Investment Trust System for a Leading Japanese Bank
Investment Trust System for a Leading Japanese Bank
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Service:
Software development & maintenance
industry:
Banking & Finance – Investment Trust
TECHNOLOGY:
VB6, Cobol, Pro*C
Overview
Luvina has been entrusted with the development and long-term maintenance of an investment trust system for a top-tier Japanese bank. The system had been running reliably for decades, and the client sought a partner capable of enhancing and expanding its functionality without compromising stability, performance, or security.
To meet these expectations, Luvina built a dedicated engineering team with strong financial domain expertise and Japanese language proficiency, while applying internationally recognized software development and quality management standards.
Country: Japan
Industry: Banking & Finance
Focus Area: Investment Trust
Duration: Oct 2012 ~ present
Team size: 20-25 members/month (as of Jan 2025)
Services: System development & maintenance
Key technologies: VB6, Cobol, Pro*C
Challenge
Client Requirements:
- Uncompromising quality standards: Quality is the top priority; every update must pass rigorous checks and meet high expectations.
- Strict adherence to schedule: Timeliness is second only to quality.
- Meticulous attention to detail: Documentation, reports, and deliverables must be precise, clearly written, and end-user ready.
- Continuous improvement: The team must not only maintain current standards but proactively improve capabilities to keep pace with evolving business demands.
Solution
- Implemented global standards: ISO 27001 (Information Security), CMMI Level 3 (Process Maturity).
- Formed a core team of Japanese-speaking engineers with deep financial domain knowledge.
- Customized a hybrid development process combining the client’s standards with Luvina’s offshore model, continuously evolving with each project phase.
Key features:
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Topic / Feature |
Level of Expertise |
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Extensive |
Intermediate |
Small-scale experience |
Knowledged |
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1. Financial & customer business management |
Account opening |
Investment fund and financial product management |
Profit distribution / Reinvestment |
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Order processing (including domestic and international) |
Reporting and data aggregation |
Management of identified accounts / special customers |
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Periodic issuance |
Tax and special invoice issuance |
Information management and compliance control |
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2. Internal operations & system administration |
HR department and internal account management |
Credit limit, credit information, and creditworthiness management |
Exceptional case handling, data verification |
Transactions between subsidiaries |
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Overseas mail handling, public utility operations |
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Account consolidation, inheritance, account gifting/donation |
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3. Technical processes & software development |
Internal design |
Current system survey |
Test planning |
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Unit testing |
External design |
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Feature development (coding) |
Comprehensive/system testing |
Release preparation, official deployment |
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Integration testing |
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4. Deployment Capacity |
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Largest project size ever handled |
88 MM |
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Number of topics handled simultaneously |
5 |
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Achievement
- Up to 40% cost savings
By offshoring high-level technical work to Luvina, the client reduced dependency on costly domestic vendors. - 100% first-time acceptance rate
Every release met the client’s strict quality expectations from the first delivery. - On-time delivery for 13 consecutive years
All milestones were met on schedule, even amidst changing requirements. - Long-term team stability
13+ years of ongoing collaboration, with over 10 team members having more than 10 years of continuous involvement, ensuring knowledge retention and operational consistency.
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