Connectivity for Banking & Financial Services
Banks, exchanges, trading firms and payment providers depend on connectivity that is fast, secure and always on. A few seconds of downtime can stop payments, and a few milliseconds of latency can cost trades. Delta Communications delivers low-latency, SLA-backed networks that keep transactions, branches and core systems running.
The challenge
Financial institutions have stricter network requirements than almost any other sector:
- Latency and consistency for trading, market data and real-time payment systems.
- Security and data privacy, with sensitive traffic kept off the public internet wherever possible.
- Resilience between primary data centres and disaster-recovery sites, often in different countries.
- Reliable branch and ATM connectivity across wide geographies.
- Regulatory expectations around uptime, data handling and supplier oversight.
How Delta Communications helps
| Requirement | Service | Role in the network |
|---|---|---|
| Data centre ↔ DR replication and international offices | IPLC | Dedicated, private, low-latency point-to-point capacity |
| Branch and core network | MPLS & Ethernet Private Line | Prioritised, any-to-any private connectivity with QoS |
| Online and cloud banking services | Dedicated Internet Access | Uncontended, SLA-backed internet with BGP |
| Branch optimisation and failover | SD-WAN | Encrypted, policy-based routing with automatic failover |
Designing for resilience
In financial networks, redundancy is designed in from the start. For critical links we recommend:
- Diverse routing: primary and backup circuits on physically separate paths and, where possible, separate carriers, so one cable cut can't take both down.
- Dual data-centre connectivity: each major site connects to both primary and DR locations.
- Layered failover: SD-WAN or BGP policies that move traffic automatically when a link degrades, not only when it fails.
Our vendor-neutral model makes this practical. We can source each leg from a different top-tier carrier and manage all of them under one SLA.
A typical scenario
A bank headquartered in the UAE replicates its core banking system to a DR site in another country. It also connects around 40 branches and serves customers through online and mobile channels. Two diverse IPLCs link the data centres. MPLS connects the larger branches, with SD-WAN and DIA as backup and for smaller sites. Redundant DIA circuits serve internet-facing banking platforms. Our NOC watches every link 24/7.
Why financial institutions choose Delta
- Low-latency, resilient paths with diverse routing and redundancy.
- Private connectivity options that keep sensitive traffic off the public internet.
- Vendor-neutral procurement over reliable, top-tier carrier networks.
- 99.9% uptime SLA, 24/7 NOC support and a single point of contact.
- Global reach across the Middle East, Europe, Asia-Pacific, the Americas and Africa.
Frequently asked questions
Why use an IPLC rather than a VPN over the internet?
An IPLC is a dedicated private circuit with reserved capacity. It gives more predictable latency and keeps traffic off the public internet, which matters for replication and trading.
Can you provide diverse routes between two sites?
Yes. We can source primary and backup circuits over physically separate paths and, where possible, different carriers.
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