Transforming a vast network, one branch at a time

(October 2025) “We have to constantly redesign our business processes to stay competitive,” says Bariş Çalişkan of Türkiye Işbank.

It’s an ongoing challenge. And with more than 2,800 branches, navigating a digital transformation for one of Turkey's largest banks is a monumental task.

The key to success: achieving complete visibility and agility across a vast network.

In this episode of Transform Talks, Çalişkan details how the bank’s partnership with Huawei provided a solution. Dubbed "Easy-Branch," it creates a digital map that lets Işbank see its entire network operations at a glance and deploy new branch services in just one hour—a tenfold increase in efficiency.

Looking ahead, Çalişkan sees AI as a critical platform for operational maintenance and risk control.

And because Işbank is Huawei’s innovation partner as well as its customer, the two companies are preparing for the future with an ambitious goal: achieving a Level 4 autonomous network, setting a new standard for agility and security in the financial industry.