Customer-facing products. Integration-first delivery.
- Web Apps
- Portals
- Platforms
- APIs
- Integrations
- CMS
Web platforms for financial services
Build digital products that connect cleanly to the systems behind them.
We design, build and modernise customer portals, transactional platforms and web applications for banking, fintech and insurance - engineered around real integrations, security requirements and existing technology environments.
50+ companies have trusted Speednet
Financial institutions integrated into one digital lending platform25+
Microservices powering a multi-institution fintech platform100+
Active users supported on a large-scale web platform4M+
Designed platforms delivered across regulated digital products50+
Key challenges
Where web delivery slows down - and how we keep it moving.
A new interface is rarely the hard part. The real delivery constraints sit behind it: legacy systems, fragmented architecture, integrations, security requirements and dependencies across teams.
Backend dependencies slow the customer-facing roadmap
New journeys often depend on core systems, APIs, data services and third-party platforms that evolve at a very different pace from the frontend.
Legacy architecture makes every change more expensive
Mature applications accumulate tightly coupled components, outdated frameworks and technical debt that make seemingly simple changes risky.
Complex journeys cross too many systems
Onboarding, lending, payments, servicing and self-service journeys rarely live inside one application. Every additional system creates another failure point and another delivery dependency.
Security and compliance shape the architecture
Authentication, access control, sensitive data, accessibility, audit requirements and internal security review affect how the product must be built, not just how it is tested before release.
Scale changes what "good architecture" means
A solution that works for the first product release may struggle as traffic, functionality, teams and integration points grow.
Beyond the frontend
A web product is only as strong as the platform behind it.
The frontend is what the customer sees. Delivery speed, reliability and scalability depend on how the experience layer connects to business logic, data, integrations and infrastructure underneath.
Experience layer
Fast, accessible customer-facing experiences. Web applications, portals and transactional journeys designed around usability, performance and accessibility.
Application & domain layer
Business logic that can evolve without rebuilding the experience. Services and applications responsible for workflows, rules, orchestration and product-specific logic.
Content & experience platforms
Manage complex content without turning every change into a development project. Traditional and headless CMS architectures for content-heavy customer journeys, corporate platforms and multi-market digital estates.
Platform & delivery
Make production part of the architecture. Cloud, containers, CI/CD, observability, security and deployment patterns designed around how the product will actually operate.
What customers interact with
- Web apps
- Portals
- Dashboards
- Transactional journeys
- Content
What makes it work
- Business logic
- APIs
- Data
- Identity
- Infrastructure
- Observability
Let's talk web
Modernising an existing platform or building the next one?
Whether you need a new customer-facing product, a major platform modernisation or help untangling the architecture behind an existing web estate, we can help define the right path forward.
Our process
From product idea to production, without losing control of the systems underneath.
We adapt to where you are today: building a new platform, extending a live product or modernising an existing web estate.
Case studies
From complex web roadmap to working platform.
See how we've helped organisations build, modernise and scale customer-facing products in complex technology environments.
Bancovo Fintech · Lending
Connecting 25+ financial institutions in one lending platform
A scalable fintech ecosystem built on 100+ microservices and complex financial integrations.
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Onet Media
Webmail interface loved by millions
We got together a team of designers, devs and testers who have built the entire frontend for Onet webmail.
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FICO Fintech
Professional and efficient CMS platform
Professional and efficient CMS platform with 9 language versions.
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Wolters Kluwer Media
A platform to prepare bulletins
A platform enabling companies to prepare an information bulletin for their customers.
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We were impressed by Speednet's ability to comprehend the exact skill set required for our project and quickly assembled a team of specialists who were ready to hit the ground running.
Web as a product platform
Web platforms connect customer experience with the systems that run the business.
For financial organisations, web platforms increasingly sit between customers, internal operations and a growing ecosystem of core systems, data sources and external services. Their architecture directly affects how quickly the business can change.
More business moves into self-service
Customer portals increasingly handle journeys that previously required branches, contact centres or manual operations.
Every new journey reaches deeper into the stack
The value customers see in the frontend depends on data, business rules and services sitting behind it.
Platform architecture shapes delivery speed
Tightly coupled applications make every change more expensive. Clear boundaries make individual parts easier to evolve.
Modernisation becomes continuous
Large digital estates rarely get the luxury of a clean rewrite. The winning approach is usually to improve the architecture while the product continues to operate.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions about web platform development for financial services
What types of web products do you build?
We build customer portals, transactional applications, digital banking platforms, lending and servicing solutions, self-service products, back-office applications and other complex web platforms for financial organisations.
Can you build both the frontend and backend?
Yes. We can take responsibility for the complete product stack, including UX, frontend, backend services, APIs, integrations, testing and production delivery, or work on a selected layer alongside your existing teams.
Can you modernise an existing web platform without rebuilding it from scratch?
Yes. In many mature environments, an incremental approach is safer and more practical than a big-bang rewrite. We can modernise selected components, introduce new architectural boundaries and replace legacy technology while the existing platform continues to operate.
Can you work with our existing core systems and legacy architecture?
Yes. Most financial projects we work on involve existing systems rather than greenfield infrastructure. We design the customer-facing platform around real APIs, data flows, security constraints and legacy dependencies.
Do you work with CMS and content-heavy platforms?
Yes. We work with both traditional and headless CMS architectures and can integrate content platforms with customer-facing applications, APIs and existing enterprise systems.
How do you approach security in web applications for financial services?
Security requirements are considered from the architecture stage onward, including authentication, authorisation, data protection, secure development practices, auditability and the organisation's own security and release processes.
Can you help us decide whether to modernise or replace an existing platform?
Yes. We can assess the existing architecture, technical debt, delivery bottlenecks and business roadmap, then identify which areas should be retained, refactored, replaced or separated before committing to a transformation programme.
Can you work with our internal engineering team?
Yes. We can add individual specialists, provide a complete delivery squad or take ownership of a defined product or modernisation stream while working inside your engineering standards, tools and governance.
Can you take a web product from discovery to production?
Yes. We can cover product discovery, UX, architecture, frontend and backend engineering, integrations, QA, security review, production rollout and ongoing development.
Do you only build web products for banks?
No. Our deepest experience is in banking and financial technology, but we also build complex platforms in insurance and other industries where integration, scale, security and reliability matter.
How do you use AI in web development?
We use AI to support activities such as implementation, refactoring, testing, documentation and legacy modernisation. In regulated environments, we can introduce AI through governed workflows that control access to code and project context, retain human approval and provide visibility over how AI is used.
Let's talk web
What's next on your digital product roadmap?
Tell us what you're building, modernising or trying to simplify. We'll connect you with a Speednet expert who understands complex web platforms and can help define the right way forward.