Scaling Secure Fintech Applications With Micro Frontends: A Case Study in Regulated Environments
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This paper presents a systematic approach to scaling secure fintech applications through micro frontend architecture in highly regulated environments. While micro frontends have gained traction in consumer-facing applications, their implementation in compliance-heavy financial technology systems remains under-documented. This research addresses this gap through a case study of ORSNN, a financial services platform that successfully migrated from a monolithic architecture to a federated micro frontend model using Webpack Module Federation. The study quantifies improvements in deployment frequency, performance metrics, and developer productivity while maintaining strict security and compliance requirements. Results demonstrate a 37% improvement in Largest Contentful Paint (LCP), 36% improvement in First Contentful Paint (FCP), and 35% reduction in Time to Interactive (TTI), alongside a 64% reduction in Mean Time to Production (MTTP). The architectural model, security framework, real-time data layer implementation, and CI/CD pipeline are analyzed in detail, providing a reference implementation for financial technology organizations facing similar scaling challenges. This work contributes to the emerging body of knowledge on secure, compliant frontend architectures in regulated industries.
Source: IEEE Access
Author: Roman Fedytskyi
Language: English
Topic: Mobile and Web Applications
Subfield: Information Systems
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,075
OpenAlex ID: W4416748842