Transforming Credit Analytics With a Compliant Lakehouse at Rabobank

Explore how Rabobank transformed their credit analytics infrastructure into a secure, audit-ready data architecture using Unity Catalog to meet critical regulatory requirements for IRB and IFRS9 modeling. Learn about the technical challenges faced with legacy infrastructure including Hive metastore and ADLS mounts that lacked granular access controls, proper data access auditing, and lineage visibility, creating significant governance and compliance gaps. Discover the comprehensive framework developed for phased migration to Unity Catalog, including implementation strategies and best practices. Examine the achieved outcomes including detailed data lineage mapping that demonstrates regulatory compliance, implementation of granular role-based access controls, and establishment of unified audit trails across the organization. Understand the future roadmap including development of a custom lineage visualization toolkit for impact analysis and reporting, plus plans for expanding lineage capabilities to incorporate upstream banking systems. Presented by Floris Hendriks, Product Manager at Rabobank, and Taras Chaikovskyi, Senior Resident Solutions Architect at Databricks, this 35-minute conference talk provides practical insights into modernizing financial data architecture while maintaining strict regulatory compliance.