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    Databricks Solutions

    Unifying your Data

    What is Databricks

    In today’s dynamic landscape, businesses require a unified platform that seamlessly integrates data engineering, data science, and machine learning. Databricks provides that very solution, built upon the innovative Lakehouse architecture, empowering your teams to collaborate efficiently, derive actionable insights, and build cutting-edge AI applications, all within a secure and scalable environment.

    How we can help

    In a period of transformative change, First Derivative provides expert guidance and delivers tangible results across the payments ecosystem. We understand the complex interplay of technology and regulation, enabling payment networks, financial services providers, businesses, and FinTechs to create and optimise secure, real-time payment solutions.

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    Thought Leadership​

    FD continue to create solutions to today’s and supporting future visions in PayTech. EPAM take pride in our responses to industry-led consultations, whilst supporting innovation forums like FinTech Alliance, Finextra, OFNC, UK Finance, and The PSR. Our team regularly present at Payments Conferences as speakers and panel members.​

    Innovation​

    FD have been at the forefront of Payments Innovation, backed by our engineering DNA. We have built out a Neo Banking SaaS solutions, involved in the early design of a leading mobile wallet, are developing a distributed ledger interbank payments network and have developed ‘Pling’, our smart speaker banking app using Open Banking APIs.​​

    ​Regulatory Compliance​

    We have implemented solutions for PSD2 across Europe and taken our knowledge globally as other markets follow suit. The standardisation to ISO20022 continues to drive solutions, innovation and challenges. We have experts in cyber security working at the cutting edge of POS and network security and work with a number of 3rd party specialists in this area.​​​

    ​Systems Migration​

    We are global leaders in major banking system migrations, having recently completed the payment system migration for 37 banks across the Middle East to a new real-time processing platform and driving the migration to a centralised data model across 11 countries in APAC.

    Strategies

    With our deep insight into Payments & Technology solutions, FD has a proprietary assessment framework enabling rapid assessment aligned to a client’s strategy or strategic intent. This combines customer, business and technology assessments, with outcomes focused on a roadmap to achieve the strategy.​

    UX & Design

    A smooth customer experience will increase loyalty and produce immediate returns in the form of greater conversion rates at checkout. Recent acquisitions of two leading design labs have bolstered our frontend design and customer strategy capabilities.

    Hardware Prototyping

    We invest heavily in researching and prototyping new technologies. This includes partnering with specialist manufacturers to develop cutting edge solutions, such as smart watches, sound systems and medical devices.

    Agile Development

    We are experts in multiple agile methodologies, and our approach is tailored for each client engagement. We regularly win awards for our distributed Agile delivery approach, which lets us scale up rapidly to meet evolving requirements.

    Key Figures

    230%

    Revenue % since 2021

    155+

    Production Projects

    80+

    Joint Customers

    1.5K+

    Trained Engineers

    Our Approach

    At First Derivative, we know that the first step of creating the right solution is to fully understand the problem. That is why we do not come with a preconceived view of what solution will work, nor do we have one product which we will shoehorn at every problem. The typical components of a “composable solution” are described below​.

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    Real Time Data Platforms​​

    Real time solutions which enable immediate processing and analysis of data as it is generated, allowing for instant insights and decision making​​

    Data Mesh​​

    Decentralised data architecture with clear data ownership promoting scalability and agility ​​

    ​Data Fabric​​

    Integration and management of data across diverse environments providing seamless and automated access to data​​​​

    ​Data Experience​​

    The presentation of data to users in a way that is be beautifully designed, intuitive to use, works in real time and is immediately actionable​.

    AI Labs​

    Deploying AI and advanced analytics on real world use cases​.​

    Data Governance & Lineage​

    Empower organisations to trust their data by delivering robust data governance and lineage solutions for smarter decision-making.​

    Data Operations​

    Standardising and deduplicating processes which are unnecessarily complex​.

    Data Remediation​

    Rectifying the backlog of non-compliant, inaccurate or incomplete data​.

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    First Derivative is eager to help you navigate your journey and provide the support and expertise to comprehend the complexities and challenges that the Databricks can bring.

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