How Cloudvisor Built ONE Capital Switzerland's Secure and Cost-Efficient Cloud Infrastructure
The Client
ONE Capital Switzerland Ltd. (OCS) is a Swiss company in the application process for a Fintech license, to upon grant, provide accessible banking solutions for corporate clients. OCS is developing an advanced digital platform that leverages AI-based onboarding tools to optimize risk management, compliance, and operational processes. By minimizing manual tasks, from account setup to daily transactions, and mitigating potential disruptions, OCS ensures efficiency and security in financial operations. The service offering includes multi-currency support for holding and exchanging multiple currencies, international transaction capabilities, and seamless integration with existing business and accounting tools to enhance operational efficiency.
- Industry:Financial Services
- Company Size:2-10 employees
- Country:Switzerland
It was extremely valuable to collaborate with an AWS partner who quickly and professionally applied their years of expertise to our project. This allowed us to immediately benefit from the business value created without experimentation and error. Additionally, managing a large number of third-party vendors was a significant challenge in our case, but Cloudvisor handled it exceptionally well.
Challenges
OCS required a reliable infrastructure to support its new digital banking platform. Rather than building the full-scale platform all at once, the primary goal was to establish a minimum viable product (MVP) to ensure a successful launch. The main challenges included:
- Infrastructure Scalability: The platform needed to dynamically scale to meet evolving business needs and support increased workloads.
- Vendor Consolidation: OCS was managing multiple third-party vendors, requiring a unified cloud environment to streamline operations.
- Performance Optimization: Reliable, low-latency access was crucial for financial transactions and data processing.
- Security & Compliance: As a FinTech company, OCS needed a secure and auditable environment that adhered to financial industry regulations.
Solutions
Cloudvisor designed and implemented a robust AWS-based infrastructure to support OCS’s digital banking platform. The solutions included:
AWS EKS Implementation
Ensured scalability and efficient resource utilization by leveraging Kubernetes for workload orchestration.
Centralized Data Management
Consolidated multiple vendor sources into an Amazon RDS cluster, enabling seamless data handling and improved reliability.
Content Delivery Optimization
AWS CloudFront reduced latency and accelerated content delivery, ensuring a smooth user experience even during peak traffic.
Exclusive Cost Optimization
As a partner, Cloudvisor offered OCS an exclusive 50–90% discount off standard CloudFront service rates, reducing expenses without compromising performance.
Auto-Scaling Configurations
Integrated auto-scaling within AWS EKS to dynamically adjust resources based on demand, optimizing costs without compromising performance. Our recommendation to use on-demand for baseline capacity and spot instances for auto-scaling helped further reduce costs.
Enhanced Security & Compliance
Implemented PCI DSS best practices, AWS Config for operational best practices, AWS CloudTrail for activity monitoring, GuardDuty for proactive threat detection, and KMS encryption to protect sensitive financial data. Due to compliance requirements, the stack was deployed in the Zurich region.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
Automated infrastructure provisioning and management using Terraform, ensuring consistency and reducing deployment time.
AWS Funding Support
Secured AWS funding to fully cover infrastructure costs, maximizing value while maintaining operational excellence.
Results
With Cloudvisor’s expertise, OCS successfully launched a reliable, secure, and scalable digital banking infrastructure. The key outcomes included:
Efficient deployment
Infrastructure as Code enabled fast, consistent, and repeatable setups.
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Seamless user experience
AWS CloudFront reduced latency and improved responsiveness.
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Enhanced security & compliance
AWS security services safeguarded data and ensured regulatory compliance.
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Scalability & cost optimization
Auto-scaling adjusted resources dynamically while cutting costs.
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Vendor consolidation – Unified AWS environment simplified operations and reduced complexity.
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Cost efficiency
On-demand and spot instances lowered costs and improved flexibility.
With Cloudvisor, businesses gain more than just technical expertise – they get a trusted partner who ensures a seamless cloud transition, maximizes cost savings, and builds infrastructure that grows with them. Let’s build something scalable and future-proof together!
