Building the Frontend for Booking Platforms: Scalable & Resilient
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by Mykyta Mazur
10M ago
Hospitality businesses need to prioritize scalability when building the frontend for booking platforms. The platform represents the brand, so if it performs poorly, the company may lose customers with little chance of winning them back. However, by following scalable frontend principles and rules, companies can achieve outstanding user experience and performance. Scalability also means thinking several steps (or years) ahead. It’s about maintaining the platform’s performance as the business and demand grow. This article provides tips on building a truly scalable frontend architecture for a boo ..read more
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Introduction to Alternative Credit Scoring in Fintech
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by Nataliia Peterheria
11M ago
Competition for new fintech customers is fierce. Particularly for the 1.4 billion people globally, who comprise the unbanked population, as estimated by the World Bank. Enter alternative data scoring — validating borrower credibility using data sources other than credit scores or rental payment data.  Alternative credit scoring allows lenders to validate the financial discipline of potential borrowers based on their digital footprints. Even without credit score data, lenders can engage these unbanked customers, thus increasing the bottom line in the face of the upcoming economic downturn ..read more
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EAT Club Interview: John Jascovski on How Food Delivery Service Can Bring More than Just Food
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by Julia Korsun
1y ago
The food delivery industry is on the brink of a revolution. According to recent reports, in 2022, the global online food delivery sector was worth $130.2 billion, and in five years, this value is predicted to rise to $223.7 billion. Corporate catering app development is one of the sub niches that bloomed in recent years. Back in 2010, foreseeing the rise of the food delivery, two Stanford students founded EAT Club corporate catering startup, now the leader in individual lunch delivery for businesses. They saw an opportunity to shake things up in the lunch delivery market for offices and later ..read more
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10 Latest Mortgage Technology Trends For 2023
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by Nataliia Peterheria
1y ago
Today’s mortgage businesses should rely on technology heavily to do more with less. With the US Federal Reserve increasing interest rates and borrowing costs, banks stepping back from mortgage servicing, and 49% of homebuyers preferring self-service portals, according to ICE Mortgage Technology, mortgage market players must rapidly adopt technology to remain competitive. 90% of the Borrower and Lender Insights survey participants stated that digital mortgage technology is a must for a positive customer experience, and 70% claimed that using mortgage lending technologies helps drastically reduc ..read more
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Full-Scale Digitalization for Mortgage Lenders: Why Bother?
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by Nataliia Peterheria
1y ago
Buying a house is one of life’s most exciting projects. Yet taking out a mortgage is stressful, especially if a person turns to traditional mortgage companies. Comparing rates, filling out forms, organizing documents, and waiting weeks for a decision is exhausting. As a result, this decreases the conversion rate for closed deals. With the rise of digital services sparked by the whole world going on remote, people on both sides of the table have realized that these processes can be much simpler. Property buyers now expect a more streamlined, online solution to finding a loan, and a staggering 9 ..read more
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MoneyPark’s Benjamin Tacquet Interview on Doing Less, But Better
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by Julia Korsun
1y ago
Technology changes our lives, even in countries where centuries-old industry traditions dominate culture, society and emblematic banking systems. But even such a traditionally conservative part of banking like mortgages can be affected by technology. A mortgage is based on an ancient idea of a loan against collateral, and it’s still uses mostly the same ancient mechanics of different players collecting data, offline most of the time, while multiple third parties profit from different parts of the process. This is where startups come in to make this process faster, smoother, and more transparen ..read more
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Wealth Management Software Development 101: All You Need to Build a Profitable App
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by Artur Bachynskiy
1y ago
With the global recession looming, wealth management software development might not sound like the best idea. However, private wealth management gains popularity as modern people seek financial security and a decent income. And after the pandemic put many people in debt, they are exploring new ways to manage finances. At the same time, more experts acknowledge the role of technology in investment and wealth management. In fact, 69% of wealth management clients claim technology advancements make investing cheaper and more efficient, and 57% say software helps them make better investment decisio ..read more
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Why You Should Keep Working with Ukrainian IT Companies
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by rgaponov
2y ago
“Hi Roman! What changes should we make in communication with partners in wartime?” I’m the CEO of a software company in Ukraine, so it’s easy to imagine what was behind this and similar questions from the PM after February 24th. Of course, our partners have not expressed their growing concerns about the war directly. But when big investments are at stake, everyone wants to be reassured about their project’s stability. No one wants to chain-smoke while listening to reports from a dev team based in a hotspot. In other words, we can’t ignore the armed elephant in the room. Our clients are worried ..read more
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10 Lessons after 13 Years of Being CEO
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by Sergey Kolousov
2y ago
This year, on October 13, Django Stars celebrated its 13 years. And frankly speaking, for a tech company founded in the year of the Global Financial crisis, by two programmers without any business management experience, it’s kind of a big date. Back then, we had no business strategy, no idea how to sell our services, deliver, or hire people. In 13 years, we’ve seen a lot. It made us stronger and, hopefully, smarter. We’ve gained experience at 120+ projects in various domains, from fintech and travel to healthtech and edtech. At the same time, our expertise has been verified by clients worldwid ..read more
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How Much Does It Cost To Develop A Mobile App?
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by Alexander Savchenko
2y ago
When asking how much it costs to develop a mobile app, it’s important to know whether you’re looking for a rough estimate or a detailed one. The thing is, the detailed estimate isn’t going to happen at the initial stage of the negotiations. The vendor will need detailed specs (requirements) of the future product to calculate a detailed price. A general phrase like “I have an idea for a delivery app” isn’t enough here, because the estimate will be just as vague and imprecise. So how can you create a mobile app development cost breakdown so you know how much you’ll need to invest? Until you have ..read more
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