Mobile Banking App Development
Secure, intuitive mobile banking apps with biometrics, real-time payments, cards, insights and in-app support.
- ClientCheckout · wallet
- APIIdempotency key
- Identity & KYCVerified
- Risk & complianceRules passed
- Payment gatewayAuthorised → captured
- LedgerDouble-entry posted
- SettlementBank rail · T+1
Journal entry · balanced
| Account | Debit | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| Customer funds | 120.00 | — |
| Merchant payable | — | 118.20 |
| Fee revenue | — | 1.80 |
Division
Service area
Digital Banking & Neobanks
Engagement
Project · Team · Managed
Overview
Mobile is the primary banking channel for most customers, so the app effectively is the bank. We build mobile banking apps with fast biometric login, clear balances and transactions, instant payments, card controls, spending insights, secure messaging and self-service — engineered with device binding, secure storage, runtime protections and accessibility for all customers.
Common use cases
- Retail mobile bankingEveryday banking for consumers.
- Business mobile bankingApprovals, payments and cash visibility on the go.
- App rebuildReplacing an outdated or poorly rated app.
- Super-app featuresAdding services beyond core banking.
Quick answers
Mobile Banking App Development at a glance
The essentials in brief. Every project is scoped individually — ask us for specifics.
- What is mobile banking app development?
- Secure, intuitive mobile banking apps with biometrics, real-time payments, cards, insights and in-app support.
- Who is it for?
- Typically neobanks, payment companies, lenders, wealth platforms and financial institutions building or modernising customer-facing and back-office systems.
- What does Shivacha provide?
- Biometric authentication
- Real-time payments
- Card controls
- Spending insights
- App security
- Accessibility
- Which technologies are used?
- Swift, Kotlin, Flutter, iOS, Android, Double-Entry Ledgers — chosen to fit your stack and constraints.
- How does the process work?
- Product & partner model → Core design → Integrations → Experience build → Launch readiness.
- What affects the cost?
- Banking, card, payment and KYC partners to integrate
- Ledger and reconciliation complexity
- Number of currencies, countries and payment rails
- Compliance, reporting and audit requirements
- Mobile, web and back-office scope
- Availability and disaster-recovery targets
- How long does it take?
- A regulated-market MVP usually takes 4–7 months including partner integrations; extensions to an existing platform can ship in weeks.
- How do I get started?
- Share a short brief in the form below, book a 30-minute call or message us on WhatsApp. A senior engineer replies within one business day; NDA on request.
Capabilities
What we deliver
Biometric authentication
Face and fingerprint login with device binding.
Real-time payments
Transfers, payees and scheduled payments.
Card controls
Freeze, limits, PIN reveal via secure components.
Spending insights
Categorisation, budgets and notifications.
App security
Secure storage, certificate pinning, tamper detection.
Accessibility
Screen-reader support and inclusive design.
Architecture
Engineered right from day one
The layers we typically design for digital banking & neobanks, adapted to your stack and partners.
- Ledger accuracyDouble-entry accounting with immutable journal entries and daily reconciliation.
- Partner abstractionBaaS and banking partners behind adapters to avoid lock-in.
- Operational toolingBack-office for support, disputes, limits and manual adjustments with maker-checker.
- Regulatory positioningRegulated services provided by licensed partners; we deliver the technology.
Delivery
How an engagement runs
- 1
Product & partner model
Define products, customer segments and licensed partners providing regulated services.
- 2
Core design
Account structures, ledger, product rules and money movement flows.
- 3
Integrations
Sponsor bank or core system, payment schemes, card processor, KYC and screening providers.
- 4
Experience build
Onboarding, accounts, payments and support journeys across mobile and web.
- 5
Launch readiness
Testing with partners, operational tooling, reconciliation and controlled launch.
Security
Security built into delivery
Controls we apply by default on this kind of work — not a separate phase at the end.
Ledger integrity
Double-entry, immutable journals and daily reconciliation against partners.
Idempotent money movement
Every payment operation safe to retry, with no double-spend.
Access control
Maker-checker approvals, least privilege and full audit logging.
Data protection
Encryption in transit and at rest, tokenised card data and PCI-aware architecture.
Technology
Tools we use for this
Products
Start from a platform
Shivacha Digital Bank
A configurable digital banking platform for banks and licensed partners.
Learn moreShivacha Neobank
Launch a mobile-first neobank on a platform built to scale.
Learn moreShivacha Banking API
Secure, versioned banking APIs over any core — with sandbox and developer portal.
Learn moreRelated services
Often combined with
FinTech Software Development
FinTech software development across banking, payments, lending and wealth — ledger-first, partner-ready and built for audit.
Learn moreDigital Banking Development
Build digital banking platforms for retail and business customers — onboarding, accounts, payments, cards and servicing.
Learn moreNeobank Development
Launch a neobank with a mobile-first experience, modern ledger and licensed banking partners — from MVP to scale.
Learn moreDedicated team
Banking Technology Team
Engineers for digital banking, core integration and banking APIs.
Work & insights
Related thinking
Ledger-first architecture for a partner-bank neobank
How we structure a neobank so that balances always reconcile with the sponsor bank and partners can be added or replaced.
Learn moreStablecoin settlement layer for a card-accepting payment platform
A hybrid design that lets merchants accept cards as usual while optionally settling in stablecoins.
Learn moreYour ledger is your product: designing money movement that always reconciles
Fintech products are judged on experience but survive on correctness. A double-entry ledger at the core is what makes balances provable.
Learn moreFAQ
Frequently asked questions
Native or cross-platform for banking?
Both can meet banking security standards. Native offers the deepest platform security integration; cross-platform reduces cost. We recommend per bank.
How do you secure mobile banking apps?
Through layered controls: device binding, secure enclave key storage, certificate pinning, runtime integrity checks, strong authentication and server-side risk scoring.
Do we need a banking licence to launch a neobank?
Many neobanks launch in partnership with a licensed sponsor bank or e-money institution, while others hold their own licences. That is a legal and strategic decision for you and your advisors; our platforms support both models technically.
Can you integrate with our existing core banking system?
Yes. We build API layers and middleware over existing cores, or implement a modern ledger alongside the legacy core for new products.
Next step
Discuss Your FinTech Product.
Tell us about your mobile banking app development requirements — goals, timeline and constraints. We will reply with questions, an approach and next steps.
- Senior engineer reads every enquiry
- Reply within one business day
- NDA on request
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