The document outlines a reference architecture for connected finance, detailing challenges related to mobility, connectivity, and virtual payments. It discusses the use of financial protocols and cloud connectors to ensure secure, scalable, and real-time connections in a hybrid deployment model. Additionally, it highlights features such as event-driven architecture, protocol support, and API-driven solutions.

1. Last Updated: February 2015
Connected-Finance Reference
Architecture
Senaka Fernando
Solutions Architect

2. Challenge – mobility

3. Challenge – connectivity

4. Challenge – social

5. Virtual payments

6. Next-gen

10. Connectivity
o Services and APIs
o Connect using financial protocols FIX, FpML,
FIXML
o Bridge financial protocols to open protocols
o Cloud connectors
o Secure connectivity (TLS/MLS)
o Security bridging
o EIPs/MEPs

11. Connect using financial protocols

12. Bridge financial protocols to open protocols

13. Bridge financial protocols to open protocols

14. Routing

15. Connectivity summary

16. EDA (Event-Driven Architecture)

17. Cloud connectors

18. Hybrid deployment

19. Monitoring, gateway pattern

20. Integrated internally, externally

21. Complete platform

22. Cloud offerings

23. Summary
o Protocol support FIX, AMQP, MQTT
o Scalability, high-availability
o Real-time
o Guaranteed delivery
o Cloud deployment
o Hybrid deployment
o Security
o API driven
o *PaaS
o Componentized, handler driven architecture
o Device management and IOT

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