endorsedOngoing

Remittance Platform Development for Mesada (Mobile & Web)

Services Covered:

Mobile Application Development • UI/UX Design • Website Development • API Development • Cloud Consulting and Services • DevOps • Software Product Development

Industry

Financial Services

Duration

48 months

Budget

200K - 999K

Start Date

1 August 2022

Team Size

11-15 Employees

Engagement Model

Onshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

75/100

Good

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Client

Mesada

Mexico City, Mexico

Project Summary

Ancient is building a remittance company's full digital product, including Android and iOS mobile apps and a web app, and providing UI/UX design in Figma and backend/frontend engineering. The team uses Flutter, Python, Go, React Native and MongoDB and manages infrastructure with CI/CD, Kubernetes and AWS. The product has grown to over 50,000 users with a very positive rating; project management is run via Jira with regular in-person and remote communication. Ancient’s fintech expertise and project management practices were critical to the engagement.

Key Challenges

Needed a software development partner with fintech and financial-services experience
Required compliance and KYC document handling for US and Mexican authorities
Needed to integrate services, optimize processes, and build infrastructure beyond a basic product

Project Deliverables

Android and iOS mobile apps
Web application
UI/UX designs in Figma
Backend and transactional layer
Native components for iOS and Android
CI/CD pipelines and Kubernetes-based infrastructure
Functional MVP

Project Solution

Ancient acted as the technology partner building the client's full digital product. They provided consultation, UI/UX design in Figma, backend engineering, a transactional layer, and frontend development for Android, iOS and the web. The vendor proposed a 12-person technical team, implemented CI/CD pipelines, used Kubernetes on AWS, and delivered a functional MVP while continuing to integrate services and optimize infrastructure.

Project Outcome

Product has over 50,000 users and a very positive rating
Bugs and technical gaps were addressed without affecting users
Deliveries follow statements of work with effective hybrid project management

Platforms

Mobile
Web
Cloud

Tech Stack

Flutter
Python
Go
React.js
MongoDB
Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.88

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Ancient has provided great results; the client’s product has over 50,000 users and a very positive rating. The Ancient team manages the project effectively using Jira and has excellent communication through in-person meetings, Slack, and email. Their fintech expertise and talented team stand out.”
Patricio Gutierrez
CTO
Date: 07/10/2023