Finastra Assessment Test Finastra Assessment Core Banking Solutions 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which Finastra platform enables banks to build and deploy open banking APIs and third-party integrations?
- Fusion Essence
- Fusion Fabric.cloud (Correct answer)
- Fusion Phoenix
- Fusion Equation
Correct answer: Fusion Fabric.cloud
Fusion Fabric.cloud is Finastra's open developer platform that allows banks and fintechs to collaborate and deploy financial services APIs.
Question 2: In Finastra's core banking architecture, what does SOA stand for in the context of system design?
- System Oriented Architecture
- Service Oriented Architecture (Correct answer)
- Secure Operations Architecture
- Software Optimized Access
Correct answer: Service Oriented Architecture
SOA stands for Service Oriented Architecture, which Finastra uses to enable modular, interoperable banking services.
Question 3: Which Finastra core banking solution is specifically designed for Islamic banking and Sharia-compliant financial products?
- Fusion Phoenix
- Fusion Essence
- Fusion Islamic Banking (Correct answer)
- Fusion Mbanx
Correct answer: Fusion Islamic Banking
Fusion Islamic Banking is Finastra's solution tailored to support Sharia-compliant products like Murabaha, Ijara, and Musharaka.
Question 4: What is the primary benefit of a real-time core banking system compared to a batch-processing system?
- Lower hardware costs
- Immediate reflection of transactions across all channels (Correct answer)
- Simplified regulatory reporting
- Reduced number of APIs required
Correct answer: Immediate reflection of transactions across all channels
Real-time core banking ensures transactions are processed and reflected instantly across all channels, improving customer experience and data accuracy.
Question 5: In Finastra's Fusion Phoenix solution, what is the role of the 'parameterization' approach to product setup?
- It writes custom code for each bank's products
- It allows product configuration without code changes (Correct answer)
- It generates regulatory reports automatically
- It manages user authentication settings
Correct answer: It allows product configuration without code changes
Parameterization in Fusion Phoenix enables banks to configure new financial products by setting parameters rather than writing custom code, reducing time-to-market.
Question 6: Which data model concept in core banking ensures that each customer has a single, unified view across all products and accounts?
- Multi-tenancy
- Single Customer View (SCV) (Correct answer)
- Account segmentation
- Product hierarchy
Correct answer: Single Customer View (SCV)
Single Customer View (SCV) consolidates all of a customer's interactions, accounts, and data into one unified profile accessible across the bank.
Question 7: When migrating from a legacy core banking system to Finastra's platform, which approach minimizes operational risk by running both systems simultaneously?
- Big bang migration
- Phased migration
- Parallel run migration (Correct answer)
- Data warehouse migration
Correct answer: Parallel run migration
A parallel run migration operates both the legacy and new systems simultaneously, allowing validation of results before full cutover.
Which Finastra platform enables banks to build and deploy open banking APIs and third-party integrations?