Zero Downtime, 5X Speed, 10X Scale: Modernizing Commercial Banking Platform


Overview

A global commercial banking and payments leader operating across 100+ countries faced mounting pressure to modernize amid strict security mandates, evolving regulations, and a 20-year-old legacy platform. Two previous transformation attempts only added complexity and technical debt, limiting scalability and customer experience.

The organization partnered with Altimetrik to execute a comprehensive, future-ready modernization and bring its long-term digital vision to life.

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February 24, 2026
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Key Business Challenges

Zero Downtime, 5X Speed, 10X Scale: Modernizing Commercial Banking Platform


Learn how Altimetrik modernized a global commercial banking platform to achieve zero downtime, 5X performance, and 10X scalability with a future-ready architecture.
February 24, 2026
5 minute read

Overview

A global commercial banking and payments leader operating across 100+ countries faced mounting pressure to modernize amid strict security mandates, evolving regulations, and a 20-year-old legacy platform. Two previous transformation attempts only added complexity and technical debt, limiting scalability and customer experience.

The organization partnered with Altimetrik to execute a comprehensive, future-ready modernization and bring its long-term digital vision to life.

Business Outcomes & Impact

  • 99.99% uptime with zero-downtime deployments, delivering resilient and reliable services across global time zones.
  • Realized 5X performance improvements across critical workloads.
  • Enabled 10X auto-scaling capacity to support peak demand.
  • Reduced release cycles from weeks to minutes while enhancing platform stability to meet stringent regulatory and security standards.
  • Delivered a responsive UI with built-in A/B testing to drive continuous optimization, resulting in exceptional user feedback and enabling a smarter, faster, and more dynamic digital platform.

Key Business Challenges

1. Customer & Market Pressure

Outdated UI, slow APIs, and difficulty keeping up with regulatory changes hurt client experience and competitiveness.

2. Technology & Architecture Constraints

A 20-year-old monolith with heavy technical debt, poor performance, and slow, downtime-heavy deployments stalled innovation.

3. Process & Operational Limitations

Legacy processes, limited automation, and weak DevOps slowed releases, restricted scalability, and hindered market expansion.

Solution Overview

We executed a phased, low-risk modernization to transform the legacy monolith without disrupting core operations, delivering a secure, scalable, service-based digital banking platform ready for future growth.

  • Phased Modernization Strategy
    1. Adopted a multi-phase transformation approach to reduce risk and ensure continuity
    2. Launched a strong foundational release before expanding modernization scope
    3. Enabled incremental value delivery while avoiding disruption to core banking services
  • Legacy-to-Modern Architecture Transformation
    1. Applied the Strangler pattern to progressively replace the 20-year-old monolith
    2. Used advanced traffic management to seamlessly route users between legacy and new services
    3. Implemented persona-based migration to modernize user journeys without downtime
  • Holistic Platform Enablement
    1. Modernized applications, infrastructure, and tools in parallel
    2. Upgraded delivery processes and DevOps practices to accelerate releases
    3. Delivered a secure, scalable, service-based architecture ready for future growth

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