How to Cost-Efficiently Scale a Platform Used by 50% of Uzbekistan’s Banks

Case Summary

Task:

Ensure IT infrastructure reliability while optimizing maintenance costs

Solution:

— Bare Metal servers

Results:

Client Profile

OZPLANET LLC has been operating in Uzbekistan since 2022. As an IT Park resident, it developing and operating OZ PLANET, the first digital factoring platform and B2B digital services provider. The platform handles a complete factoring cycle, from application review through supplier financing to final debtor repayment. It enables businesses to securely obtain online factoring financing from Uzbekistan’s leading banks.

OZ PLANET uses the SaaS model, providing banks with a complete digital factoring solution. The fintech company provides banks with digital infrastructure, helps develop internal regulatory documentation, and trains bank staff in digital factoring operations. OZPLANET also assists banks with customer acquisition and provides ongoing customer support throughout digital factoring implementation. Thus, OZPLANET LLC enables banks to launch digital factoring and set up their processes for this new financial product.

OZPLANET LLC stores large volumes of confidential information, including bank customers’ personal data. In addition, the company needs its digital factoring platform to operate seamlessly without slowing down transactions between banks and legal entities. For OZPLANET, meeting the Uzbekistan’s regulatory requirements by its IT infrastructure while maintaining high performance is critical.

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OZPLANET in Figures

50%

banks of Uzbekistan are connected to OZ PLANET

80%

of the country’s banking assets are OZ PLANET factors

1000+

active users on the OZ PLANET digital platform

Why OZPLANET Chose Servercore

OZPLANET LLC initiated cooperation with Servercore due to the need to scale resources following growth in their OZ PLANET digital factoring platform’s client base. The company sought a reliable provider offering high-performance machines.

Based on positive experiences from other projects, the OZPLANET team selected Servercore to meet their objectives. The company was drawn to the user-friendly resource management panel and potential IT infrastructure cost optimization.

The key factors of choosing Servercore included:

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«Our team brings extensive experience in digital banking projects, and we set high IT infrastructure standards from the start when creating the OZ PLANET digital platform. We chose to deploy our product on Servercore’s servers, based on positive experiences from previous collaborations. We particularly appreciate the provider’s user-friendly interface and transparent pricing structure. Servercore’s competitive pricing was an additional benefit.»

Key Client’s Objectives

Store personal and banking data in compliance with the laws of Uzbekistan

OZPLANET handles bank customers’ personal data. The company prioritizes working with providers whose facilities are physically located in Uzbekistan. The IT infrastructure provider’s data centers must also comply with LRU-547 and PCI DSS standards.

Scale the digital factoring platform on reliable servers

The OZ PLANET platform handles numerous users conducting real-time factoring transactions daily. OZPLANET prioritizes enabling smooth, uninterrupted transactions between banks and legal entities. Consequently, the company’s infrastructure must ensure high reliability and fault tolerance.

Optimize IT infrastructure costs

Scaling server capacity involves significant resource expenses. OZPLANET sought solutions to optimize IT infrastructure costs while maintaining transparent cost management.

Solution

OZPLANET Requirements

Servercore Solution

Solution

OZPLANET Requirements

Servercore Solution

Maintain personal data and banking confidential information in compliance with the laws of Uzbekistan

Scale the digital factoring platform, using reliable servers

Optimize IT infrastructure costs

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Results and Plans for the Future

OZPLANET LLC successfully deployed their IT infrastructure on Servercore’s dedicated servers in 2 months. Instantly available physical servers with the required configuration played a key role in scaling and enhancing performance of the OZ PLANET. These ensured high responsiveness of the IT systems and stable uninterrupted operation of the digital factoring platform.

Servercore enabled OZPLANET to optimize server cost thanks to the provider’s competitive pricing. The fintech team also appreciates the intuitive resource management dashboard and transparent cost monitoring system.

The fintech company currently plans to expand its product portfolio. These new initiatives will require increased computing capacity. OZPLANET intends to use Servercore’s IT infrastructure for implementation of its future projects.

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