The API Globe-Trotters

As with many large, established banks, our client's infrastructure was centered on a core banking system that was dependent on packaged systems and highly complex backends. Each time a new product was launched or changed, the back-end had to be reintegrated with the customer-facing channel. This was time-consuming and the bank wanted to speed up their time to market, in order to respond to the customer demand for product innovation.

They therefore, needed to move from a predominately peer-to-peer (P2P) oriented multi protocol architecture to an API-Based integration platform, and set out to find a partner by issuing a request for proposal (RFP). We were keen to respond, but wanted to present a proposal with a difference.