Industry-Specific Application Modernization: Financial Services Focus
In the fast-evolving world of financial services, the imperative to modernize applications is more urgent—and more complex—than ever. Banks, insurers, and capital markets firms face a unique convergence of challenges: stringent regulatory requirements, sophisticated risk management needs, and uncompromising data privacy mandates. At the same time, the relentless demand for operational efficiency and innovation is reshaping the competitive landscape. Publicis Sapient stands at the forefront of this transformation, delivering tailored application modernization solutions that empower financial institutions to innovate securely, comply confidently, and operate with agility.
Tailored Modernization for Financial Services
Financial services organizations operate under some of the world’s most rigorous regulatory regimes. Legacy systems, often built for a different era, can be slow to adapt, costly to maintain, and unable to meet the expectations of today’s customers or regulators. Publicis Sapient’s approach to application modernization is rooted in deep industry expertise and a proven track record of delivering measurable outcomes for financial institutions worldwide.
Addressing Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management, and Data Privacy
Modernization in financial services is not just about technology upgrades—it’s about embedding compliance, risk management, and data privacy into the very fabric of your digital infrastructure. Publicis Sapient’s solutions are designed to:
- Ensure Regulatory Compliance: Automated compliance controls are built into every stage of the modernization journey, from initial build and migration to ongoing operations. Our solutions align with global and regional standards, including GDPR, data localization laws, and solvency regulations, providing peace of mind for compliance and risk teams.
- Strengthen Risk Management: Leveraging advanced analytics and AI, our frameworks automate risk monitoring, detect anomalies, and support real-time decision-making. This is particularly valuable for capital markets and insurers, where rapid risk modeling and anomaly detection are critical.
- Protect Data Privacy: Secure, cloud-native architectures and zero trust principles ensure that sensitive financial data is protected at every layer, mitigating the risk of breaches and ensuring compliance with evolving privacy regulations.
The Cloud Acceleration Platform (CAP): Purpose-Built for Financial Services
A cornerstone of Publicis Sapient’s offering is the Cloud Acceleration Platform (CAP), developed in partnership with Google Cloud. CAP is engineered specifically to address the sector’s most pressing needs, accelerating cloud adoption by providing a secure, compliant, and automated foundation. With CAP, financial institutions can move critical workloads to the cloud in months, not years.
Key Features of CAP for Financial Services
- Workload-Specific Landing Zones: CAP delivers pre-built, fully automated landing zones tailored to the diverse needs of financial services workloads—whether for core banking, insurance claims automation, trading analytics, or data platforms. Each landing zone is aligned with industry standards such as the Center for Internet Security (CIS) Controls and the Cloud Security Alliance Cloud Controls Matrix (CSA CCM).
- Automated Compliance: With over 68 built-in controls, CAP embeds compliance at every stage. Automated compliance monitoring and reporting help institutions stay ahead of evolving regulations, reducing the risk of non-compliance and audit findings.
- Personalized Cloud Journeys: CAP, supported by the Pathfinder orchestration tool, provides tailored guidance and a ready-made toolkit—including pre-written code, technical diagrams, and compliance templates—so organizations can focus on business innovation rather than infrastructure hurdles.
- AI-Driven Risk Assessment: CAP leverages advanced analytics and AI to automate risk assessment, enhance threat detection, and support real-time decision-making.
Real-World Impact: Efficiency Gains and Risk Reduction
Publicis Sapient’s industry-specific approach delivers tangible results:
- Banking: A major global bank partnered with Publicis Sapient to modernize its infrastructure and software development lifecycle using generative AI and CAP. The result: up to 40% efficiency gains, all within a framework designed to meet rigorous risk and compliance standards.
- Insurance: Insurers leverage CAP to automate claims processing with AI-powered document analysis, streamline compliance reporting, and deploy advanced risk modeling for more accurate pricing and underwriting.
- Capital Markets: CAP enables capital markets firms to harness cloud-native data platforms for high-frequency trading analytics, automate back-office operations, and deploy AI-driven compliance monitoring—ensuring regulatory alignment and operational resilience.
Regional Relevance: EMEA & APAC
CAP is designed to address the diverse regulatory and operational landscapes of EMEA and APAC. Pre-built, FSI-ready landing zones are aligned with both global and local compliance standards, while customizable migration journeys and toolkits ensure that institutions in every region can innovate and comply with confidence.
Why Publicis Sapient?
- Deep Financial Services Expertise: Decades of experience across banking, insurance, and capital markets, with a nuanced understanding of sector-specific challenges.
- Compliance-First, Security-by-Design: Automated controls, zero trust principles, and robust security embedded at every stage.
- Accelerated Time-to-Value: Pre-built assets, automated toolkits, and tailored guidance reduce deployment timelines and risk.
- End-to-End Partnership: From strategy and advisory to engineering and ongoing optimization, Publicis Sapient is your partner for every step of the cloud journey.
- Recognized Leadership: Consistently named a leader in cloud and AI transformation by top industry analysts, with a proven track record of delivering measurable business outcomes for financial institutions worldwide.
Ready to Lead the Next Wave of Financial Innovation?
The future of financial services is cloud-powered, AI-enabled, and compliance-assured. With Publicis Sapient’s Cloud Acceleration Platform, your organization can unlock new growth, operational excellence, and customer value—securely and at speed. Connect with our experts to discover how we can help you accelerate your transformation and lead in the digital era.