Unbanx, an application that pays you for sharing your data via Open Banking.

The startup secured investment funding after entering a prominent Web3 accelerator program with a Minimum Viable Product (MVP). With this funding, they aimed to build a steadfast, scalable, and secure infrastructure on AWS to support their platform while ensuring compliance with industry regulations.

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The Challenge

As the startup moved beyond the MVP stage, it required a well-architected cloud infrastructure to securely host their applications while ensuring compliance with financial and data protection regulations.

The key challenges included:

Establishing a secure and compliant AWS environment from the ground up.
Implementing streamlined access controls and audit mechanisms.
Deploying Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for scalability and maintainability.
Setting up CI/CD pipelines to enable seamless development and deployment workflows.
Conducting a full architectural assessment to optimise performance, security, and compliance.

Why FIRSTBLOX?‍

The client chose to work with us due to our expertise in cloud architecture, DevOps, and security best practices. Our team has a strong track record of helping startups establish secure and scalable cloud environments. Additionally, our CloudCare service offered ongoing support, ensuring the startup could adapt to evolving business needs while maintaining operational efficiency.

Our approach emphasised:

AWS best practices for security, compliance, and cost efficiency.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to ensure repeatability and maintainability.
Automated CI/CD pipelines for streamlined software delivery.
A holistic architectural assessment to align the cloud environment with business objectives.
Ongoing support and infrastructure enhancements through our CloudCare service.

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Technical Results

Our engagement led to the successful implementation of:

A structured AWS Organisation setup for centralised account management and streamlined access.
Security controls, including IAM policies, logging, and monitoring for audit compliance.
A fully automated CI/CD pipeline to enable seamless deployment of applications.
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) for all cloud resources, for reproducibility and consistency.
A comprehensive architectural assessment, leading to optimisation recommendations that improved system performance and security.
Ongoing cloud infrastructure enhancements through CloudCare, adapting to business growth and evolving requirements.

The Outcome

With our support, the client successfully transitioned from their MVP to a production-ready platform hosted on AWS. By doing this they launched their platform ahead of time, knowing that their infrastructure was secure, scalable, and compliant with industry standards. Additionally, our CloudCare service ensured they had access to continued expertise and support as their business expanded.

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Unbanx was able to:

Confidently onboard users with a secure and scalable cloud environment.
Maintain continuous compliance with financial and data security regulations.
Accelerate their development cycles with automated CI/CD processes.
Seamlessly scale their infrastructure to meet growing demand.
Receive ongoing expert support for infrastructure enhancements and optimisations.

Alan McDonald

Founder

“Partnering with FIRSTBLOX was one of our best and most crucial decisions as we transitioned from MVP to a production-ready platform. Their AWS, security, and automation expertise helped us build a resilient cloud environment that met our needs. Thanks to their CloudCare service, we have continued support and the ability to scale our infrastructure efficiently. We highly recommend their services to any startup or scale-up building a secure and scalable cloud platform.”‍

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