank to modernise the latter’s online and mobile banking.

Through the partnership, Surety Bank will leverage the Apiture digital banking platform to support its online and mobile banking services for both commercial and retail customers.

According to Apiture, Surety Bank gets a new digital banking partner to improve operational efficiency and strengthen its fraud prevention capabilities.

By implementing Apiture’s business banking and consumer banking solutions, Surety Bank is expected to gain comprehensive back-end support for its employees. The bank will also deliver a modern digital experience to its business and consumers.

In addition, Surety Bank will utilise the Apiture digital account opening solution to further expand its national reach. The bank has branches in Lake Mary, Deland, and Pierson, Florida.

Surety Bank CEO Ryan James said: “When evaluating digital banking solutions, our goal was to elevate Surety Bank’s internal operations to streamline back-office processes and enable our employees to work more efficiently.

“Apiture stood out, offering capabilities like robust user entitlements with flexible role definitions.

“At the same time, Apiture offers best-in-class security features that will provide the guardrails we need to protect against fraud, along with a team of experts giving us confidence that our solutions will remain future-ready.”

Headquartered in North Carolina, US, Apiture offers digital banking solutions to banks and credit unions throughout the country.

The firm’s solutions are designed to address a broad array of financial institutions’ requirements.

Its application programming interface (API)-first approach will help clients to maximise the capabilities of their platform along with enjoying a seamless user experience.

Apiture CEO Chris Babcock said: “Apiture is proud to support Surety Bank with a proven platform that will provide its customers with a fully featured digital banking experience alongside back-end capabilities to empower its internal team.

“We look forward to supporting the growth goals of this innovative financial institution.”