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Financial Services Solutions

Zamski provides specialized features for financial services development teams that help accelerate delivery while maintaining security, compliance, and reliability requirements.

Zamski's Financial Services Focus​

Financial software development requires special attention to:

  • Regulatory Compliance: Meeting requirements for SOX, PCI-DSS, GLBA, and more
  • Security Standards: Implementing strict financial-grade security controls
  • Audit Trails: Maintaining comprehensive traceability for regulatory audits
  • Risk Management: Systematically identifying and addressing security risks
  • Performance at Scale: Ensuring systems can handle peak transaction loads

Zamski's fintech-specific features address these challenges throughout the development lifecycle.

Activating Financial Services Features​

Enable Financial Services Mode​

  1. Navigate to Settings > Organization
  2. Under the Industry section, select Financial Services
  3. Click Save Changes
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Your organization administrator may have already enabled financial services mode. You can check this in your organization settings.

Demo Mode for Evaluation​

To explore financial services features without changing your settings:

  1. Type demo:fintech in the search bar
  2. Select "Enter Financial Services Demo Mode"
  3. Explore all fintech features with sample data
  4. Exit by typing demo:off in the search bar

PRD Analysis for Financial Services​

Compliance Scanning​

When uploading PRDs in financial services mode:

  1. Navigate to PRD Analysis
  2. Upload your PRD as normal
  3. The system automatically performs regulatory compliance analysis
  4. Review the Compliance tab in the analysis results

Fintech-Specific Annotations​

The PRD analysis includes financial services annotations:

  • Financial Data Identifiers: Requirements involving sensitive financial data
  • Transaction Security: Security controls for financial transactions
  • Reconciliation Requirements: Functionality for financial reconciliation
  • Regulatory Reporting: Reporting required for compliance
  • Fraud Prevention: Features for fraud detection and prevention

Technical Implementation Guidance​

The Technical Analysis section provides fintech-specific guidance:

  1. Navigate to the Developer View
  2. Select the Financial Implementation tab
  3. Review guidance on:
    • Authentication requirements for financial operations
    • Secure transaction processing patterns
    • Data retention and archiving requirements
    • Reconciliation and audit mechanisms
    • High-availability architectures for financial systems

Compliance-Aware Sprint Planning​

Regulatory Requirement Tracking​

Zamski helps track compliance requirements in your sprints:

  1. In the Sprint Simulator, enable the Financial Compliance tracking
  2. The system will tag tasks related to compliance requirements
  3. An automatic compliance coverage assessment is generated
  4. Critical regulatory requirements are highlighted

Financial System Dependencies​

The dependency analysis includes special attention to financial system dependencies:

  1. The system automatically identifies dependencies between:

    • Authentication components and transaction processing
    • Reporting capabilities and financial data storage
    • User authorization and financial operations
    • Reconciliation systems and data sources

  2. These dependencies are highlighted in the Financial Dependencies view

Financial Services Dashboard Features​

Compliance and Risk Metrics​

The dashboard offers financial services-specific metrics:

  1. Compliance Coverage: Assessment across different regulations
  2. Security Posture: Measurement of financial security controls
  3. Audit Readiness: Preparedness for financial audits
  4. SLA Performance: Metrics for system availability and performance

Risk Radar for Financial Services​

The Risk Radar includes fintech-specific risk detection:

  1. Data Security Risks: Potential issues with financial data
  2. Transaction Vulnerabilities: Weaknesses in transaction processing
  3. Compliance Gaps: Missing requirements for financial regulations
  4. Performance Bottlenecks: Performance issues for high-volume operations

Documentation and Audit Support​

Automated Documentation​

Zamski helps generate documentation required for financial compliance:

  1. Navigate to Documentation > Compliance
  2. Select Generate Financial Documentation
  3. Choose which documents to generate:
    • System Security Plan
    • Transaction Processing Documentation
    • Data Flow Diagrams
    • Change Management Records
    • Access Control Policies

Audit Trail​

Zamski maintains an audit trail of development activities:

  1. Navigate to Financial > Audit Logs
  2. View a comprehensive audit trail of all development activities
  3. Filter by date, user, component, or activity type
  4. Export logs for external audit purposes

Performance Testing​

Financial Load Testing​

Zamski includes specialized load testing for financial applications:

  1. Navigate to Testing > Financial Load Testing
  2. Configure financial transaction scenarios:
    • Peak transaction volume testing
    • End-of-day processing simulation
    • Month-end/year-end processing
    • Concurrent user scaling
  3. View detailed performance metrics and bottlenecks

Implementation Validation​

Financial Test Coverage​

Track test coverage specifically for financial requirements:

  1. Navigate to Testing > Coverage
  2. View the Financial Compliance tab
  3. See test coverage for:
    • Transaction processing
    • Financial calculations
    • Reporting accuracy
    • Error handling
    • Reconciliation processes

Validation Reports​

Generate validation reports for compliance documentation:

  1. Navigate to Financial > Validation
  2. Click Generate Validation Report
  3. Select which aspects to include
  4. Generate a comprehensive validation report for audit purposes

Best Practices​

  • Security-First Development: Incorporate security from the earliest stages
  • Regular Compliance Reviews: Schedule weekly compliance assessments
  • Transaction Integrity Focus: Prioritize data integrity and transaction accuracy
  • Performance Benchmarking: Establish clear performance requirements early
  • Comprehensive Audit Trails: Implement detailed audit logging from day one

Next Steps​

After enabling financial services features: