Kinective, the leading banking operations platform provider that transforms how financial institutions operate, connect, compete and thrive, today announced its acquisition of Datava, a market leader in data aggregation and intelligence solutions for financial institutions.
The acquisition creates the industry’s first banking operations platform fueled by data intelligence—a breakthrough that will transform how financial institutions leverage their most valuable asset: data. This powerful combination will enable financial institutions to unlock the full potential of their customer and operational data, eliminate process inefficiencies, and deliver exceptional, personalized experiences across every touchpoint—from branches to digital channels and beyond.
“The Datava acquisition is a pivotal milestone in Kinective’s journey,” said Stephen Baker, CEO of Kinective. “Together, we’re creating an integrated banking operations platform that unifies branch automation, document workflow and digital connectivity with powerful data intelligence capabilities. By aggregating data from core systems, account opening, lending, and other previously disconnected systems, institutions will see their operation through an entirely new lens. This will fundamentally change how they identify relationship growth opportunities, optimize operational processes, and ultimately deliver better banking services to their communities.”
With today’s announcement, Kinective enhances its banking operations platform with a robust data warehouse that leverages the company’s unique position at the intersection of banking transactions, branch experiences and core connectivity. This data foundation enables three key transformative capabilities:
- Data aggregation: Financial institutions can easily collect, normalize and unify data across business systems, including core processing, lending, digital banking and others, together with Kinective’s world-class banking operation solutions that provide a comprehensive data foundation unparalleled in the industry today.
- Intelligent analytics: AI-powered dashboards, predictive modeling and robust reporting deliver a panoramic view of institutional performance while revealing opportunities to optimize processes and elevate customer journeys for smarter, more personalized interactions.
- 360–degree customer view: Revolutionary cross-institutional customer intelligence combined with activation workflows empower banks and credit unions to identify expansion opportunities, increase share-of-wallet and deliver real-time personalized and impactful banking engagements.
“Today marks a defining moment in Datava’s journey,” said Gordon Flammer, president and CEO of Datava, who will join Kinective’s leadership team. “Joining forces with Kinective opens an exciting new chapter, one in which our shared vision of delivering transformative data intelligence to financial institutions can accelerate at greater scale. Our team has spent years building a powerful platform to empower credit unions and banks to make smarter, faster and more personalized decisions that deepen services to their members and customers. With Kinective’s innovative ecosystem and expansive reach, we will amplify that impact significantly.”
Kinective will showcase its banking operations platform’s new capabilities and advancements at its inaugural user conference, Kinections25, from Nov. 5 to Nov. 7, 2025, in Scottsdale, Arizona. The event will provide Kinective’s more than 3,400 customers with an opportunity to experience firsthand the newly advanced platform’s ability to deliver operational efficiency strengthened by end-to-end data intelligence.
For more information about Kinective, visit www.kinective.io. For more information about Datava, visit www.datava.com.
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