Transforming Peer-to-Peer Payments: The Complete Development Journey of Spot App
Spot is a payment app that makes it easy to send, request, and split payments with friends and contacts. Users can link their bank details to the app, allowing them to pay anyone without needing account numbers.
Industry
Finance
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
2023
Company size
1-10
Key markets
Global
Goal
Growth
Core technologies
React Native, Java, Swift
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Key results
70%
improvement on conversion
30%
increase in user engagement
+30,000
views for web based training
The problem
Blott collaborated with Spot to develop a mobile payment app that would simplify peer-to-peer money transactions in the UK, eliminating the need for traditional banking details like sort-codes and account numbers. The challenge was to create an intuitive and secure platform where users could easily find friends, send and request money, and manage shared payments, all while ensuring top-notch security and compliance with GDPR regulations. Additionally, the app needed to handle high volumes of transactions and user data with robust performance, scalability, and failover support to deliver a seamless experience for all users.
As a product design and development agency, our objective for the Spot mobile payment app is to design and develop a user-friendly and efficient solution for peer-to-peer money transactions in the UK. Our key deliverables include creating an easy way to find friends, send and request money, and create groups for shared payments, all without the need for sort-codes or account numbers. Our goal is to make the process of sending money to friends in the UK less formal and more streamlined, regardless of the user's bank.
The solution
Blott developed the Spot app to make sending and receiving money as easy as possible. Users can quickly find friends, send or request money, and manage shared payments—all without needing traditional bank details like sort-codes or account numbers. To keep everything secure, we added features like fingerprint and face ID login, as well as strong encryption to protect user information. The app’s back-end is hosted on AWS to ensure it runs smoothly, even with lots of users, and it’s designed to be fast and reliable. This means Spot offers a simple and safe way to handle peer-to-peer payments, making managing money easy for everyone.
The result
The Spot app successfully launched, offering users a streamlined and secure platform for managing peer-to-peer payments in the UK. The app's user-friendly design and advanced security features have been well-received, leading to high adoption rates and positive feedback. The robust architecture ensures reliable performance and scalability, positioning Spot as a leading solution in the mobile payment space. Blott's innovative approach has enabled Spot to provide a seamless, efficient, and secure experience for users, making peer-to-peer money transfers simple and accessible for everyone.
Technologies used
Design
Figma
Backend
Java
Swift
Python (Django)
Micro Services
Firebase stack
Redis
MongoDB
Frontend
React Native
Infrastructure
AWS S3
AWS CDN
AWS Cognito
AWS API Gateway
AWS EC2
AWS ALB
AWS KMS
AWS RDS
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"What stood out most about this company was their unparalleled expertise in technology and fintech. They delivered our solution with quality and speed, that we felt could not be matched."