Finastra is a global provider of financial services software applications across Lending, Payments, Treasury and Capital Markets, and Universal (retail and digital) Banking. Committed to unlocking the potential of people, businesses and communities everywhere, its vision is to accelerate the future of finance through technology and collaboration, and its pioneering approach is why it is trusted by ~8,100 financial institutions, including 45 of the world’s top 50 banks.
Core offering
Key strengths
Target audience
Finastra’s Essence core banking platform supports multi-entity and multi-currency operations, across deposits, lending, and payments; and also ensures compliance with regulatory requirements across jurisdictions, making it suitable for globally diversified financial institutions. Essence is cloud-first and API-driven, allowing financial institutions to benefit from flexibility, scalability, operational resilience, and reduced infrastructure costs; and to innovate in areas such as product development and customer experience in an ecosystem driven world.
Finastra’s Essence is designed around modern core banking principles – Open, Cloud, Digital, FinTech Ecosystem, Analytics, and Security – to help financial institutions deliver secure, market leading, data-enriched products and services.
Its modular, cloud-native architecture and open innovation platform make it easy to build, customize, and launch new products quickly. With a comprehensive SaaS model, 24/7 global support, and seamless access to Finastra’s broad portfolio, Essence offers the flexibility, scalability, and resilience needed to grow and adapt.
As a global provider of financial services software, with a strong presence in both established and emerging markets, Finastra is positioned as the core banking partner for institutions aiming to modernise and streamline operations, catering to retail, SME, commercial, and universal banks as well as building societies, FinTechs and digital start-ups. With its next-gen digital core banking platform, Finastra Essence uniquely combines rich, broad and deep banking functionality with advanced technology, to help financial institutions reimagine banking.
How we partner with BKN301
BKN301 and Finastra are strong strategic partners with an integrated team approach to the achievement of shared, collaborative technological and business objectives. From inception, clear goals were set and tracked regularly, with timely updates communicated effectively, thus ensuring success.
This collaborative approach extended throughout the project, including the executive-level steering committee.
Let's build together
If you're building something ambitious, we’d like to connect. Whether you're enabling embedded finance, expanding your service offering, or accelerating digital transformation, we're open to exploring how we can create value together.
Finastra is a global provider of financial services software applications across Lending, Payments, Treasury and Capital Markets, and Universal (retail and digital) Banking. Committed to unlocking the potential of people, businesses and communities everywhere, its vision is to accelerate the future of finance through technology and collaboration, and its pioneering approach is why it is trusted by ~8,100 financial institutions, including 45 of the world’s top 50 banks.
Core offering
Finastra’s Essence core banking platform supports multi-entity and multi-currency operations, across deposits, lending, and payments; and also ensures compliance with regulatory requirements across jurisdictions, making it suitable for globally diversified financial institutions. Essence is cloud-first and API-driven, allowing financial institutions to benefit from flexibility, scalability, operational resilience, and reduced infrastructure costs; and to innovate in areas such as product development and customer experience in an ecosystem driven world.
Key strengths
Finastra’s Essence is designed around modern core banking principles – Open, Cloud, Digital, FinTech Ecosystem, Analytics, and Security – to help financial institutions deliver secure, market leading, data-enriched products and services.
Its modular, cloud-native architecture and open innovation platform make it easy to build, customize, and launch new products quickly. With a comprehensive SaaS model, 24/7 global support, and seamless access to Finastra’s broad portfolio, Essence offers the flexibility, scalability, and resilience needed to grow and adapt.
Target audience
As a global provider of financial services software, with a strong presence in both established and emerging markets, Finastra is positioned as the core banking partner for institutions aiming to modernise and streamline operations, catering to retail, SME, commercial, and universal banks as well as building societies, FinTechs and digital start-ups. With its next-gen digital core banking platform, Finastra Essence uniquely combines rich, broad and deep banking functionality with advanced technology, to help financial institutions reimagine banking.
