# Core Banking Modernization with Temenos Core and CockroachDB

DevFeed: [Core Banking Modernization with Temenos Core and CockroachDB](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/core-banking-modernization-with-temenos-core-and-cockroachdb-23772.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://cockroachlabs.com/blog/core-banking-modernization-temenos-cockroachdb>)

Author: Nanda Badrappan,Muruga Balakrishnan

Published: 2026-08-24T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Cockroach Labs](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/cockroach-labs.md>)

Topics: [CockroachDB](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cockroachdb.md>), [Cockroach Labs](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cockroach-labs.md>), [Data Infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data-infrastructure.md>), [Availability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/availability.md>), [real-time](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/real-time.md>), [Resilience](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/resilience.md>), [Transactions](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/transactions.md>), [legacy](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/legacy.md>), [SQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sql.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/systems.md>), [on-prem](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/on-prem.md>)

Tags: [availability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/availability.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [cockroach-labs](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cockroach-labs.md>), [cockroachdb](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cockroachdb.md>), [data-infrastructure](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data-infrastructure.md>), [legacy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/legacy.md>), [on-prem](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/on-prem.md>), [real-time](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/real-time.md>), [resilience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/resilience.md>), [sql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sql.md>), [transactions](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/transactions.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains why banks are modernizing legacy core banking infrastructure. It describes how Temenos Core and CockroachDB are positioned to support real-time transaction processing, continuous availability, distributed operations, resilience, and regulatory requirements.

## Source excerpt

Banking has become an always-on business. Customers expect instant payments, accurate balances, and continuous access to financial services...