A leading financial services organization provides retirement and investment solutions for employees in academic, research, medical, cultural, and governmental fields. Serving over 5 million active and retired employees across more than 15,000 institutions, this Fortune 100 company manages $1 trillion in assets across more than 50 countries.

Business Problem 

The Org has requirements for file transfers with customers, agencies, and partners including financial payment data and sensitive personal data. Therefore, file transfers must be efficient, reliable, and secure, to protect customer information and meet industry regulations and customers’ expectations.

Solution

All files exchanged with external parties are routed through IBM Sterling File Gateway with IBM Sterling Connect:Direct z/OS as the preferred protocol, to meet industry regulatory compliance, providing the highest levels of security and resilience. 

Benefits

Connect:Direct z/OS provides an efficient, reliable solution to exchanges high-volume data from thousands of partners monthly, to and from the Org core systems with confidence of being fail-proof and the highest levels of security.