RedCompass Labs worked with a Tier 1 bank to modernize its payments infrastructure, replacing rigid legacy systems with a flexible, cloud-ready, microservices-based architecture.
The transformation eliminated complex rules, reduced costs by removing licensing fees, and gave the bank full control over its ecosystem, ensuring seamless scalability, compliance, and innovation.
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The Challenge
Legacy complexity
Legacy routing systems struggled to handle growing payments traffic, bogged down by complex rules that slowed processing. Every change required extensive regression testing, creating bottlenecks and delaying innovation.
Tight deadlines
Meeting ISO 20022 deadlines was impossible with the current vendor, as custom processes added complexity and maintenance challenges. Frequent vendor delays only compounded the risk, putting the entire program at stake.
Inflexible architecture
A successful modernization strategy demanded flexibility, but rigid legacy architecture made it impossible to add new channels or services. Vendor lock-in further stifled innovation, leaving the system stuck in the past.
The Solution
Message hub toolkit
Implementation of a tailored Message Hub to deliver seamless connectivity, precise data validation, and intelligent deduplication, and esnure complete end-to-end payment traceability—every transaction, every time.
Event-driven architecture
Built on an event-driven architecture with microservices patterns, an extendable model enabled a smooth, incremental replacement of legacy systems—driving transformation without disruption.
Testing framework
A robust testing framework ensures reliability, allowing components to be tested in isolation while enabling seamless end-to-end validation—minimizing risk and accelerating deployment.
The Results
The flexible architecture of RedCompass Labs’ Message Hub streamlined operations by identifying, simplifying, and eliminating complex rules—making regulatory compliance faster and more efficient.
The bank’s payments ecosystem is now cloud-ready—powered by a scalable, microservices-based, containerized system that aligns seamlessly with the bank’s modernization strategy.
With no licensing fees, the solution gives the bank full control and flexibility to build on top of it—reducing costs while unlocking access to a broader range of future technologies.