v1.0.0 — Java 8 Banking System (Legacy Baseline)

🏦 Nova Bank — Java 8 Banking System v1.0.0

Overview

First release of the complete Java 8 banking system, serving as the legacy baseline for future modernization to Java 21 (Liberty).

✨ Features

Core Banking Entities

• Customers — 18 pre-seeded international profiles with diverse backgrounds
• Accounts — Checking, Savings, Business, Investment types with multi-currency support
• Transactions — Deposits, withdrawals, transfers, payments with full history
• Cards — Debit, Credit, Virtual cards (Visa, Mastercard, Amex)
• Loans — Personal, Mortgage, Auto, Business loans with repayment tracking
• Branches — Physical bank branch directory

User Interface

• Swing desktop application with dark navy theme
• 7 functional panels: Customers, Accounts, Transactions, Cards, Loans, Branches, Audit
• Double-click customer rows to view details
• Transfer dropdowns and balance display
• Israel timezone (Asia/Jerusalem) and dd-MM-yyyy HH:mm:ss formatting

Architecture

• Pure Java 8 — no external frameworks
• Layered: Model → Repository → Service → UI
• In-memory persistence
• White-label configuration (BankConfig.java)
• Maven build system

🛠 Technical Stack

Parameter	Value
Java Version	Java 8
Build Tool	Maven
UI	Swing (desktop)
Persistence	In-memory
Frameworks	None — pure Java 8

🚀 How to Run

mvn clean package
java -jar target/bank-system.jar

📋 What's Next

This release is the starting point for the Java 8 → Java 21 modernization journey.