10x Banking, a cloud-native core banking platform, has partnered with audax, a digital banking technology solutions provider, to help banks in Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East scale new digital offerings and modernize their core banking services.
Research from 10x Banking shows banks now view failure to modernize core systems as an existential risk, with 93% of APAC leaders admitting the right platform is critical to future success (even as two-thirds remain concerned about migration risk). In APAC, 67% of banking executives say they are falling behind on digital transformation, yet only 8% are prioritizing core banking, highlighting the disconnect between recognition and action.
Meanwhile, the digital payment and fintech markets are experiencing significant growth, with the fintech segment in APAC projected to expand at over 21% CAGR annually through 2028. In this rapidly evolving landscape of QR payments, digital wallets, and cross-border payments, banks must modernize their core infrastructure to compete effectively while meeting customers’ increasing digital expectations.
To capture the full potential of this growth, banks need both the agility to innovate quickly and the resilience to scale securely. The 10x Banking and audax partnership combines audax’s ability to launch digital banking capabilities in as fast as six months, with 10x Banking’s meta platform, in use by Chase UK, Westpac, and Old Mutual.
10x Banking said it processes more than one billion real-time transactions annually, with 99.99% uptime and the ability to power 100k transactions per second. Banks on the 10x platform can onboard 60k customers in a single day. 10x Banking clients include The Co-operative Bank and Westpac.
audax said it successfully delivered digital banking solutions integrated within ecosystem platforms serving over 150 million users.
Together, the companies will enable banks to launch new digital services rapidly compared to existing legacy core systems, reaching new customer segments while modernizing core infrastructure incrementally. The union will reduce the maze of legacy integrations and overall technical debt, while opening the door to new business models such as Banking-as-a-Service, digital wallets, and super apps. Built-in compliance-as-code helps institutions stay ahead of regulatory requirements across diverse markets.
Antony Jenkins, founder and CEO of 10x Banking, said,
“This partnership shows banks don’t need to choose between speed and resilience; they can have both. By combining 10x Banking’s modern core with audax’s digital agility, banks in high-growth regions can innovate at pace, minimize risk, and deliver lasting customer value.”
Kelvin Tan, CEO of audax, added,
“Traditional core banking projects take years and cost tens of millions. Our partnership with 10x Banking changes that equation entirely. Banks can launch full digital services in as fast as six months for a fraction of the cost. That’s the difference between a digital banking project that only works for major cities versus one that can also reach underserved markets across the regions we serve.”
With many banks across APAC and MENA still operating legacy infrastructure, the partnership addresses urgent modernization needs while enabling new revenue opportunities in rapidly digitizing markets.