Banking

Banking technology solutions for secure digital transformation

Banking

Drive growth, stay compliant and outpace competitors with secure, scalable platforms. From modernising legacy systems to launching digital banks, gain the agility, resilience and cost-efficiency needed to deliver better banking experiences faster.

How we help

The fast and the frictionless

You’re operating in a sector that never stands still – facing pressure from digital-first competitors, tightening regulations, rising customer expectations, and the constant need to innovate securely. Legacy systems slow progress, and new tech can be complex to integrate. That’s where we come in. With decades of experience across banking, payments, capital markets and fintech, BBD builds solutions that help you streamline, scale, and stay one step ahead. From cloud migration to data modernisation, we reduce friction so you can focus on growing your business.

Our work

Helping financial institutions innovate with confidence

Banks, wealth managers, FinTechs and capital market institutions across EMEA have accelerated delivery, reduced costs, and strengthened resilience through solutions designed and delivered in partnership with BBD.

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Greenfield solutions to cut costs and time

Built greenfield solutions that cut time-to-market and reduce cost-to-serve. From digital banks to specialist platforms, our greenfield builds use accelerators and proven architectures to launch fast without sacrificing stability, security or compliance.

Modernised platforms with cloud-native integration

Modernised legacy platforms and integrated cloud-native architectures. We’ve rearchitected monolithic systems into modern, modular platforms that improve performance, scalability and maintainability – unlocking faster change cycles and reducing technical debt. 

Enabled real-time payments, lending and billing

Enabled real-time payments, lending and billing through secure digital platforms. Our payment and lending solutions process high volumes with speed and precision, ensuring compliance with global and local regulations while delivering seamless customer experiences.

Delivered data platforms for insight and compliance

Delivered data platforms that drive insight-led decisions, and improve reporting and regulatory compliance. We turn fragmented data into a single source of truth, enabling richer analytics, automated reporting, and better business decision-making across organisations.

Digital channels for onboarding and engagement

Designed digital channels that elevate client onboarding, satisfaction and engagement. From mobile apps to web portals, we build user-friendly digital experiences that boost customer loyalty, reduce churn, and drive higher engagement rates.

Solution Snapshot

What smart banking transformation looks like

Our solutions are built to scale, delivering measurable impact for financial institutions. Here’s how we make it happen

Still running mission-critical services on legacy tech? We’ve rearchitected monolithic systems into microservices-based, cloud-native platforms using Kubernetes, GitOps and platform engineering best practices. For one European client, we built a secure, enterprise-wide container platform that accelerated deployment, reduced risk, and laid the foundation for continuous innovation. Want a platform that evolves with your needs?

Starting from scratch or scaling fast? We’ve helped launch digital banks across EMEA – from customer onboarding journeys to back-end integration with core banking, payments and risk engines. Using our Vanguard Orchestrator and Generic Rules Engine accelerators, we enabled regional compliance and slashed time-to-market. All with embedded security, resilience and auditability to meet stringent global and local requirements. Wondering how fast we can help you go live?

Need to unlock the value of your data? We’ve delivered enterprise-wide data platform modernisation – turning scattered data into actionable insights. Our proprietary transformation tools helped consolidate data, improve governance, and deliver real-time intelligence across customer behaviour, product performance and operations. The result? Smarter segmentation, improved retention and faster, insight-led decisions. Curious about what your data could be doing for you?

Need to streamline complex financial workflows? We’ve rebuilt high-volume payment and billing ecosystems for financial institutions across EMEA. Leveraging our API accelerators and integration frameworks, we enabled faster settlements, real-time reconciliation, and automated compliance. These platforms support flexible product models and deliver seamless, secure transactions – reducing operational overhead and supporting business growth. Looking to simplify your payment infrastructure?

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How we make it happen for you

Tailored, end-to-end solutions designed to align with your goals from the start. From early architecture consulting to delivery and ongoing support, our expert teams, frameworks and accelerators integrate seamlessly with yours to modernise core systems, launch digital banks, and build cloud-native SaaS platforms that reduce technical debt, lower total cost of ownership, and deliver long-term strategic value.

Proven Results

Let’s unlock what’s next for your banking business

See how leading financial institutions across EMEA have modernised, scaled and innovated with confidence.

Case Studies

Building a bespoke in-house counterparty risk platform

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Case Studies

Implementing a cloud-native solution for a Forex trade platform

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Case Studies

Streamlining company-wide container platform adoption for running cloud-native applications

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Related Expertise

Looking for something else?

Insurance

Over the last 30 years, we have worked as a software partner with leading risk, life and investment insurers to provide innovation that has improved customer experiences around the world.

Public sector

For over a decade, we have partnered with public institutions to harness revolutionary solutions that enable the transition to a more technologically empowered society.

Telecoms

We help clients in the telecoms sector stay up to speed with the fast pace of technological change while adapting and advancing rapidly transforming business models.

Other Industries

We provide solutions for business environments across any sector that ensure streamlined technical processes and ultimate value delivery. Our expertise transform teams and systems and bring you the benefit our extensive experience.

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Matthew Barnard

Head of Banking

Whether you’re modernising legacy or scaling digital channels, we’ll help you build secure, resilient systems that perform at the pace of modern banking.

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