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Inside the data transformation that unlocked speed, governance, and innovation at scale
A global banking leader, instrumental in shaping modern banking practices for over two centuries, faced a critical operational challenge in the digital era. With a customer base spanning over 150 countries and billions in transactions, the bank urgently needed to modernize its aging data infrastructure to mitigate compliance risks and avoid costly regulatory penalties. Virtusa partnered with the bank to accelerate the data migration from siloed applications to a secure, structured, and scalable data platform built on Snowflake. The transformation enabled the bank to access insights faster, reduce risk, and build a robust, future-proof data foundation for growth.
A leading bank with a customer base spanning 150 countries plays a critical role in global financial services, offering corporate, investment, and consumer banking solutions. It moves volumes of high-frequency transactions and customer information daily, making its data infrastructure essential for business continuity and regulatory compliance.
But beneath the surface, its data systems were cracking. Its outdated on-prem infrastructure struggled with storage limitations, requiring frequent server upgrades to keep pace with the operational volume.
The expiring legacy systems, while once reliable, had become a critical bottleneck, hindering data accessibility beyond 18 months. Innovation stalled and risk loomed. The bank struggled to ensure data integrity and risked missing critical regulatory deadlines, which could result in significant financial penalties. The systems that once powered the bank’s global growth were now holding it back, creating blind spots, straining teams, and putting its reputation on the line.
Recognizing the need for transformation, the bank sought a strategic partner who could do more than migrate data; they needed someone to transform how they store and interact with data to draw critical value-driven insights.
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Other than modernizing the bank's legacy system, Virtusa helped the bank lay the foundation for a data-driven, customer-centric future to ensure long-term operational excellence
Drawing on its proven cloud-first migration strategies and deep expertise in banking, Virtusa collaborated with the bank's internal developers to create a cloud-first blueprint leveraging Snowflake's native capabilities.
Together, the teams developed a scalable, cloud-based platform to modernize the bank's data infrastructure and consolidate information from various internal sources into a single, unified data warehouse.
Data privacy and encryption: Given the highly sensitive nature of the data handled by the bank, data privacy was a key consideration in the solution. Snowflake’s built-in data encryption features ensured that Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and other sensitive data were securely encrypted at rest and in transit within the database. It provided the bank with a robust mechanism to meet regulatory requirements for data protection.
Additionally, for countries that imposed strict data sovereignty laws, and where data couldn't be moved to the cloud, Virtusa implemented end-to-end Cross Border Data Clearance. It ensured that sensitive data stayed within the designated jurisdiction, adhering to country-specific regulatory requirements while benefiting from the scalability and efficiency of Virtusa’s data solutions.
The migration process facilitated adequate storage without needing physical server expansion and streamlining data storage. The result was a modern state-of-the-art data platform that enables the bank to process complex information efficiently.
Advanced reconciliation solution: Virtusa implemented an advanced reconciliation framework to safeguard data quality during migration. This framework validated every transfer from legacy systems to the cloud, ensuring zero data loss or discrepancies and significantly reducing testing efforts, enabling a smoother, faster transition.
The cloud-based data warehouse allowed the global bank to:
This cloud-powered transformation marks a pivotal shift in how the bank leverages data. Other than modernizing the bank's legacy system, Virtusa helped the bank lay the foundation for a data-driven, customer-centric future to ensure long-term operational excellence.
In Virtusa, the bank found a partner who could bridge financial regulatory depth with engineering clarity. What set Virtusa apart was its ability to design for real-world constraints: encryption, data sovereignty, reconciliation, and business outcomes.
With certified Snowflake architects, reusable accelerators, and a collaborative delivery model, Virtusa Virtusa co-created a tailored modernization journey that prioritized governance, compliance, and future scalability. Virtusa became a strategic ally ready to help the bank accelerate innovation with control, clarity, and confidence.
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