The  project  kicked  off  in  Accra  in  February  23, 2016  following  a  courtesy  call  on  BEIGE  Capital by   the   leadership   of   Jethro after successfully winning  the  bid  for  the  project.  After  a  series  of  pre-implementation  scoping,  BCSL  engaged  the  services  of  a  Quality  Assurance  Consultant,  FMS  Technology   Group   to   provide   an   end-to-end   quality  assurance  on  both  IT  Infrastructure  and  the  Temenos  T24  software  for  the  entire  duration  of  the  project.  Enterprise  Computing  (ECL),  an  IBM  partner  supplied  and  installed  IBM  Servers  that  support  the  T24  software.  Meanwhile,  Jethro  provided  on-site  consultants  to  ensure  seamless  implementation and post go-live support.

According  to  the  Chief  Executive  Officer (CEO)   of   BCSL,   Mike   Nyinaku,   the   successful   
implementation  of  such  a  high  end  core  banking  application software, like T24, required the services
of an astute software solution provider and system integration  company.  “The  folks  from  Jethro  and  
the other consulting firms have been on site from day  one  until  we  went  live  on  February  6,  2017,  
that’s, one full year since we kicked off. We had to take  our  time  with  this  implementation  to  ensure  
that  it  did  not  negatively  affect  services  to  our  customers, and Jethro team together with the other
firms has been very patient with us,” Mr. Nyinaku stated.

Mr. Nyinaku also expressed satisfaction at the UAT (User  Acceptance  Testing)  Cycles  and  bank-wide  
trainings  completed  by  Jethro  prior  to  the  go-live  date.

The  CEO  of  Jethro  Ltd,  Mr.  Remi  Babatunde,  who  visited  BCSL  to  witness  the  go-live  day,  said  the  support  of  the  Management  Team  at  BCSL  made  the  implementation  successful  despite  the  typical  challenges  faced  on  implementations  of  this  magnitude.  As  a  company,  Jethro  remains  
committed  to  supporting  the  Bank  to  get  the  best  ROI  (Return  on  Investment)  in  the  coming  days,  weeks, months and years.

The T24 Advantage Mr. Nyinaku noted that the current platform offers advantages in BCSL’s operational efficiencies and would improve the company’s compliance and risk management functions. “It would also provide for us an advanced platform to outdoor innovative digital banking services for our customers,” he added.