Building Cloud-Based FCA Compliance Software for the Retail Sector

Building Cloud-Based FCA Compliance Software for the Retail Sector

Product Partnerships Limited (PPL) sought the help of NewRedo to architect a groundbreaking, cloud-native platform focused on Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) compliance. This transformative initiative was designed to replace PPL's existing legacy systems and elevate their FCA compliance capabilities to new heights. The project delivered two key components: a Financial Promotions Accelerator and a Complaints Resolution Hub. The Financial Promotions Accelerator was meticulously engineered to streamline and expedite the FCA-compliant approval process for marketing promotions, thanks to its state-of-the-art workflow management system. The Complaints Resolution Hub was built to provide a comprehensive, FCA-compliant framework for managing customer complaints from inception through to resolution. Both applications are designed to not only meet but exceed the stringent demands of regulatory compliance while also enhancing customer service and streamlining back-office operations. This collaboration between NewRedo and PPL has successfully redefined industry standards for FCA compliance software solutions.

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Building Cloud-Based FCA Compliance Software for the Retail Sector

Product Partnerships

Product Partnerships are leading experts in financial compliance for the retail sector. They provide outsourced compliance services to retail clients selling through B2C channels and using consumer credit products to sell their goods and services. They do this by leveraging in-house technology, extensive knowledge of the marketplace and current legislation. Their technology platforms must be resilient to fluctuating retail demand, frequently evolving legislation and able to constantly adapt to client needs. PPL are compliance specialists in every sense, supporting a diverse range of retail clients that offer consumer credit as part of their proposition, they have deep experience across all retail sectors.

Project Introduction

Product Partnerships Limited (PPL) sought the help of NewRedo to architect a groundbreaking, cloud-native platform focused on Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) compliance. This transformative initiative was designed to replace PPL's existing legacy systems and elevate their FCA compliance capabilities to new heights. The project delivered two key components: a Financial Promotions Accelerator and a Complaints Resolution Hub. The Financial Promotions Accelerator was meticulously engineered to streamline and expedite the FCA-compliant approval process for marketing promotions, thanks to its state-of-the-art workflow management system. The Complaints Resolution Hub was built to provide a comprehensive, FCA-compliant framework for managing customer complaints from inception through to resolution. Both applications are designed to not only meet but exceed the stringent demands of regulatory compliance while also enhancing customer service and streamlining back-office operations. This collaboration between NewRedo and PPL has successfully redefined industry standards for FCA compliance software solutions.
Building Cloud-Based FCA Compliance Software for the Retail Sector
Project Challenge

Delivering the FCA compliance software included ensuring compliance with FCA regulations, developing efficient workflow systems, integrating with legacy systems, and designing scalable and adaptable architectures. Adhering to the stringent regulatory guidelines set by the Financial Conduct Authority and maintaining compliance with the evolving legislation posed an ongoing challenge. Alongside this was the need to develop a sophisticated workflow within the FCA compliance software that could efficiently manage the end-to-end process of reviewing and approving marketing promotions and customer complaints. Ensuring seamless collaboration between various stakeholders, such as compliance officers, reviewers and approvers, presented both a technical and UX hurdle. Lastly the new cloud systems had to seamlessly integrate with existing legacy systems within Product Partnerships' platform.

Our Solution

A NewRedo team set to work, initially to engage stakeholders in a discovery phase, immediately followed by the iterative development of a robust financial promotions application with a sophisticated workflow modelled on the prevailing legislation, enabling streamlined management of marketing promotions approvals ensuring FCA compliance. The team also built an efficient complaints processing application with a workflow that tracked customer complaints throughout their lifecycle, ensuring timely resolution and adherence to regulatory requirements.

The FCA compliance software was built by leveraging the Amazon AWS cloud infrastructure, Node.js as the programming language, an agile project approach. Mature DevOps practices with CI/CD, automated testing, and user-centric UX design were employed to reduce risks. This comprehensive approach ensured a reliable and scalable foundation, fast and responsive performance, flexibility, adaptability and responsiveness to evolving requirements. The FCA compliance software met compliance needs, improved efficiency, and delivered an exceptional user experience, maximising usability and customer satisfaction.

Positive Customer Outcome

The project's outcome delivered significant value to Product Partnerships. The new cloud systems enhanced FCA compliance, streamlining internal processes and improving efficiency. The systems provided adaptability and scalability, accommodating evolving compliance requirements and changing client needs. Additionally, the FCA compliance software improved the customer experience, ensuring timely complaint resolution and efficient marketing promotions approval. Overall, NewRedo's expertise successfully addressed business challenges, delivering robust solutions and showcasing technical prowess in retail compliance operations.

Project Skills
API Agile Amazon AWS Automation Business Analysis Change Management Cloud Data Analytics Data Migration Delivery Management CouchDB Document databases NoSql DevOps JavaScript Jira Kubernetes Node.js OpenID-Connect SAML Product Management Project management RDBMS React SSO Service Management Software Archtecture Stakeholder Management Technical Leadership Terraform Test Management UX Design User Research Web Programming Web applications