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Case StudyBanking & Financial Services
Digital Banking • Latin America

One Platform to Ask, Grow and Trust

A leading digital banking platform in Latin America had outgrown its data platform. SunnyData moved it to Databricks without interrupting operations: jobs that took hours now run in under one, and executives get answers in seconds.

See client results
Under 1 hr For data jobs that took 3 to 8 hours Business teams get the numbers sooner.
Seconds For executives to get answers Down from hours of reviewing reports.
300M+ Monthly transactions kept running Throughout the move.

Client challenge

A growing platform, running out of room

The client is a leading digital banking platform in Latin America. It processes hundreds of millions of transactions a month for businesses and fintechs.

Its data platform had hit its limit. It ran at 95% of its contracted capacity while data grew up to 10% a month, and key data jobs took 3 to 8 hours, so business teams waited for the numbers.

Access was also spread across systems with no central audit trail, which blocked any path to putting AI to work.

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The solution

One governed platform, ready for what's next

SunnyData moved the bank's data to Databricks on AWS without interrupting a high-volume operation,
then added an AI assistant for its executives.

Move without stopping

Hundreds of data jobs moved step by step and were rebuilt along the way, with automated, repeatable updates, while the operation kept running.

Open up capacity

Data now sits in a modern, open format that scales with demand and powers down when idle.

Govern everything

One place to control, audit and trace every access, built to meet regulatory requirements.

Put AI to work

An assistant reads the monthly management reports and answers executives' questions in plain language.

What it runs on
Databricks Lakeflow Runs the data jobs, step by step.
Delta Lake Open storage with a full history of every change.
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Unity Catalog One place to control and audit access.
Databricks Apps Hosts the AI assistant for executives.

Ask, grow, trust

What one governed platform makes possible

See what it makes possible

Three outcomes, one governed platform

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The three outcomes: 1, Ask: plain-language questions, answers in seconds. 2, Grow: capacity that follows demand. 3, Trust: every access controlled and audited.

Key benefits achieved

Business results, before and after

MetricBeforeAfterChange
Data jobs 3 to 8 hours Under 1 hour Hours → under 1 hour
Capacity and cost Fixed capacity, 95% used Scales with demand, powers down when idle Room to grow
Access and audit Spread across systems, no central audit One place, role-based, fully traceable Audit-ready
Executive reporting Hours of manual report review each month Plain-language answers in seconds Hours → seconds
AI readiness No path to AI in production A governed foundation in place Ready for AI

What they can do now

A foundation to move fast on

Analyze a growing lending business from day one

Wholesale banking analytics are built directly on Databricks.

Move toward real time

The platform is being prepared for near-real-time data.

More people, more AI

The assistant expands in stages across the organization for users and use cases.

Ready to do more with Databricks?

SunnyData helps banks and fintechs scale, govern and put AI to work on Databricks, without interrupting operations.

Dave Harper
Dave Harper Account Executive, Financial Services
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