Mobile financial services and digital customer engagement solutions provider Vipera announced a partnership with Mambu on Friday, which it described as “a leading software-as-a-service (SaaS) alternative” to traditional core systems powering banking and lending. The AIM-traded firm said it was extending its mobile-first banking solution by joining the Mambu partner network, with the combination of Vipera's ‘Motif’ platform for managing digital channels and payments and Mambu's core engine providing “the optimal ecosystem” for digital-first banking and lending services. Its board said the formal partnership was a result of the two companies developing a “strong, collaborative” relationship over the last six months.