Amazon Web Services (AWS) – Cloud is part of the new normal in the financial services industry. Higher customer expectations have raised the stakes, pushing institutions to streamline operations, lower costs, and accelerate innovation. The conversation is no longer about whether to embrace the cloud, but rather, how quickly it can be done. To address the need to provide tailored advice, AWS added the concept of AWS Well-Architected Lenses in 2017. AWS now is happy to announce Financial Services lens, the first industry specific guidance for the AWS Well-Architected Framework. This post provides an introduction of its purpose, topics covered, and common scenarios included.