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One of the biggest challenges for consumer finance organizations is the rigidity of their legacy systems.

Oct 14, 2024

Basikon Core Banking for Consumer Finance: Powering a New Wave of Vertical Products

Consumer finance institutions are constantly pressured to innovate and scale rapidly in today's fast-paced digital era. As digital banks gain popularity, there is a rising demand for flexible and modular core banking solutions that can decouple from traditional setups and drive growth through new verticals. Basikon's Core Banking platform presents an optimal solution, empowering financial institutions to create "speed boats" for specific product lines like captive lending, enabling them to scale faster than ever before.

Decoupling Core Banking for Flexibility and Growth

One of the biggest challenges for consumer finance organizations is the rigidity of their legacy systems. Traditional banking architectures often need to improve the ability to scale and adapt quickly. With Basikon's microservices-based core banking architecture, financial institutions can decouple their core banking from the digital banking layer. This modular approach allows businesses to scale horizontally, launching new products in isolated verticals without overhauling the banking infrastructure.

This "decoupling" means institutions can quickly adapt to market needs and focus on specific areas like loans and deposits for captive lenders. Basikon's flexibility ensures a faster go-to-market for innovative financial products, whether personal loans or equipment leasing, thereby reducing operational complexity and enhancing customer experiences.

Speed Boats for Vertical Product Expansion

Basikon's platform facilitates the creation of agile, specialized financial offerings, often called "speed boats." These vertical products are tailored to meet specific market demands, allowing financial institutions to capitalize on emerging opportunities. In particular, the platform supports:

  • Captive Lenders (Loans & Deposits): Financial institutions serving captive lenders, such as manufacturers or large corporations, can leverage Basikon to manage loan and deposit products. With dedicated workflows, risk controls, and real-time data processing, lenders can efficiently manage portfolios while scaling their services.

  • Vehicles (Cars, Trucks, and Heavy-Duty Equipment): Basikon's loan and leasing management capabilities meet the growing demand for auto finance, especially for commercial and heavy-duty vehicles. Institutions can offer financing for cars, trucks, and other commercial vehicles with streamlined workflows and risk management features.

  • Agricultural Equipment, Construction Machinery, Computer Hardware, Medical Equipment: Basikon's microservices architecture can handle niche financing products, allowing lenders to cater to specialized markets like agricultural machinery, medical equipment, and computer hardware. These sectors require unique loan structures and payment plans, which Basikon easily supports.

The Speed to Scale

One of Basikon's core differentiators is its ability to deploy and configure new financial products in days rather than months. The platform's API-driven architecture and cloud-native design make it possible to prototype, test, and launch products quickly. This speed-to-market is crucial for institutions looking to capture opportunities in emerging markets or develop innovative lending models such as Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) schemes.

Basikon empowers consumer finance organizations to remain competitive in a dynamic financial landscape. It offers the tools to scale operations while maintaining flexibility, security, and compliance.

In conclusion, Basikon Core Banking is redefining how consumer finance institutions operate by offering a decoupled, microservices-based solution that allows them to launch specialized vertical products quickly. Whether it's captive lending or financing for specific equipment, Basikon provides the technological backbone for seamless and scalable operations.