Test Case Management Challenges In FinTech World

By Ray Parker

FinTech is one of some sectors that are important for our everyday lives. Testing of these FinTech apps is required to be through with due significance given to data protection and privacy. Finding comprehensive and sufficient test data is always a difficulty and, in FinTech, it is very difficult because of the sensitive and complex nature of data.

Keeping this scenario in mind, we are presenting you the list of five test case management challenges in the Fintech world.

1.  Complexity and Variety of Data

By nature, FinTech is a difficult operation with the wide variations in data. It has an intricate web of business rules laced around this data. It requires a good amount of experience to comprehend the nature and importance of every data to be able to dig the correct data for your test case.

2.  Data Compliance Requirements

Banks are directed by standards and law-like PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) to safeguard and protect customer data. To make it more difficult, these regulations differ from country to country and they are often updated. In fact, banks are forced to limit access to production data for duplication purposes. This is because of rising incidents of the data breach. Testers are required to depend on data from testing beds which may not be as extensive as production data.

3.  Complex Architecture

Data in the FinTech world is often saved in legacy back-end and distributed across various DBs. There may be downstream or upstream data dependencies between various systems such as loyalty, rewards, payment processing and cards. This makes it extremely difficult to pull the required data. The issue is compounded by the absence of adequate documentation backing up the often decades old legacy system.

4.  Regression Testing

Every release, no matter how big or small, is required to be led by sufficient regression testing to guarantee that introducing the latest functionality has not damaged not damaged a present functionality. This is significant in banking because any errors in the production could personally impact the lives of customers. Looking for the test data for the complete regression test suite is complex and a painstaking procedure.

5.  Data Transformation

Data for difficult test cases may not be completely available in the appropriate format in the database. Perhaps, the tester has to apply business rules and resort to data transformation to get appropriate data to run the test without deteriorating the data integrity rules.

How can Kualitee Help?

Kualitee is considered one of the best cloud-based test management tools. It supports both automated and manual testing. Its integration with Jenkins, Bitbucket, Selenium, and Jira enables you to perform your tests both efficiently and effectively. In addition to this, it offers a powerful dashboard, requirement planning, test case management software, defect management software, automated testing, mobile app test management, laser focus visibility, flexible user control, formats and access mediums, multiple test cycles, improved security, e-mail notifications, and user-friendly interface. As a result, it decreases the stress level of the project and saves you from hassle.

Author Bio:

Ray Parker is an entrepreneur and internet marketer with over 9 years of experience in Search Engine Optimization, Creative Writer and Digital Marketing.