The complex world of SAP integration within a major financial institution
The Heart of Transformation Integration is often described as the "heart" of digital transformation, and at Rabobank —the third-largest bank in the Netherlands—this is especially true. In this episode, experts Gaurav and Dava dive into how they manage integration at scale, moving from legacy on-premise systems to a modern, cloud-first architecture. Key Highlights and Takeaways Massive Scale & Straight-Through Processing (STP): Rabobank’s lending and insurance department operates with a 98% STP rate . This means nearly all business processes are automated via APIs with minimal human intervention. To put this in perspective, they handle approximately 1.6 million synchronous read calls and over 300,000 asynchronous calls in just the first half of the year. The Evolution of the Landscape: The bank has a long history with SAP integration, starting with SAP XI in 2010, moving through PI and PO, and currently migrating to the SAP Integration Suite on BTP (Business Technolo...