Fintech Startup Launches Compliant Digital Wallet with 80K Users in Year One
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    Fintech Startup Launches Compliant Digital Wallet with 80K Users in Year One

    HashDev Team Jun 10, 2024 9 min read

    About the Client

    Client

    Digital Payments Startup

    Location

    UAE

    Size

    Series A, 30 employees

    The Challenge

    1

    Obtaining regulatory approval for a payment service provider licence required specific technical compliance documentation.

    2

    Building a secure, scalable wallet infrastructure from scratch with a small team.

    3

    Competing with established players required a superior UX with unique features.

    Our Approach

    1

    Worked with regulatory consultants to design architecture that met UAE CBUAE requirements from day one.

    2

    Built modular payment infrastructure using established payment rails (Visa, Mastercard, SWIFT).

    3

    Designed a consumer-grade UX with unique social payment features for competitive differentiation.

    The Solution

    Built a full-stack digital wallet with P2P transfers, bill payments, and virtual card issuance.

    Implemented PCI-DSS Level 1 compliant card data handling infrastructure.

    Developed real-time fraud detection using ML models trained on synthetic transaction data.

    Results & Impact

    80KUsers Year 1Registered wallet users
    $12MTransaction VolumeMonthly payment volume at 12 months
    0.02%Fraud RateBelow industry average of 0.1%
    14 monthsRegulatory ApprovalFrom concept to licensed operation
    "HashDev navigated the complexity of fintech compliance and delivered a consumer-quality product. We would not have reached market without them."

    Sara Al-Farsi

    CEO, Digital Payments Startup

    Technologies Used

    React NativeNode.jsPostgreSQLStripe ConnectAWSMastercard APIsJumio KYC

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