MoneyGram will utilize the Rafay Kubernetes Operations
Platform and Amazon EKS to speed digital transformation
initiative
SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 21,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Rafay Systems, a leading
platform provider for Kubernetes Operations, announced today
that MoneyGram has selected the Rafay Kubernetes Operations
Platform (KOP) as its Kubernetes provider and Amazon Web Services
(AWS) as its global cloud provider. Through these relationships,
MoneyGram is building a best-in-class Kubernetes operations
practice and further expanding cloud-native application
development and infrastructure modernization initiatives.
MoneyGram is one of the world's leading brands that powers
cross-border money transfers, having served more than 150 million
people over the past five years. Over five years ago, the company
embarked on a digital transformation initiative to rapidly evolve
its business model and deliver innovative financial solutions that
connect the world's communities. Now, MoneyGram leverages its
modern, mobile, and API-driven platform and collaborates with the
world's top brands to serve consumers through its
direct-to-consumer digital channel, global retail network, and
embedded finance business for enterprise customers.
"Our strategic digital transformation initiative is critical to
meeting our goal to provide modern financial solutions to customers
around the world," said Joe Vaughan,
Chief Technology Officer at MoneyGram. "In cooperation with Rafay
and AWS, we are able to deliver new, innovative products and
services to the global market faster and manage them
cost-effectively."
By leveraging Rafay and AWS, MoneyGram has launched a fully
functional Kubernetes operations practice in less than three months
and been able to achieve the following:
- Standardize on Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon
EKS): MoneyGram's choice of Amazon EKS gives them access to the
flexibility of Kubernetes with the security, scalability, and
resiliency of a fully managed AWS service.
- Standardize Cluster & Environment: MoneyGram now has
an easier way for clusters and environments to be centrally defined
and managed across multiple internal teams and across AWS
regions.
- Secure and Control Developer Access: MoneyGram now has a
high-level of control over developer and operator access to
Kubernetes infrastructure, with simplified isolation boundary
management between development teams, along with central auditing
of all developer and operator activity.
- Reduce Kubernetes Management Overhead: By leveraging the
Rafay platform, MoneyGram's Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team
can now focus on higher-value product innovation activities, versus
constantly dealing with Kubernetes management complexities.
"It is incredible to see how fast a company can accelerate along
its path to modernization by moving to the cloud and standardizing
on Kubernetes," said Haseeb Budhani,
CEO and co-founder of Rafay Systems. "MoneyGram's teams are
deploying more applications in AWS faster than ever before, and we
could not be prouder of the collaboration between the three
companies as we work to play a small role in MoneyGram's continued
success."
"Customers around the globe are modernizing their applications
faster with Amazon EKS," said Barry
Cooks, Vice President, Kubernetes at AWS. "We are excited to
work with Rafay to help MoneyGram streamline their Kubernetes
operations so that they can focus on what matters most—delivering
innovative products to their end users."
Read more about MoneyGram's application modernization journey
at
https://rafay.co/resources/moneygram-accelerates-digital-transformation-streamlines-amazon-eks-operations-with-rafay/.
"MoneyGram's modernization strategy is building the future of
digital payments," continued Joe
Vaughan, Chief Technology Officer at MoneyGram
International. "That means we must reimagine the ways family and
friends send money around the globe and reinvent how we deliver our
products and services to our customers."
Ready to platform your Kubernetes operations practice? Sign up
for a free trial of Rafay at: https://rafay.co/start/
About Rafay Systems
Rafay Systems offers the industry's first Kubernetes
Operations Platform to help enterprises maximize the value of
containerized applications that deliver today's business
innovation. With Rafay's unified platform teams can operate modern
application infrastructure at scale across public clouds, data
centers, and the Edge. A full suite of turnkey services helps
streamline deploying apps across multiple environments and deliver
enterprise-grade control and governance to application deployment
workflows. This breakthrough approach brings a new and much-needed
operations mindset to the increasingly outdated Kubernetes
Management market. With the Rafay Kubernetes Operations Platform,
platform teams enjoy centralized visibility, management and
automation across once disparate processes and systems, resulting
in the improved delivery of modern applications. Rafay's growing
customer roster includes clients such as Verizon, SonicWall, and
Guardant Health. For more information, please
visit www.rafay.co.
About MoneyGram International,
Inc.
MoneyGram International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGI), a global leader in
the evolution of digital P2P payments, delivers innovative
financial solutions to connect the world's communities. With a
purpose-driven strategy to mobilize the movement of money, a strong
culture of fintech innovation, and leading customer-centric
capabilities, MoneyGram has grown to serve over 150 million people
in the last five years. The Company leverages its modern, mobile,
and API-driven platform and collaborates with the world's top
brands to serve consumers through its direct-to-consumer digital
channel, global retail network, and embedded finance business for
enterprise customers. MoneyGram is also a leader in pioneering
cross-border payment innovation and blockchain-enabled settlement.
For more information, please visit ir.moneygram.com, follow
@MoneyGram on social media, and explore the website and mobile app
through moneygram.com.
Rafay Systems Media Contact
Olivia
Heel
Catapult PR-IR
pr@rafay.com
MoneyGram Media Contact
Sydney
Schoolfield
media@moneygram.com
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