Extension and gain footholds in foreign markets
European Social Funds, for the strategic development of the digital banking universe and the expansion of Portuguese and European industries to foreign markets.
Goals
Throughout Internationalization Project n.º POCI-02-0752-FEDER-012242, these are the goals that ebankIT aims to achieve:
Provide ebankIT's solutions at a global level, namely in countries that need to develop Fintech solutions for the future
Promote ebankIT’ s employees with formation and encourage the formation of an international company environment
Increase the reputation of the company nationally and internationally
Support Portuguese Fintech Industry affirmation at a Global range
Diversify markets and clients.
Commercial
activities
Based on its investment plan, the company hopes internationalization will have a great impact on winning new prospects.
In 2017, the Company is spreading its commercial activities sustained by demonstrations and proofs of concepts in many potential clients.
Additionally, the company has proceeded to strengthen connections and alliances for future cooperation, building a network of technological and commercial partners all around the World.
In 2018, international sales may represent 99% of the total sales revenues, namely, in markets such as Canada, Romania, South Africa, Kuwait, Uganda and Switzerland.
Marketing activities
In order to get a closer look at international markets and to promote its products and whole new approach for what Financial Services will stand in the future, with the co-funding of PT2020 (project n.º POCI-02-0752-FEDER-012242), ebankIT has been present at the following events:

Attended Events
Conference Innovation Summit: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Marketforce’s 6th Annual Conference: Stocholm, Sweden
Fintech Connect Live: London, UK
European Banking Forum - IT Security and Risk Management: Brussels, Belgium
Apps World 2015: London, UK

Attended Events
Microsoft WPC: Toronto, Canada | Jul
11th Middle East Retail Bank: Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Apr
Finovate Europe: London, UK | Feb
Fintech: Istambul, Turkey | Apr
F8-Facebook developer conference: San Francisco, EUA | Apr
Money Conf: Madrid, Spain | Jun
Websummit: Madrid, Spain | Nov
CIS Bankers T10 Forum: Kiev, Ukraine | Mar
EFMA Digital Channels Council: Madrid, Spain | Apr
European Fintech Awards: Amsterdam, Netherlands | Apr
DOT Finance Africa 2016: Nairobi, Kenya | May
Digital Bankhaton Event: Budapest, Hungary | Jun
Future Bank East Africa 2016: Nairobi, Kenya | Sep
Cards and Payments Africa: Johannesburg, South Africa | Sep
Finovate Fall 2016: New York, USA | Sep
Fintech Connect Live 2016: London, UK | Dec
SIBOS 2016: Geneva, Switzerland | Sep

Attended Events
Finnovate Europe: London, UK | Feb
Finovate Spring: San Jose, USA | Apr
Seamless Payments Middle East: Dubai, United Arab Emirates | May
Finovate Fall: New York, USA | Sep
15th Annual Retail Banking Forum: Vienna, Austria | Oct

Attended Events
Finovate Middle East: Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Feb
Finnovate Europe: London, UK | Mar

Attended Events
Conference Innovation Summit: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Marketforce’s 6th Annual Conference: Stocholm, Sweden
Fintech Connect Live: London, UK
European Banking Forum - IT Security and Risk Management: Brussels, Belgium
Apps World 2015: London, UK

Attended Events
Microsoft WPC: Toronto, Canada | Jul
11th Middle East Retail Bank: Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Apr
Finovate Europe: London, UK | Feb
Fintech: Istambul, Turkey | Apr
F8-Facebook developer conference: San Francisco, EUA | Apr
Money Conf: Madrid, Spain | Jun
Websummit: Madrid, Spain | Nov
CIS Bankers T10 Forum: Kiev, Ukraine | Mar
EFMA Digital Channels Council: Madrid, Spain | Apr
European Fintech Awards: Amsterdam, Netherlands | Apr
DOT Finance Africa 2016: Nairobi, Kenya | May
Digital Bankhaton Event: Budapest, Hungary | Jun
Future Bank East Africa 2016: Nairobi, Kenya | Sep
Cards and Payments Africa: Johannesburg, South Africa | Sep
Finovate Fall 2016: New York, USA | Sep
Fintech Connect Live 2016: London, UK | Dec
SIBOS 2016: Geneva, Switzerland | Sep

Attended Events
Finnovate Europe: London, UK | Feb
Finovate Spring: San Jose, USA | Apr
Seamless Payments Middle East: Dubai, United Arab Emirates | May
Finovate Fall: New York, USA | Sep
15th Annual Retail Banking Forum: Vienna, Austria | Oct

Attended Events
Finovate Middle East: Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Feb
Finnovate Europe: London, UK | Mar

Other relevant activities
In addition, after being mentioned in a Hype Cycle Gartner report in July, 2017, ebankIT participated in the first Gartner study for Digital Banking Platforms. From this study, a Market Guide has been launched (August 2018) and ebankIT is one of the vendors highlighted as having a solution in the market.

Results
By the end of the project n.º POCI-02-0752-FEDER-012242, ebankIT’s ambition was to reach a 94.38% of export revenues of sales. We did it and more!