Kapital Bank
A digital evolution for Azerbaijan’s largest bank.
Year
2016–2023
Services
Mobile App Development, IT Consulting, Infrastructure Audit, Staff Augmentation
Industry
Fintech
A strategic digital evolution for Azerbaijan’s largest commercial bank.
Overview
Kapital Bank is a financial pillar in Azerbaijan. Established in 1874, it serves over 5 million individuals and 22,000 corporate customers, holding over $3.5 billion in assets. As the oldest commercial bank in the region, they are involved in major governmental programs and hold the widest network of branches in the country.In 2016, Kapital Bank commissioned Codieshub to develop their initial customer-facing iOS and Android applications. That launch helped the bank secure a position of digital leadership. However, sustaining that lead proved difficult. After taking maintenance in-house, the bank faced growing infrastructure complexity and internal miscommunication. These challenges disrupted the flow of updates and threatened the customer experience.
The opportunity
After the initial launch, Kapital Bank relied on internal IT talent to maintain the platform. Over time, the growing complexity of the servicing infrastructure led to suboptimal operations. The internal teams struggled with bottlenecks, resulting in delayed releases and a lagging mobile experience.The bank needed more than just bug fixes. They needed a comprehensive overhaul of their development culture. The goal was to bridge skill gaps within the in-house team, modernize the legacy code base, and establish a workflow that allowed for fast, cost-effective app evolution without disrupting services for millions of users.
The solution
Kapital Bank turned to Codieshub to optimize their development process and coordinate a full-scale revamp. We started by embedding a leadership team comprising a project manager and tech leads to audit existing workflows. We introduced Agile methodologies and established cross-departmental communication flows to eliminate operational silos.Once the process was fixed, we augmented their IT team with 5 iOS developers, 3 Android developers, and a QA engineer. This hybrid team executed a complete architecture and UI redesign. Codieshub tech leads spearheaded a critical migration of the tech stack, moving the Android app from Java to Kotlin and the iOS app from Objective-C to Swift. This modernization accelerated the development of new features, such as personal finance management and payment modules.Beyond the app, Codieshub provided a high-level audit of the bank's IT infrastructure. In just four weeks, our solution architects reviewed code, architecture, and network resilience to ensure the system could scale safely as digital demand surged.
“Reliability and scalability are critical for us. They approached the engagement with a strong technical foundation and a clear process, which gave us confidence as the work progressed. The solution has held up under real-world demand.”
Farid HuseynovCEO
The impact
The partnership transformed Kapital Bank’s digital operations. By adopting the best practices introduced by Codieshub, the internal team streamlined their workflows, resulting in efficient and uninterrupted development cycles.The move to a modern tech stack (Swift and Kotlin) allowed for rapid feature deployment and easier resolution of UX issues. The bank successfully launched a revamped, user-friendly mobile experience that supports millions of transactions. Furthermore, the infrastructure audit provided a clear roadmap for long-term risk mitigation, ensuring the bank remains secure and scalable for years to come.The partnership has positioned mPATH to support millions of future patients with a system that is fast, secure, and deeply effective.
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