How L&Q Enabled a Visionary FinTech Client to Achieve Hyper-Scalability
This case study details L&Q's journey with a pioneering FinTech client whose grand product vision was initially constrained by limitations in technical architecture and scalability. We moved beyond a simple vendor relationship to become a trusted technology partner, assuming end-to-end responsibility for delivering a modern, future-proof platform and accelerating their growth.
1. The Challenge: A Pioneer's Grand Vision Constrained by Scaling Limitations
Our client, a respected FinTech innovator, started with a strong product vision and a small local development team in the U.S. After a year of work, they faced three significant challenges:
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Outdated Technology: The existing architecture and tools were not aligned with modern, scalable systems.
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Platform Scalability Issues: The system struggled to handle growing volumes of data, reports, and user demands.
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Scaling Development Team: Expanding the engineering team in the U.S. was both cost-prohibitive and time-consuming, making it hard to onboard the right talent quickly.
By 2022, the company’s leadership made a strategic decision: to modernize the platform with cutting-edge technologies and to partner with a trusted team who could scale development efficiently, cost-effectively, and with proven expertise.
2. L&Q's Solution: Earning Trust Through a Successful Pilot and Strategic Vision
Through a mutual connection, the client reached out to L&Q Technologies. To evaluate our capabilities, they first engaged us with a small fixed-bid pilot project: building a tool that required real-time integration with market data, complex calculations, and interactive charts.
We not only delivered the tool on time but also provided a technology roadmap to address their long-term platform needs. Impressed with our expertise and proactive approach, the client expanded our role into a long-term engagement.
This successful pilot project and strategic foresight were the foundation of our trusted partnership.
The L&Q Commitment: Our relationship transitioned from an initial pilot to a trusted partner who assumes end-to-end responsibility—from initial Architecture and Design through Development, UX, Testing, DevOps, and 24/7 Support, all while meticulously protecting our client's proprietary and confidential information.
Assuming end-to-end responsibility over a growing three-year partnership, our comprehensive platform modernization effort spanned foundational architecture design, migration, and the deployment of a sophisticated application suite, including AI-powered features..
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Enterprise-Grade Architecture:A scalable, high-performance data processing system with flexible deployment options, supporting both on-premises servers and seamless migration to the cloud
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Scalable Platform:The highly scalable platform processes market and options data from multiple sources and delivers 20+ reports across 800+ stocks in near real-time, with fully integrated EOD and intraday processing jobs..
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Cloud Migration to AWS: The client’s infrastructure was migrated to AWS using Lambda, ECS, and RDS, enabling high availability, elasticity, and cost optimization with serverless technologies. The setup also supports multi-region deployment with active-active failover for maximum resilience and uptime.
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Secure Apps Portal:The portal provides role-based access controls, over 20 interactive reports, and six real-time interactive tools with charts and calculators. It also includes admin tools for efficient customer onboarding and system tracking.
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Portfolio Management System: The system enables near real-time P/L calculations with dynamic dashboards, while integrating seamlessly with third-party trading systems and manual data uploads. It also supports rule-based alerts to keep users informed instantly and empowered to take timely financial actions.
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Mobile App: The iPad and tablet-compatible mobile app serves as the primary channel for delivering critical tools and information, providing secure access and real-time push notifications for portfolios and market signals.
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Document Delivery Portal: The client portal provides public, protected, and private access levels, supports campaign-ready distribution, and includes collaboration features with granular document access controls. It also enables users to securely view or play PDFs, images, and videos within the platform.
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AI-Powered Chatbot: A secure hybrid LLM-based chatbot delivers instant, real-time access to complex internal information, simplifying user interaction with authenticated data sources.
3. Measurable Impact and Outcomes: Accelerating Growth and Efficiency
The true measure of our partnership is the tangible value delivered, allowing our client to focus on market expertise while we handle the technology
| Impact Area | L&Q's Contribution |
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| Scaled Development | Grew from a 4-member pilot team to a dedicated 13-member full-service team (Architect, Senior Developers, Developers, and Senior Project Manager), accelerating delivery with agile processes. |
| Cost-Effective Growth | Overcame the high cost of U.S. hiring by leveraging L&Q’s skilled offshore team, providing unmatched technical talent without compromising on quality or security. |
| Mobile Advantage | Developed the Mobile App with real-time push notifications, enabling customers and administrators to react instantly to market changes, significantly improving responsiveness and engagement. |
| Faster Time-to-Market | Our end-to-end expertise in Architecture, UX, Development, Testing, DevOps, and Support led to shorter delivery cycles and a quicker rollout of the full platform suite. |
| Future-Ready Platform | Delivered a robust, scalable architecture that easily supports advanced reporting, research delivery, and secure client access across web, mobile, and cloud environments (AWS). |
| Trusted Partnership | What began as a small pilot evolved into a long-term collaboration built on trust, transparency, and the mutual protection of the client’s strategic interests and proprietary data. |
4. Final Verdict: Why This Partnership Matters
This journey is more than a technology build—it’s a story of how the right partner can solve both technical bottlenecks and organizational challenges. By modernizing technology, scaling development, and enabling cost-effective growth, L&Q helped our client go from a promising product idea to a world-class FinTech platform.
This success story demonstrates L&Q’s capability, commitment, and trustworthiness. By transforming a technically constrained product idea into a robust, modern, and hyper-scalable platform, we solidified our role as the trusted technology partner capable of assuming end-to-end responsibilities and protecting our client’s strategic interests every step of the way.
We transformed a bold product idea that was technically constrained into a robust, modern, and hyper-scalable platform. Our success proves that L&Q is the trusted technology partner capable of assuming end-to-end responsibilities and protecting the client's interests every step of the way.
If your organisation has a bold product vision but needs a partner to deliver the technical scalability and strategic oversight required for enduring success, L&Q is ready to assume the responsibility.
Ready to find your trusted technology partner? Contact L&Q today..