
Acclaimed PSD2 compliance implementation
Increased security, choice and convenience
Less time invested in activities that don’t add value
Challenge
Challenge
Legacy enablement with modern authentication and authorization methods
- This German banking giant needed to incorporate PSD2 compliance into its online banking service, specifically: two-factor (2FA) authentication for login and enabling access to payments and account information via third-party providers.
- New authentication methods did not fit well with the legacy platform.
- Increased demand for authentication and authorization combined with the retirement of the existing method would increase stress on hard-to-scale on-premises systems.
Engagement
Engagement
Multiphase delivery of PSD2 requirements, monitoring load, performance and reliability of all back-end systems
- Advanced delivery with opt-in 2FA for login allowed gradual scaling of the load on back-end systems. Data gathered confirmed that back-end systems would not withstand the full load of live running with 2FA.
- GFT offered “comfort login” as an alternative. This gave users the choice of 2FA or comfort login, which offloaded the authorization systems while fulfilling PSD2 needs.
- A fully decoupled authorization front end was developed with React technology to ease integration of modern authorization schemes as required by third party providers (TPPs).
- Central dashboard gives holistic view of TPP interaction to improve control.
- Project developed using agile methods and delivered by an international team in four locations.
Benefit
Benefit
High customer and end-user satisfaction
- All PSD2 requirements met on time and within budget.
- Solution increases customer convenience and offers choice of ways to log in securely and comfortably.
- System loads were fully optimized to drive down costs.
- The bank was celebrated in the media as the best implementation of the PSD2 directive.
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Success story
PSD2 as an opportunity

