365.bank — A Comprehensive Review of the Bank's New Architecture
How Grow2FIT independently reviewed 365.bank's proposed target architecture across six core banking domains — and turned the evaluation into a phased, risk-aware roadmap the bank could act on with confidence.
About the Project
365.bank set out to modernise its core banking landscape and needed an objective evaluation of the proposed TO-BE architecture before committing to implementation. Grow2FIT was engaged to review the design across the bank's principal business domains, validate the direction, surface risks, and recommend a pragmatic path forward — all within the constraints of a regulated banking environment.
Solution
Employing a structured methodology, Grow2FIT's approach for each area included:
- An initial workshop to review the proposed TO-BE architecture and identified issues.
- Preparation of a draft output for each domain.
- Follow-up workshops that allowed for collaborative refinement of these drafts.
- A final stage involving the completion and finalisation of the outputs.
The areas reviewed
- Accounts & Cards
- Payments
- Consumer & Mortgage Loans
- Corporate & Treasury
- Data, Reporting, Compliance & CRM
- Front-end and new omnichannel platform integration
Result
After a strategic review, Grow2FIT advised 365.bank to proceed with a phased approach to IT system enhancement, focusing on key areas such as payment gateway functionality and new customer channels. The recommendation included the implementation of a new Cloud Data Warehouse solution, focusing initially on incorporating new requirements into this platform.
We also recommended retaining core banking systems where beneficial. Further stages involve consideration of system evolution based on specific technological, financial, and market-driven factors. Details of the implementation are kept general to respect confidentiality agreements.
The outcome was not a rip-and-replace mandate, but a sequenced modernisation plan — clear on what to change first, what to keep, and what to revisit as conditions evolve.
Contact person
Martin Petrík — Program Manager, 365.bank.
About the client
365.bank is a Slovak bank that carries out its business activities mainly on the basis of the Commercial Code and the Banking Act. The bank offers its clients a wide range of banking and financial products and services. Its core activities include accepting deposits, providing loans, performing domestic and cross-border transfers of funds, providing investment services, performing investment activities, and providing ancillary services under the Act on Securities.
How We Work
Independent, pragmatic architecture reviews are how many of our banking engagements begin — an objective view of where you are, what to change first, and how to do it within your regulatory reality. Explore our services or read more of our case studies.