Evolution of Core Banking in India 
An Analysis on sidelines of ING Vysya Bank’s IT Evolution 
Subhash Chandra Jose
Evolution of Core Banking in India 
ING Vysya’sEvolution post Core Banking 
Changing Gears!
Dun & Bradstreet Award Best Private Sector Bank 
Sunday Standard award Safest Banker 
The Economic Times Top 5 Trusted Brands 
Over 550 branches 
A premier private sector bank in India with a heritage of over 80 years. 
Over 630 ATMs 
Over 2 million customers 
Over US 6333 million in deposits 
Over 10,000 employees 
ING Vysya Bank in India
More Customer Parameters 
Client Server Architecture 
Thick client 
Integration -Batch processes based 
WAN based 
2000’s 
Learning 
1990s 
Entry 
Basic Core Banking 
Product Centric 
Developed in Silos 
Legacy Systems 
LAN Based 
Evolution of Core Banking in India 
Multi channel platform 
Service Oriented Architecture 
Real time processing 
Customer centricity 
regulatory compliance 
Ready for Market 
2010 +
Evolution of Core Banking in India 
ING Vysya’sEvolution post Core Banking 
Changing Gears!
- 6 - 
ING Vysya’ s First Real Core Banking Experience 
2001 
Core Banking Implementation Starts 
2002 
First Pilot Branch Migrated 
200325% branches migrated 
200460% branches migrated 
2006Migration complete 
Branch wise rollout ranging 1 –2 months of activity 
Thick client systems 
Product based ‘buggy’ system 
Logistics Intensive 
High Costs 
How the Migration was done 
2003 -2004 
New ecosystem 
around CBSstarts
- 7 - 
The New Core Banking –Evolution 
Completely Outsourced Model 
Expanding product base 
Around 150+ apps added 
New GLs 
New DC 
Offline AccOpen 
FX, Treasury revamp 
Cash Management 
Consumer lending 
Trade Fiinanace, outsourced switch, Reporting 
2005 -2008 
2009 -2011 
2003 -2005 
2012-2014 
TreasuryInternet Banking, GL 
Credit Risk Mgmnt 
Demat Acc Mgmnt 
Payments 
ECS, New Internet Banking 
New Mobile Bnkg 
New CBS 
ISBS (metro/urban) 
ALPM (semi urban & rural) - LAN Based systems -used in 1990’s 
Inflection Point ! 
High Maintenance & Opex Costs 
New interfaces was time consuming 
Time to market suffered 
Strategic TechnologyInnovation 
Product Centric 
Customer Centric 
ESB
Evolution of Core Banking in India 
ING Vysya’sEvolution post Core Banking 
Changing Gears!
- 9 - 
Our new Customer Centric CBS –The way we did it! 
This program changed : 
Core Banking system 
The Data Center 
2000+ new desktops 
Bandwidth for all network 
MQ series changes 
JDBC driver & DB version 
Maximum Transformation 
Agile principles of ‘welcoming change’ v.s. static scope 
Change Control Board with strong stakeholders with IT on the lead. 
Prioritization of changes in BAU & parallel development in project line 
Regression suite 
Zero Change Freeze 
Completed the project 2 quarters ahead of schedule v.s. the board commitment. 
Extensive planning 
Factory Model framework creation with project management best practices 
Agile ! 
Fast Pace Implementation 
In Feb 14, ING Vysya launched a new Customer Centric CBS 
after a swift 18 month journey &smooth cut over
- 10 - 
Building a Customer Centric Bank 
Customer Focus 
•New Products - faster 
•Consistent multi channel experience 
•CBS central engine for all channels 
•Zero stored customer data upstream and downstream 
Technology innovation 
•Plug and Play integration 
•DC Ops automation 
•Increase availability 
•Virtualize! 
•Embrace Open source 
•Optimize Power 
Lower Operational Deficiencies 
•Standardization of business processes 
•Straight through- 
processing 
•Elimination of manual operations 
•Outsource non- core operations 
Customer Centric BankFull Real-time view of customers & for customers –Best Customer Experience 
A customer centric core banking system is the first enabler for a customer centric bank
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EvolutionOfCoreBankingInIndia

  • 1.
    Evolution of CoreBanking in India An Analysis on sidelines of ING Vysya Bank’s IT Evolution Subhash Chandra Jose
  • 2.
    Evolution of CoreBanking in India ING Vysya’sEvolution post Core Banking Changing Gears!
  • 3.
    Dun & BradstreetAward Best Private Sector Bank Sunday Standard award Safest Banker The Economic Times Top 5 Trusted Brands Over 550 branches A premier private sector bank in India with a heritage of over 80 years. Over 630 ATMs Over 2 million customers Over US 6333 million in deposits Over 10,000 employees ING Vysya Bank in India
  • 4.
    More Customer Parameters Client Server Architecture Thick client Integration -Batch processes based WAN based 2000’s Learning 1990s Entry Basic Core Banking Product Centric Developed in Silos Legacy Systems LAN Based Evolution of Core Banking in India Multi channel platform Service Oriented Architecture Real time processing Customer centricity regulatory compliance Ready for Market 2010 +
  • 5.
    Evolution of CoreBanking in India ING Vysya’sEvolution post Core Banking Changing Gears!
  • 6.
    - 6 - ING Vysya’ s First Real Core Banking Experience 2001 Core Banking Implementation Starts 2002 First Pilot Branch Migrated 200325% branches migrated 200460% branches migrated 2006Migration complete Branch wise rollout ranging 1 –2 months of activity Thick client systems Product based ‘buggy’ system Logistics Intensive High Costs How the Migration was done 2003 -2004 New ecosystem around CBSstarts
  • 7.
    - 7 - The New Core Banking –Evolution Completely Outsourced Model Expanding product base Around 150+ apps added New GLs New DC Offline AccOpen FX, Treasury revamp Cash Management Consumer lending Trade Fiinanace, outsourced switch, Reporting 2005 -2008 2009 -2011 2003 -2005 2012-2014 TreasuryInternet Banking, GL Credit Risk Mgmnt Demat Acc Mgmnt Payments ECS, New Internet Banking New Mobile Bnkg New CBS ISBS (metro/urban) ALPM (semi urban & rural) - LAN Based systems -used in 1990’s Inflection Point ! High Maintenance & Opex Costs New interfaces was time consuming Time to market suffered Strategic TechnologyInnovation Product Centric Customer Centric ESB
  • 8.
    Evolution of CoreBanking in India ING Vysya’sEvolution post Core Banking Changing Gears!
  • 9.
    - 9 - Our new Customer Centric CBS –The way we did it! This program changed : Core Banking system The Data Center 2000+ new desktops Bandwidth for all network MQ series changes JDBC driver & DB version Maximum Transformation Agile principles of ‘welcoming change’ v.s. static scope Change Control Board with strong stakeholders with IT on the lead. Prioritization of changes in BAU & parallel development in project line Regression suite Zero Change Freeze Completed the project 2 quarters ahead of schedule v.s. the board commitment. Extensive planning Factory Model framework creation with project management best practices Agile ! Fast Pace Implementation In Feb 14, ING Vysya launched a new Customer Centric CBS after a swift 18 month journey &smooth cut over
  • 10.
    - 10 - Building a Customer Centric Bank Customer Focus •New Products - faster •Consistent multi channel experience •CBS central engine for all channels •Zero stored customer data upstream and downstream Technology innovation •Plug and Play integration •DC Ops automation •Increase availability •Virtualize! •Embrace Open source •Optimize Power Lower Operational Deficiencies •Standardization of business processes •Straight through- processing •Elimination of manual operations •Outsource non- core operations Customer Centric BankFull Real-time view of customers & for customers –Best Customer Experience A customer centric core banking system is the first enabler for a customer centric bank
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