Icon Faster feature releases

by empowering self-service among app users

Icon Cost Savings

with reused components and optimized development efforts

Icon Scalability

for seamless system integrations

Icon Solidified market position

as a digital banking leader ready for sustained innovation

Summary

One of the leading universal banks in the Philippines embarked on a project to revamp its mobile and internet banking solutions to have a unified look, feel, and experience. This aimed to transition its mobile banking services from monolithic architectures to scalable, interoperable microservices by leveraging OutSystems, a low-code platform for rapid development.

The project was successful as it achieved its goal of streamlined business operations, enhanced user experience, and maintained the bank’s leadership in digital innovation.

Challenges

The bank faced significant hurdles with its monolithic legacy systems, risking prolonged development cycles and missed opportunities for market leadership.

  • Existing monolithic architecture hindered seamless integrations.
  • Limited in-house expertise hampered the ability to fully leverage OutSystems for its modernization goals.
  • There was pressure to roll out new features rapidly to stay competitive and meet evolving customer expectations.

Solutions

The bank partnered with Stratpoint to execute a tailored modernization roadmap:

  • Microservices transition
    • Legacy modernization by converting critical backend services from monolithic structures to scalable microservices.
    • Developed an API gateway with OutSystems that optimized request routing to enable seamless communications across multiple digital channels.
  • OutSystems enablement
    • Utilized OutSystems’ low-code capabilities to accelerate mobile app feature development.
    • Delivered innovative functionalities, enhancing the app’s usability and user engagement.
  • Agile development practices
    • Addressed the bank’s extensive backlog with incremental and value-driven deliveries.
    • Ensured rapid rollouts of essential features to support dynamic market demands.

Technologies Used

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