8allocate

We fix what slows banks down — without breaking what works.

For engineering leads & CTOs at banks running legacy core systems.

Book a 15-min discovery call8allocate.com

The real cost of legacy debt

A strategic bottleneck dressed up as a tech problem.

Every new feature takes months. Every third-party integration becomes a project. Performance degrades as transaction volumes grow. Ripping everything out risks stability — the smarter path is a modernization partner who has done it before.

We run parallel systems, refactor incrementally, and deliver measurable performance improvements while keeping production live.

100x
Speed improvement on mortgage platform rewrite (Germany)
4 wks
Time to onboard a dedicated team and start delivery
100%
Trading platform availability — 24 / 7 / 365

What we deliver

Capabilities → outcomes.

Capability
Legacy codebase refactoring
Performance improvements of 100x achieved on mortgage platform — comprehensive test coverage included.
Monolith → microservices migration
Platform transitioned to microservices — unlocking scalability, flexibility and faster feature releases.
Third-party API integration
Improved system interoperability, streamlined operations, secure and efficient data flow.
24/7 technical support
100% uptime for high-frequency algorithmic trading — response time reduced by a third.
Parallel development
New system built alongside existing production — zero disruption to current operations.

Proof

Modernization that actually ships.

Mortgage platform — 100x speed improvement

Germany
  • Legacy system maintained while new platform was simultaneously developed
  • Rewrote legacy codebase delivering over 100x improvement in data processing speed
  • Comprehensive test coverage and automated data-collection bot for autofill
  • Production never interrupted throughout the entire process

African financial inclusion platform — microservices migration

South Africa
  • Platform serving millions of unbanked users across Africa — scaling was critical
  • Migrated from monolithic architecture to microservices — agility and scalability unlocked
  • Integrated third-party APIs, refactored legacy codebase, hardened security
  • Each sprint added new features without destabilising existing services

24/7 trading platform support — ultra-low latency

Israel
  • High-frequency algorithmic trading where milliseconds determine profit or loss
  • 100% automation of all trading algorithms — customers run their own tools
  • Reduced issue response time by one third — preventing customer profit loss
  • Fully dedicated colocation infrastructure for direct exchange access

Money transfer platform — capacity increase

United Kingdom
  • Dedicated team onboarded in 4 weeks to scale existing money transfer application
  • Third-party integrations, cash-drawer management, legacy code modernization
  • Hybrid Scrum/Kanban delivery with daily syncs — on schedule and within budget

How we approach modernization

Four principles.

01

Production first

We never put production stability at risk. Legacy and new systems run in parallel until the new one is battle-tested.

02

Iterative delivery

Measurable improvements every sprint — you see results in weeks, not after a 12-month big bang.

03

Speed to team

Dedicated team onboarded in 2–4 weeks. You don't wait months to start seeing momentum.

04

Domain-aware engineers

Our teams understand financial systems, trading and compliance — not just code.

Show us your bottleneck — we'll show you how we've solved it before.

hello@8allocate.com8allocate.com