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Global Payment Integration for Sports Car Manufacturer

Services Covered:

E-commerce Development

Industry

Automotive

Duration

20 months

Budget

200K - 999K

Start Date

1 January 2019

Team Size

1-5 Employees

Engagement Model

Nearshore

Project Capability Score (PCS)

73/100

Good

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Client

Confidential

Germany

Project Summary

A sports car manufacturer hired Grape Up to integrate a modern global payment solution across multiple e-commerce stores to expand reach, speed up payments, increase security, and reduce operating costs. Grape Up worked in a Scrum process with two-week sprints and daily stand-ups, providing easy communication, fast-paced delivery, and continuous deployment into production. The vendor delivered infrastructure and services (AWS/Fargate, Spring backend, Angular frontend) and matched the client's requirements closely.

Key Challenges

Increase global reach for payment processing
Decrease time to market for new payment functionalities
Increase payment security
Reduce operating costs for payment operations

Project Deliverables

Increased payment functionality (e.g., split payments)
Central e-payment service for multiple e-commerce stores
Production-ready features delivered via continuous 2-week sprints
Infrastructure setup on AWS Fargate and an Angular frontend

Project Solution

Grape Up integrated a modern global payment solution across three e-commerce stores using a DevOps approach and two-week Scrum sprints. They built services implemented in Spring, a frontend in Angular, and deployed infrastructure on AWS Fargate, delivering features such as split payments and country rollouts. The engagement was staffed by three engineers, including a technical leader, and emphasized continuous delivery and close collaboration with the business.

Project Outcome

Contributed to an integration showcased in an external write-up (link provided by client)
Faster delivery via two-week sprints and continuous deployment
High client satisfaction: requirements matched fully and strong cross-supplier collaboration

Platforms

Web
Cloud

Tech Stack

Spring
Angular
Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Client Endorsement

Overall Review Rating

Timeliness

Cost Rating

Willing to Refer

Quality of Deliverables

“Grape Up worked using the Scrum manner. They were able to adapt to a very fast pace development by conducting daily stand-up, planning, and retro meetings every second week. The team provided easy communication and progress tracking.”
Anonymous
Product Owner
Date: 02/18/2021