Banking data analytics and insights are a necessity not a luxury

Banking data science for information leveraging

Turn your data into valuable business insights in an instant & identify opportunities for growth

Identify customer needs

Use your data to help you build your products and services based on customer needs and wants

Full integration

Integrates easily with your core processing software solution, merging data from multiple silos

Deliver a personalized customer experience

Machine enabled learning drives recommendations for account holders for a personalized journey

Campaign & channel management

Research and measure one-off and serialized campaigns

Predictive insight & performance tracking

Monitor financial and product performance while using ML models to predict customer behavior and risk.

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Make the most of your insights and analytics

Finastra Essence

Next-gen core banking solution that uniquely combines rich, broad, and deep banking functionality with advanced technology.

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Finastra Essence Analytics

Turn raw banking data into actionable insights with real‑time dashboards, predictive models, and an AI‑ready analytics foundation.

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Customer stories

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Customer story

Tonik drives financial inclusion with innovative digital banking powered by Essence

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With Finastra we’re disrupting the financial sector in the Philippines and bringing banking to millions of people.

Greg Krasnov President & CEO, Tonik Bank

94%

Growth in consumer loan portfolio

75%

Of customer inquiries resolved automatically by AI

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Customer story

Finastra Essence: Instrumental in propelling Tonik’s digital growth story

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The functional, operational and architectural capabilities of Essence have become critical to launching new products and services and increasing efficiencies, translating growth into profitability.

Greg Krasnov President & CEO, Tonik Bank
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Make smarter use of your data

Data science in banking has long been overlooked. With Analytics & AI you can use this information to align your products and services to your customers’ needs

Customer profitability

Your data will identify the potential value of your customer

Refine your products

Determine which products and services deliver the most value

Streamline your business

Identify the profitability of your branches & business lines

Put your customers first

Leverage your data to create a personalised experience

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Turn data into action

Learn how Analytics and AI help you transform raw banking data into insight that powers personalization, better decisions, and smarter operations.

  • Actionable customer insight
  • Predictive intelligence at scale
  • Smarter, faster decisions

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Resources to elevate your data intelligence

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Hyper‑personalization with Agentic AI

Discover how banks can deliver tailored experiences at scale by unifying customer insights, analyzing real‑time behavior, and personalizing journeys across channels to drive loyalty and deepen engagement.

GenAI’s impact on the future of banking

Learn how advancements in generative technologies are reshaping banking, driving efficiency, improving experiences, empowering employees, and creating major economic opportunities for financial institutions.

Smarter support, deeper customer connections

See how modern tooling empowers frontline staff to provide faster, more informed, and more empathetic service, turning routine interactions into loyalty‑building moments while improving efficiency and reducing friction.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Essence includes built‑in analytics and integrates with Finastra’s AI tools, enabling real‑time insights, predictive modeling, dashboards, and data‑driven decisioning across retail, SME and commercial banking.

Yes. Essence’s open architecture uses Open REST APIs and event‑driven design to integrate with internal and external systems, allowing banks to unify data across channels and platforms.


Essence provides unified customer views and analytics that help banks understand behavior, segment customers, and support personalized experiences across digital and assisted channels.

Yes. Essence supports AI and ML through extensible analytics components, enabling banks to run predictive models, automate processes, and embed intelligent recommendations in customer journeys.

Essence supports secure integrations, role‑based access, audit controls, and regulatory‑aligned processes, providing a reliable foundation for analytics and AI initiatives.

Yes. Through the Symbiosis model, banks can adopt analytics and AI progressively while keeping legacy systems running, reducing transformation risk and enabling faster time to value.

Put your data to work

Discover how Analytics and AI can turn your banking data into clear, actionable insight, helping you improve decisions, personalize experiences, and accelerate growth.

The functional, operational and architectural capabilities of Essence have become critical to launching new products and services and increasing efficiencies, translating growth into profitability.

Greg Krasnov
President & CEO, Tonik Bank