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Atome Taps Ant Group’s OceanBase to Power Its Database Modernisation

Fintech News

Atome, a buy-now-pay-later provider, has partnered with OceanBase , a distributed relational database developed by Ant Group, to upgrade its database infrastructure. To manage its increasing transaction volume, Atome will integrate OceanBase’s distributed database system.

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How Distributed Databases Drive the Digital Boom in ASEAN: Insights from OceanBase

Fintech News

Under Evan’s leadership, OceanBase is actively pushing the database technologies and products to new heights, developing a next-generation database architecture designed to handle mission-critical workloads. Global Shopping Festival in China, it helps process millions of transactions every second. Evan stated.

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American Express India Database Accessible To Anyone In October

PYMNTS

American Express India enabled a database to be accessible to anyone for longer than five days in October, according to a report in The Next Web. According to the report , the Hacken cyber consultancy team’s director of cyber risk research, Bob Diachenko, discovered the unprotected database on Oct. 20, but potentially even longer.

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The Hidden Catalyst to Scaling an e-Wallet that Serves 200 Million Users in Indonesia

Fintech News

However, as the company’s user base skyrocketed and transaction volumes soared, it became evident that a robust and scalable technological foundation was crucial to sustain this meteoric rise. Zikry revealed that their initial setup using MySQL-like databases struggled to cope with the escalating transaction volumes during peak events.

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Bridging the Gap in Modern Data Management

Fintech News

In the fintech industry, where data flows are as crucial as financial currents, adeptly managing vast volumes of information is beneficial and essential. The sector is witnessing a pivotal shift from traditional database systems to more sophisticated and scalable solutions. ” The numbers tell a compelling story.

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Australian Bank Leverages MongoDB Atlas for Major Tech Transformation

The Fintech Times

Prior to partnering with MongoDB, the bank, which has five million customers, ran the system on a legacy relational database. Because of these database-related challenges, the bank’s analysts and developers were committing significant effort to complex database management tasks in order to keep the application running.

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Merchant Underwriting: What It Is, How It Works, and Why It’s Important

Stax

The merchant underwriting process helps reduce fraud (including chargeback volume), ensures compliance with regulations, and protects financial stability in the payment processing space. Key steps include application review, risk assessment, credit checks, and compliance verification.