Banking Technology2025

Middleware Solution

Role: Product Manager - Technical Documentation & Testing

Overview

A major banking client's core system was overloaded by direct requests from user channels, causing frequent downtime. In many financial institutions, core banking systems face a silent yet growing problem — system overload. For one of our key banking clients, the Core Banking Application (CBA) was being overwhelmed by a flood of direct requests from multiple channels: USSD, mobile apps, and web platforms. This created frequent downtimes, performance bottlenecks, and poor customer experiences. Our mission was to build a robust Middleware Solution that could act as a secure, scalable bridge between these external channels and the core banking system while improving reliability, reducing load, and ensuring seamless service delivery across millions of transactions daily.

Roles & Responsibilities

  • Mapped existing system architecture and performance bottlenecks

  • Co-authored PRDs, FRDs, and API specifications

  • Worked closely with backend engineers on middleware design

  • Tested APIs and system performance using Postman

  • Ensured secure authentication and authorization layers

Goal

Create a secure middleware layer to reduce traffic and improve uptime.

Process

  • Analyzed existing system architecture to identify performance bottlenecks

  • Mapped traffic flow from external channels to the core banking system

  • Co-authored PRDs, FRDs, and API documentation

  • Collaborated with backend engineers on middleware architecture design

  • Validated APIs and conducted system testing using Postman

  • Managed stakeholder alignment across engineering and banking teams

Impact

  • Reduced core banking load by 30%

  • Improved system stability

  • Enhanced security with layered authentication