Azure Cloud-Native Migration & AI: How a German Deposit FinTech Scaled from €250M to €1B

Industry: FinTech, Digital Transformation

Client

A German-based FinTech firm specializing in innovative deposit services

Goal

The goal was to drive digital transformation by modernizing deposit services, enhancing scalability and security, and delivering innovative financial solutions to strengthen the company’s global FinTech position.

Challenges

  • Migrating from a legacy on-premises system to a modern cloud-native architecture.
  • Ensuring data integrity, security, and regulatory compliance during transformation.
  • Scaling operations while maintaining high performance and reliability.

Solution

Migrated the legacy on-premises platform to Azure with a microservices architecture for scalability and performance.

Applied AI-driven strategies to optimize operations, enhance decision-making, and enable data-driven growth.

Aligned technology initiatives with business strategy to support sustainable expansion.

Impact:

Contributed to the company’s growth from a €250M valuation to a €1B unicorn status, enabling scalable and efficient infrastructure.

Increased platform scalability and performance through the implementation of cloud-native technologies and microservices.

Drove data-first innovation, optimizing operations, customer experience, and internal decision-making processes.

*Case studies reflect work undertaken by our Heads of AI either during their tenure with Head of AI or in prior roles before they were part of the Head of AI network; they are provided for illustrative purposes only and are based on conversations with our Heads of AI.