Core Banking System

Core transaction processing engines for banks—or “core banking systems”—have been making news in the world of banking technology of late. Some of the major global banks have announced partnerships with new cloud-based core banking systems providers. There have been a few instances in the US of these partnerships as well. Many small and midcap banks in the US and Latin America are known to be shopping around for new cores. This topic seems to have suddenly gained visibility in the US and the rest of the world.

Banks all over the world spend millions of dollars each on maintaining their core banking systems, which usually interface with tens or hundreds of systems. Core banking systems handle a high volume of transactions and are expected to function without interruption—prolonged outages can invite regulatory scrutiny, customer opprobrium, and significant loss of revenue.