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Fintech app development

Fintech app development services and fintech software development

Fintech software your compliance team can sign off

We build digital wallets, lending platforms, banking apps and payment flows for fintech startups and financial institutions, with ledgers, audit trails and KYC planned from the first sprint.

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    Fintech App Development: overview

    Fintech products carry a burden most software does not: every balance has to be explainable, every onboarding step has to satisfy a regulator, and downtime costs customers money. We design for that from the start instead of retrofitting it before an audit.

    Most of our fintech work combines several services. Payments often run through a custom payment gateway, fraud and document checks use AI agents, and finance teams get reporting from data analytics pipelines.

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    What gets in the way

    Compliance added too late

    Audit trails, data residency and KYC/AML get bolted on after launch, which forces expensive rewrites.

    Ledgers that drift

    Balances in the app, the payment provider and the database disagree, and month-end turns into manual investigation.

    Onboarding drop-off

    Long identity checks lose applicants before they fund an account.

    Fintech app development company for startups

    As a fintech app development company for startups, we help founders get to a launchable product without cutting corners on money handling. We start with the ledger and compliance requirements, choose banking and KYC partners with you, and build a first version that can pass a partner bank review.

    Digital wallet development

    Our digital wallet development covers stored-value and pass-through wallets, peer-to-peer transfers, QR payments, top-ups and cards through issuing partners. Every balance is backed by a double-entry ledger, so finance can reconcile it and auditors can trace it.

    Lending software development and loan management software development

    Lending software development covers application flows, credit decision rules, document collection and e-signing. Loan management software development covers what happens after approval: disbursement, repayment schedules, interest and fee calculation, collections workflows and regulatory reporting.

    Custom payment gateway development company

    We also work as a custom payment gateway development company for businesses that need their own payment processing layer: merchant onboarding, card and local payment methods, tokenization, routing, refunds and settlement reports.

    If you want to resell payments under your own brand, a white label payment gateway solution lets you offer a gateway to your merchants with your name and pricing while we run the technical platform.

    KYC AML integration for fintech apps

    KYC AML integration for fintech apps connects identity verification, document checks, liveness, sanctions and PEP screening, and ongoing transaction monitoring. We integrate providers such as Onfido, Sumsub, Jumio or ComplyAdvantage, and store decisions with a clear audit trail.

    AI fraud detection for fintech

    AI fraud detection for fintech combines rules with machine learning models that score transactions, logins and onboarding attempts. High-risk events are held for review, and reviewers see why a case was flagged. Our AI agent development team builds the review tooling around it.

    Fintech app development cost and digital banking app development cost

    Fintech app development cost depends on scope, not on a fixed price list. The main drivers are the number of user types, how money moves (through a partner or your own license), the KYC and AML checks required, integrations with banks and card processors, and the security and audit requirements. Digital banking app development cost rises further with account opening, card issuing, multi-currency support and regulatory reporting.

    We give a fixed-scope quote after a short discovery call, broken down by feature so you can decide what goes into the first release.

    How to build a fintech app from scratch

    Here is how to build a fintech app from scratch in the order we use. Define the money flow and who holds funds. Choose a banking, payments or BaaS partner. Map the KYC and compliance rules for your markets. Design the ledger. Build onboarding, the core transaction flows and an admin back office. Run security testing and a partner review. Launch to a small group, monitor, then expand.

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    Fintech: what we deliver

    • Digital wallets with double-entry ledgers
    • Lending and loan management software
    • Digital banking and neobank apps on BaaS providers
    • KYC/AML onboarding and transaction monitoring integrations
    • Trading and wealth management dashboards
    • AI fraud detection and risk scoring
    • Payment and payout integrations
    • Reconciliation and finance reporting

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    What you get

    Every balance traceable

    Double-entry ledgers and event logs let you explain any balance back to its source transactions.

    Shorter onboarding

    Progressive KYC runs checks in the background instead of blocking the first session.

    Payments that survive outages

    Idempotent operations, retries and reconciliation jobs keep money movement correct when a provider fails.

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    What changes for your business

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    How we work

    Most projects run 4 to 16 weeks. You can hire us for a fixed-scope project, a monthly retainer or a dedicated team.

    1. 01

      Free discovery call

      A 30-minute call about your goals, constraints and current systems.

    2. 02

      Scope and proposal

      A written scope, timeline and price within 3 to 5 business days.

    3. 03

      Design and prototype

      A short sprint to test the riskiest parts before the full build.

    4. 04

      Build in two-week sprints

      Working software demoed at the end of every sprint, so you can change direction early.

    5. 05

      Launch and improve

      Release, monitoring and a list of the next improvements based on real usage.

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    Tools and technologies

    • TypeScript
    • Node.js
    • PostgreSQL
    • Kafka
    • Stripe
    • Plaid
    • Onfido
    • AWS

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    Fintech App Development: frequently asked questions

    How much does it cost to build a fintech app?

    It depends on the product type, integrations and compliance scope. Fintech builds are quoted after a discovery call; custom platforms usually start around five figures in USD and grow with the number of integrations and regulatory requirements.

    Can you build on our existing core banking or BaaS provider?

    Yes. We often add an app and orchestration layer on top of an existing core or banking-as-a-service provider instead of replacing it.

    Do you handle KYC and AML integrations?

    Yes. We integrate the identity, sanctions and transaction-monitoring vendors you choose and build the review queues and audit trails your compliance team needs.

    Can you add AI fraud detection to a fintech app?

    Yes. We build risk scoring and anomaly checks on your transaction data, with rules your team can review and override.

    What does a first engagement look like?

    A short discovery to map flows, regulations and integrations, then a prioritized build plan with a working first slice in the early sprints.

    How much does fintech app development cost?

    It depends on the money flow, compliance checks, integrations and number of user types. We provide a fixed-scope quote, broken down by feature, after a free discovery call.

    Do you offer a white label payment gateway solution?

    Yes. We build and run white label payment gateways that you offer to merchants under your own brand, with merchant onboarding, payment methods, routing and settlement reporting.

    Can you integrate KYC and AML checks into our fintech app?

    Yes. We integrate identity verification, sanctions and PEP screening and transaction monitoring from providers such as Onfido, Sumsub, Jumio or ComplyAdvantage, with every decision logged.

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    Plan your fintech build

    Bring your product idea, regulatory constraints and current stack. We will come back with an architecture and delivery plan.

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