Finastra, a global financial software provider, has partnered with Databricks, a data and AI company, to enhance solutions for its global customers. The collaboration focuses on leveraging AI, including generative AI (Gen AI), to provide added value, improve product development quality, performance, and security, all within a reduced time-to-market framework. Finastra has introduced a data platform, Secure Zone, using Databricks, enabling developers to experiment with and prototype AI solutions, both traditional and Gen AI, with comprehensive monitoring capabilities. Customers can access Secure Zone to build robust data products and data science models using advanced tools, datasets, and pre-trained models. This collaboration reflects Finastra's commitment to innovation and its response to increasing customer interest in Gen AI, as highlighted in its Financial Services State of the Nation survey 2023.