Challenge

Digital Transformation in Auto Financing

An automotive financing company in Mexico faced a major challenge: its legacy system had become obsolete and was limiting its ability to innovate.

The main challenges were:

• Migrate an outdated architecture with low performance and limited flexibility.
• Reduce development and integration times for new solutions.
• Enable data coexistence between legacy applications and new platforms.
• Maximize value using open-source tools to avoid vendor lock-in.
• Evolve toward a modern, cloud-based platform that is more agile and secure.

The Solution

With the collaboration of Digital Challengers, the company developed a comprehensive digital transformation project that included:

• 1. Legacy system re-architecture. Complete migration to OpenShift with 120 scalable and secure microservices.
• 2. Methodology and specialized team. 23 FTEs were assigned for analysis, construction, and testing, meeting the 18-month deadline.
• 3. Multi-cloud strategy. Implementation on OpenShift and AWS, using Java as the core technology stack.
• 4. DevOps governance with open source. DevOps model using open-source tools, configuring automated pipelines for modernization and deployment.
• 5. System coexistence. A model was designed to integrate information between legacy sources and new applications, ensuring operational continuity.

Technologies Used

• OpenShift – Container platform for microservices orchestration
• AWS (Amazon Web Services) – Cloud infrastructure for deployment and scalability
• Java – Core language for microservices development
• DevOps – Governance and culture for continuous integration and deployment
• Microservices Architecture – Modular, scalable, and decoupled design
• Open Source Tools – CI/CD, automation, and pipeline management
• REST APIs – Service exposure and integration
• Automation Pipelines – Automated build, test, and deployment processes
• Data Coexistence Models – Integration between legacy systems and new platforms
• Hybrid Cloud – Resilient and flexible architecture for operational continuity

Conclusions

With the support of Digital Challengers, this auto financing company successfully modernized its critical platform and migrated to a next-generation architecture.

Today, it possesses a technological ecosystem that is:

• Agile and ready for innovation.
• Secure and with operational continuity.
• Capable of responding to the demands of customers and distributors in the automotive sector.

This case demonstrates how a well-executed digital transformation strategy can take a company from legacy to agile in just 18 months.