endorsedOngoing

Web & Mobile Payments Platform for Payment Services Firm

Services Covered:

Custom Software Development • Mobile Application Development

Industry

Financial Services

Duration

88 months

Budget

200K - 999K

Start Date

1 April 2019

Team Size

6-10 Employees

Engagement Model

Onshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

75/100

Good

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Client

Perlas Finance

Lithuania

Project Summary

A Lithuania-based payment services firm (Perlas Finance) hired Front IT to develop web and native mobile apps (iOS, Android, Huawei) and an administrative system integrated via APIs with their central system to enable online utility bill payments. The apps went live in March 2020; Front IT continues developing features and providing support. The client praised the vendor’s problem-solving and effective agile project management (Jira, daily standups).

Key Challenges

Shift from cash-based physical sales points to online payment channels.
COVID-19 pandemic reduced physical business and accelerated the need for digital payments.

Project Deliverables

Web application
Native iOS app
Native Android app
Huawei Android app
Administrative system (transaction management)
API integrations to central system

Project Solution

Front IT prepared functional documentation describing the solution’s business layer and integrated it with the client’s primary system. Using the provided documentation, Front IT developed a web application and native mobile apps for Android and iOS, plus a Huawei variant with different API connections. They implemented API integrations to the central system and built an administrative system to manage transactions. The vendor continues to develop new functionalities and provide ongoing support while the client retains responsibility for calculations and payments to service providers.

Project Outcome

Stable and functional apps that satisfied the client.
Went live in March 2020 and continue to receive ongoing development and support.
Fast incident response: resources allocated within 1–2 hours to remediate a server outage.
Effective agile project management using Jira with daily standups and weekly backlog refinement.

Platforms

Mobile
Web

Tech Stack

iOS
Android
RESTful API

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

4.88

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Proving to be a fundamental partner, Front IT presented stable and functional apps that wowed the client. The team’s superb problem-solving skills are integral to the apps’ success. Thanks to their effective project management skills, they are able to work in the best and quickest way possible.”
Tomas Kupčinskas
Mobile Payments Product Manager
Date: 03/18/2021