GFT Italia S.r.l.

GFT: we shape and simplify the digital world together

Transform to grow, digital revolution in banking

As a pioneer of digital transformation, GFT develops sustainable solutions through new future-oriented technologies from cloud engineering to artificial intelligence and blockchain/DLT and strives to achieve its goals together with clients. With its deep technological expertise, strong partnerships and extensive market know-how, GFT advises the financial and insurance sectors, as well as the manufacturing industry. Through the intelligent use of IT solutions, GFT increases productivity and creates added value for the customers. Companies gain easy and secure access to scalable IT applications and innovative business models. The proactive approach is based on careful analysis with the understanding that success is seen by results achieved, not assumptions. Innovative methods and use of the cloud introduce an improvement of the company’s performance. Founded in 1987 and dislocated in over 15 markets to ensure closeness to clients, the GFT team is made up of over 10,000 talents full of determination. GFT offers them the career opportunities in every area of software engineering and innovation. The GFT Technologies SE share is quoted in the SDAX index of the German Stock Exchange (ticker: GFT-XE).

Fabrizio Callery, new CEO
GFT Italia has a new CEO, Fabrizio Callery who, thanks to a dynamic and flexible vision, will guide the company towards a new “state of the art” of digital infrastructures. It will involve the technological skills and experience of the group in the generation of new operative and business opportunities that will be beneficial to the customers, employees and partner network of GFT. «Nowadays there’s an increasing need for digital transformation across every industry. Our client benefit from the opportunities offered by the most innovative solution for digital transformation in a clear way. As well as for customers, our research will ensure a dynamic and transformative environment for current and future employees. We strive to cultivate talents in the technological field by respecting diversity and our values. The bond created between people allows them to act in unison, as a team, and the values are the most important element of performances: Caring, Committed, Courageous, Collaborative, Creative. At the base of success of GFT there are solid consultancy and development skills of our team in the hereditary and pioneering technologies. We cultivate a family atmosphere in an inclusive work environment by offering flexible development opportunities that enable work life balance.

The decisive value of sustainability
Fabrizio Callery will support the company’s growth by strengthening GFT's path toward a value-based business model. New internal processes that will evolve GFT’s model toward knowledge sharing and new value propositions for customers. It also brings, at the core of the company's business, customer focus and ESG best practices to all stakeholders, internal and external. One of the missions will be to continue to support customers in their digitization processes and also contribute to their sustainability goals with the adoption of advanced technologies. A decisive contribution to achieving certification for the so-called sustainable software - GreenCoding - for all customers.

Green Coding. The new frontier of software development, reducing carbon through coding change
Integrating software development into the sustainability program is possible. Green Coding reduces energy consumption and carbon emissions throughout the corporate structure and supply chain. On a global scale, every single line of code in servers and consumer devices have the potential to be able to reduce energy consumption and polluting emissions. GreenCoding is based on architectural principles and is supported by three pillars: the logic, methodology, and platform used to write, develop, and execute the code. In GreenCoding, every decision matters. Even a single optimization could have an impact when combined with many others. To set up a more sustainable strategy, GFT identifies four important areas:

1. Benefit-driven visual content. Giving users what they want and faster improves customer satisfaction, as well as saving time and energy.
2. Zero-waste code. Remove dead code using tree-shaking engines and assign a size or performance budget to developers.
3. Low-footprint resources. Choose simpler file formats, efficient APIs, and optimized image packaging.
4. Frequency of use and proximity. Progressive Web Applications (PWAs) and Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) can manage content expiration and reduce the physical distance between server and user

For optimal energy efficiency, the infrastructure on which the code operates matters as much as the code itself.

• Optimal use. Low utilization is typically the result of overestimating during the planning phase, which can result in systems that are much larger than needed.
• Accurate configuration. Examining configuration options can reveal inefficiencies, for example, failure to enable HTTP2 or gzip compression settings.
• Holistic metrics. In addition to server power requirements, metrics should extend to include "hidden" infrastructure, such as personal devices.

The approach
Digitalization is the foundation of all business operations. It shapes the customer experience, brand perception and positioning against competitors. But managing the available technology is very complicated. With GFT, you can harness its full potential. You can harness the power of Big Data, AI and the Cloud to keep growing and stay one step ahead of others. GFT has deep application know-how within the most advanced technologies and combines unique expertise in Banking, Insurance and other Industries. Thanks to our ecosystem of knowledge and partners, the digital transformation of companies is closer. We advise clients to support them in implementing change by following the most advanced industry updates and creating tangible value. We also support companies in bridging the gap between legacy and digital tech. We innovate, design, and implement with the know-how and ability to optimize and implement solutions for on premise, in the cloud, or hybrid environments.

Technology expertise
GFT offers a wide range of proven solutions, tools, and assets that reflect our expertise in this business and our technological know-how. Migrate to the cloud smoothly, at your own pace and with minimal disruption to BAU. As an official partner of all major cloud vendors, we can help maximize cloud transformation potential and avoid vendor lock-in. GFT's proven AI solutions can help with transformation by creating insights from vast volumes of unstructured data, taking on routine tasks and enhancing cybersecurity. Expertise in distributed ledger technology will help realize its potential to simplify processing and ensure data integrity and security. Trigger change without compromising corporate business. GFT Helix enables the latest innovations to support transformation and allows innovation to be part of Business As Usual.
With our systematic approach, innovation and transformation interact to propel the business toward its strategic goals. The customer experience is enriched through a new architecture that runs in parallel with legacy systems. In addition, automation can be incorporated while improving compliance. There is no limit to the options. Working with GFT can accelerate time to market, increase efficiency, and maximize return on new and existing technology assets.

Credibility and transparency
We are a solid company with international presence and deep knowledge of the Italian market, marked by a long-term relationship with our clients and recognized for the high quality of our solutions.

Digital Banking
Global banking has entered a new era. New digital banks are appearing everywhere, and their success depends on the new technologies they apply. To thrive in an open, digital future requires a unified API strategy. Every bank will need to move toward "disruptive innovation," and GFT offers all the components needed to build a digital bank. GFT's international, multidisciplinary teams have a deep understanding of financial services and the challenges they face. For more than three decades, many of the world's top banks have relied on GFT to design, build, and manage optimal solutions. We can support the transition from legacy to digital technology. We support the IT functions of banks and credit companies in the design and adoption of next-generation application architectures by providing established best practices and reference standards to sustainably and structurally support the evolution paths of technology architectures and IT processes. GFT has developed specialized expertise on key technology platforms and established strategic partnerships with leading industry vendors. Seventy percent of banking interactions take place on mobile apps or online. Customers value a positive customer experience more; they are impatient, demanding and difficult to retain. Banking is becoming a horizontal and open ecosystem. GFT offers BankLiteX, a digital banking accelerator that enables fast implementation of cloud-based digital banking while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. This solution, developed in partnership with Thought Machine and AWS, provides a solid foundation for organizations to launch digital banking and simplifies digital banking implementation, thereby reducing development costs through a platform that also provides multi-brand and multi-currency implementations. In as little as three months, initial function setup can be completed to get the virtual bank up and running. BankLiteX as part of GFT's digital banking strategy enables entry into new markets and reduces operational costs. BankLiteX enables all service capabilities related to digital banking through one solution, solving customers' technical problems according to their business needs. With its digital banking service tools, GFT offers service capabilities such as digital onboarding, AML, KYC, transaction monitoring, end-to-end credit allocation and processing, electronic payments/payments, credit cards, wallets, core banking systems, buy now, pay later, and more.