RE: IBM Cloud for Financial Services17 May 2017 09:44
Rogue, outsourcing is only one benefit of FINKit, although you don't have to outsource development, if you want to do it in-house. Similarly, you can have it hosted on their load-balanced, purpose-built cloud-based data centres, your own premises, or a mix of both.
FINKit is a secure, continuous-delivery, full cycle development platform, containing pre-built and tested API's. Developers can be set up to use the platform in minutes, rather than days. They can't corrupt the platform, or the data they use, so you can test using live files. The API's supplied have bank-grade security built in. The API's are feature-rich, so development is quick and easy. Continuous regression testing with each release is standard.. Going from development to production is "as simple as flicking a switch", so is perfect for agile development.
A typical development can be completed in days rather than weeks.
Mobile banking is the fastest growing industry of all time. Experienced developers are becoming more and more sought after and expensive, so anything that can improve their productivity has to help.