Project Overview
A comprehensive marketplace MVP that allows users to buy, sell, exchange, and trade gift cards via an iOS app and an admin web panel. Built with microservices architecture and multiple API integrations for scalable growth in the US gift card market.
Key Challenges
- Comprehensive Marketplace: Building an MVP that allows users to buy, sell, exchange, and trade gift cards via an iOS app and an admin web panel.
- API Integrations: Implementing Blackrock Giftcard API for branded gift cards, Stripe API for payment processing, Plaid API for account validation, and Twilio API for SMS-based phone verification & BlackHawk API for gift cards.
- Scalable Architecture: Developing a microservices-based architecture to ensure the app can scale seamlessly as the business grows.
- Rapid Delivery: Delivering a robust and functional MVP within the client's 3-month timeline, enabling a fast market launch.
- Highly Competitive Market: Disrupting the massive US gift card market, where a significant number of unused cards lie dormant in households.
- No Tech/Product Team: Building the startup idea for a client who lacked a technical team.
- Future Scalability: Ensuring the platform supports growth and additional features beyond the MVP stage.
- Complex Integrations: Integrating multiple APIs for payments, verification, and gift card issuance.
Our Solutions
- MVP Development: Built a comprehensive marketplace MVP that allows users to buy, sell, exchange, and trade gift cards via an iOS app and an admin web panel.
- API Integration: Implemented Blackrock Giftcard API for branded gift cards, Stripe API for payment processing, Plaid API for account validation, Twilio API for SMS-based phone verification, and BlackHawk API for gift cards.
- Microservices Architecture: Developed a microservices-based architecture to ensure seamless scalability as the business grows.
- Timely Delivery: Delivered a robust and functional MVP within the client's 3-month timeline, enabling a fast market launch.
- Market Disruption: Helped the client disrupt the massive US gift card market, addressing the issue of dormant unused cards in households.
- Technical Leadership: Provided the technical expertise and leadership to build the startup idea for a client who lacked a technical team.
- Scalability Planning: Designed the platform to support future growth and additional features beyond the MVP stage.
Project Results
- MVP delivered within 3-month timeline
- Comprehensive gift card marketplace launched
- Multiple API integrations successfully implemented
- Scalable microservices architecture deployed
