Homegrown financial services company Sing Life The transition to was completed successfully. Amazon Web Services (AWSThe company claims to be the first fully cloud-based insurance company in Singapore.
The multi-phase project, announced in late 2022, was supported by AWS Professional Services and involved migrating more than 39 mission-critical applications and exiting the data center within 18 months.
Working with AWS will enable Singlife to better predict customer needs and develop next-generation financial products.
By leveraging AWS infrastructure and machine learning services, including Amazon SageMaker, Singlife aims to meet the growing demand for real-time, highly personalized digital financial services.
The move is expected to streamline operations, reduce processing times, reduce costs, improve customer experience and increase employee productivity.
This completion now enables Singlife to adopt a more scalable cloud infrastructure to meet its evolving business needs.
Singlife uses Amazon Relational Database Service and Amazon Aurora to develop new products and bring them to market faster.
Additionally, the move will support Singlife’s carbon footprint measurement and reduction goals, contributing to the company’s commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050.
To support this transition, Singlife has integrated AWS training programs and since 2022, over 70% of its business and technical leaders have achieved AWS certification.
The move is expected to save the company about S$5 million per year.
Romil Sharma, Group Head, Technology and Operations, Singlife, said:
“Completing this migration marks an important milestone that gives us a head start in our cloud-first, cloud-only strategy as Singlife continuously explores better, faster and more innovative solutions for everything we do.”
We look forward to continually strengthening the resiliency, security and capabilities of our business to provide our customers and communities with a better path to financial freedom.”
Priscilla Chong, Country Manager, Singapore, AWS said:
“Singapore’s financial sector is undergoing rapid digitization to create innovative products that are secure, resilient, and intuitive for customers. We are pleased that Singlife has completed its full migration to AWS ahead of schedule, accelerating its cloud-only growth strategy.”
In addition to improving customer experience through data analytics, AWS is committed to helping Singlife achieve its sustainability goals, digitally train its workforce, and continually deliver innovative new products to delight customers using cloud, AI, and generative AI.”