Downing
sustainable investment managing platform that helps companies across industries.
Downing is an investment management platform focused on renewable energy, infrastructure, property and healthcare. With over 25,000 investors onboard they have raised £1.9 billion assets under management. The company is a certified B Corporation established back in 1986.- Location UK
- Industry FINTECH
- Team Size 8 people
- Duration 1 year
- Budget $ 500K
Challenges
Rebuild outdated & insufficient architecture.
Inability to scale existing solution in line with business growth.
Shortage of in-house domain expertise & high technical debt.
Need to meet high security standards applicable to financial industry.
Solution
Downing is a P2P investment platform that is used by over 25,000 investors in the UK. It supports businesses in the Healthcare, Energy and Infrastructure, Leisure and Hospitality, and Property Finance industries by helping them to deliver on strategy and make a difference.
We provided the Downing investment management platform with custom web application development services to boost their brand awareness, empower growth and drive new partners.
our input
UI/UX Design
Solution arcitecture
Back-end Development
Front-end Development
Quality Assurance
Project management
Business analysis
RESULTS
We’re proud to be of service to Downing since with us they’ve achieved the highest results in attracting new audiences and investors.
- revenue growthX2
After launch of new solution annual revenue growth x2 from £1,8M to £3,6M.
- funds raised£13M
Our expertise helped to create product that helped to raise additional capital due to solid development.
- users growth25k
We removed bottleneck by changing data model, which enabled growth to 25K users and beyond.
App functionality
account management
real-time investment portfolio
Integration with payment systems
investment portfolio management
investment Monitoring
portfolio performance Analysis
investment recommendations
Funds withdrawal
transaction history
automatic investment plans
Wallet
Secure login for clients
Generation of investment reports
Real-time notifications
Customer Support
how we did it
- that provided efficient data structure and flow of shares distribution & storage that allowed to support growing business needs
cutting edge architecture
- development from scratch with on time launch12
month to launch
- and storage flow that allowed rapid growth
Shares distribution
- Optimal value for money development costs
Reduced costs
- delivery of new features, maintenance & support3+
years of partnership
- that allowed product growth based on market trends
expert consulting
- for final product from scratch to production
turn key solution
Technologies
we used
.Net
React
Creation Process
Product consulting
We utilized our technical and business expertise to help our customer choose the modern architecture. This facilitates the smooth expansion of future solutions. Additionally, we played a key role in shaping the clients' product vision.
1Product vision
Once the product vision was clarified, we transformed it into a comprehensive feature list. This involved conducting market research to identify any constraints in further product scaling. Then, we proceeded to prepare a detailed product description.
2Product design
Once the feature list was clarified, our team developed wireframes tailored to the selected target audience. We then worked on a concept that prioritized ease of use while also allowing for scalability to meet the varying needs of our client.
3architecture design
We conducted thorough market research to ensure our customer meets the security standards of the financial industry. After assessing the benefits and drawbacks from business, technical, compliance, and security perspectives, we proposed a flexible architecture. We took in consideration proper data structure & composition that removed product bottleneck & allowed business growth in the future.
4Development
A team of over 10 engineers developed a scalable portal with numerous real-time tracking options. We integrated tools for investment management and ensured that our customer found the software reliable and user-friendly.
5Maintenance & Support
After releasing the solution we continued the post-release support and maintenance. Our partnership has been successful for 2 years.
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