BBI Success Stories

SIMAHSaudi Arabia · Financial Services

Centralized DWH & Enterprise MFT Implementation

DWH Modernization, Data Exchange & Quality

Business problem
A legacy FTS limited to XML and CSV needing manual intervention
What BBI changed
Built a central DWH using Informatica B2B, CDC and PowerCenter
Strongest supported result
Centralized DWHStated outcome
  • Centralized DWHStated outcome
  • Automated ExchangeStated outcome
  • Higher Data QualityStated outcome
  • Lower Ops CostsStated outcome

01Context

SIMAH is Saudi Arabia's first national credit bureau, founded in 2002 and operational since 2004, aggregating data from over 323 contributors. SIMAH needed to modernize its data infrastructure, remove manual processes and automate secure data exchange with members.

02Challenge

Before

  1. 01A legacy FTS limited to XML and CSV needing manual intervention
  2. 02high onboarding costs
  3. 03weak validations
  4. 04no central monitoring
  5. 05limited scalability for growing contributors

After, as stated

  • Centralized DWH
  • Automated Exchange
  • Higher Data Quality
  • Lower Ops Costs

03What BBI delivered

DWH Modernization, Data Exchange & Quality

  1. Centralized DWH

    Built a central DWH using Informatica B2B, CDC and PowerCenter

  2. Enterprise MFT

    Supported XML, XLS, CSV and more with member self-service onboarding

  3. Multi-Level Validation

    Embedded data quality validations directly into ingestion pipelines

  4. Traceability

    Centralized monitoring and full traceability of all data submissions

  5. Process Automation

    Removed manual coding and technical dependency for new transfers

  6. Secure Connectivity

    Provided a secured FTP framework for reliable uploads and downloads

04Outcomes

Stated outcome

Listed as an outcome in the case study, without a figure.

  • Centralized DWH
  • Automated Exchange
  • Higher Data Quality
  • Lower Ops Costs

05Technology & capabilities

Technology named in the case study

Capabilities

Numbers show how many of the 50 stories share each item.

06Related stories

Source notes
  • BBI Company Profile 2025 — case studies, slide 40. The deck classifies this story under “Financial Services” and lists its location as “Saudi Arabia”.
  • Outcome labels are quoted from the case study. Their grouping (impact, scope, delivery, stated) is editorial.
  • The animation at the top of the page is an illustration, not a diagram of the client's systems.

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