Case StudiesKin Group: Cloud Infrastructure Transformation (FinTech)
Elevating cloud infrastructure for a mature FinTech in a regulated environment
Kin Group, a UK-based fund services firm operating in a regulated financial environment, partnered with Fibertide to strengthen their own cloud infrastructure, ensuring it keeps pace with rapid business development and evolving compliance expectations.
Collaboration Overview
The Client
Kin Group is a FinTech scale-up based in the UK. They offer services that investors can use to streamline the process of launching venture capital funds and syndicates, allowing them to focus on raising funds and finding opportunities instead of regulatory overhead.
Why did they need us?
Kin Group’s demands on their cloud infrastructure grew in both complexity and scope. Operating in a regulated financial environment means their platform must meet high standards for security, data governance, and auditability, while still supporting the pace of innovation expected of a successful scale-up.
Kin recognised that staying ahead of these requirements called for specialised infrastructure expertise, and chose Fibertide as their long-term partner.
How did we help?
Fibertide executed the Infrastructure Transformation project, raising Kin’s cloud foundations to the level their business trajectory demanded.
Following the transformation, we assumed full responsibility for the cloud infrastructure and have been shaping it towards a predictable, low-touch operating model.
With our consistent support, Kin Group strengthened their ability to shape their technical direction, building the confidence and peace of mind that a regulated business demands.
Client Insights
Location:
UK
Company Type:
FinTech (fund services)
Context:
Regulated financial environment
The Challenge
Rapid growth demanded infrastructure that could scale securely alongside the business
The enforcement of data handling policies needed more automation to keep teams focused on delivery
Greater system complexity called for more comprehensive monitoring and observability
The management of multiple environments needed to become more efficient
Our Solution
Leveraging cloud-native solutions to enforce policies consistently and automatically
Consolidating infrastructure within trusted, high-quality providers to maximise control and auditability
Enhancing monitoring, alerting, and observability to increase operational visibility
Provisioning environments with Infrastructure as Code (IaC), built according to industry-standard paradigms
Results
Core infrastructure is managed exclusively within industry-leading providers, with built-in tools for strict compliance
Policies are enforced automatically, removing manual overhead
Improved monitoring and observability give teams clearer insight into system health and faster incident response
Multiple teams benefit from a more productive, lower-friction workflow
Project Highlights
Unlocking productivity while maintaining strict security
A core part of our work at Kin Group is ensuring that sensitive resources have multi-layered protection. We employ complementary strategies, spanning network isolation, access controls, and environment separation, that holistically strengthen the overall security posture.
At the same time, we make sure that employees can access the components they need without unnecessary friction, using purpose-built access solutions that balance security with usability.
This enabled teams to move faster with confidence, while maintaining the security standards expected in a regulated environment.
Database normalization in a live production system
As Kin’s platform and data volumes grew, we supported a database normalization effort designed to keep the system clear, scalable, and easy to evolve, without compromising on the rigor their regulatory context demands.
We managed the infrastructure works end-to-end: planning and validating the migration path, coordinating with stakeholders, and executing the change safely on a live production system with minimal feasible downtime.
Streamlined multi-environment management
Kin's thorough approach to quality assurance involves a rigorous multi-stage development and testing pipeline. We maintain these environments using:
- bespoke deployment strategies integrated with the code repository,
- account-level separation between environments,
- reusable infrastructure definitions in the IaC paradigm.
Fibertide streamlined Kin's multi-environment setup to support reliable, low-friction delivery.
Key Outcomes
Our work delivered improvements across predictability, control, and delivery speed, while strengthening the security and reliability posture a regulated business demands.
Control
A consolidated infrastructure footprint within high-quality providers gives Kin confidence that they are well-positioned for evolving regulatory expectations.
Shorter development cycles
Well-maintained parallel environments allow developers to prepare and validate changes at a faster rate.
Security and reliability
Comprehensive monitoring and proactive security practices let Kin iterate quickly while maintaining the posture their business demands.
Predictability
With automated policy enforcement, Kin Group can focus on growth and strategy rather than day-to-day compliance overhead.
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