Modernizing Financial Services Content Delivery with Strapi and Microservices

In a time where agility, content velocity, and scalability define digital success, traditional CMS platforms often fall short. For a leading financial benchmark provider, legacy systems were becoming a bottleneck slowing innovation, increasing costs, and limiting customer engagement.

Coventic was brought in to drive a digital transformation centered on microservices architecture, Strapi headless CMS, and cloud-native modernization. The goal was clear: future-proof the client’s content delivery engine while enabling faster go-to-market, improved content management, and enterprise-grade security.

Roadblocks

Legacy Infrastructure and Monolithic Architecture: The existing systems were tightly coupled, resulting in limited scalability, slower deployment, and high maintenance overhead.
Manual Content Management: Content teams struggled with inefficient workflows, relying heavily on developers for publishing and updates.
Inefficient User and Data Operations: Authentication mechanisms were outdated and lacked scalability for secure user onboarding across platforms.
High Hosting and Operational Costs: On-premises deployment and legacy tools inflated infrastructure and operational spend.

Coventic’s Solution: Strapi-Powered Headless Transformation

Headless CMS Enablement with Strapi

Implemented Strapi CMS as the content backbone decoupled from the frontend for seamless delivery across web, mobile, and future channels.
Created a modular content architecture with reusable content fragments and dynamic zones for flexibility.
Enabled non-technical users to manage and publish content effortlessly, reducing dependency on development teams.

Cloud-Native Modernization with AWS

Deployed the entire platform on Amazon Web Services (AWS) to ensure high availability, cost efficiency, and performance.
Integrated CDN to accelerate content delivery across India with faster load times and optimized performance.
Strengthened user management with AWS Cognito for secure, scalable login, registration, and multifactor authentication.

Microservices Integration and Automation

Developed API-first microservices for transactional workflows, benchmark data processing, and content updates.
Implemented plugin-based development using Strapi’s rich ecosystem to reduce build time and future maintenance costs.
Connected with external services through secure, scalable API layers and GraphQL configurations.

Project Governance and Execution

Led with a robust project governance model defining roles, escalation processes, and continuous improvement practices.
Automated testing, alerts, and issue resolution flows were embedded for faster delivery and quality assurance.

Business Impact

Faster Content Deployment: Strapi’s flexible data model enabled quicker project rollouts and reduced time-to-market for new financial benchmarks.
Improved Security and User Management: With AWS Cognito, the platform now offers secure authentication with scalability for future user growth.
Reduced Operational Costs: Moving to an open-source CMS and cloud-based infrastructure resulted in substantial cost savings in licensing and hosting.
Better Customer Experience: CDN-backed content delivery and responsive design provided faster page loads and consistent user engagement across devices.

Future Ready Content Infrastructure, Engineered by Coventic

This transformation marked a turning point for our client’s digital journey—establishing a scalable foundation with Strapi, AWS, and microservices that streamlined operations and reduced costs. More importantly, it empowered content teams, improved security posture, and accelerated the pace of innovation.

At Coventic, we bring deep expertise in headless CMS, composable architecture, and cloud solutions to help businesses unlock agility, speed, and ROI. This engagement is a powerful blueprint for financial institutions and other enterprises looking to embrace next-generation content management and digital transformation.