Hurain Technologies
Digital Banking & Neobanks Software · Liège, Belgium

Digital Banking & Neobanks Software Development in Liège

Liège is the capital of Liège province, Wallonia, Belgium, home to around 195,000 people. For Liège businesses investing in digital banking & neobanks, the details matter: neobanks and digital-first banking platforms have to ship product at software speed while meeting the same regulatory bar as incumbent banks, which means API-first core architecture, automated compliance, and fraud controls built in from day one rather than retrofitted.

Quick answer

Who provides Digital Banking & Neobanks Software services in Liège?

Hurain Technologies provides digital banking & neobanks for companies in Liège, Belgium: 24/7 support in Liège time, milestone-based delivery with sign-off at every stage, and builds that support Bancontact / Payconiq and Cards, VAT 21% and the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Liège, Belgium
Liège, BelgiumPhoto: Wikimedia Commons

Overview

Digital Banking & Neobanks Software for Liège businesses

Fintech products serving Belgium typically engage with NBB / FSMA. We build the ledger, KYC/AML and audit controls that licensing reviews expect, integrate local rails such as Bancontact / Payconiq, Cards and SEPA Instant, and process personal data under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Your legal counsel sets the licence model; we engineer to it.

Our engineering team works remotely from India for Liège clients — india (ist) is 3h 30m ahead — with one project manager as your single point of contact, fortnightly demos and full source-code ownership from day one.

Digital Banking & Neobanks teams typically need: aPI-first core banking and ledger architecture; card issuing and account management integration; automated onboarding, KYC, and transaction monitoring; real-time fraud and risk scoring; scalable, audit-ready cloud infrastructure.

We work as an engineering partner for digital banking & neobanks businesses — from discovery and architecture to build, compliance evidence and 24/7 support after launch — so your team can focus on customers, partners and regulators.

Why digital banking & neobanks software matters in Liège

  • Liège businesses compete for customers who compare them against the best digital experiences in Belgium and abroad.
  • Customers in Liège pay with Bancontact / Payconiq, Cards and SEPA Instant, so local payment integration is not optional.
  • A focused local market rewards products tailored to how Liège customers actually buy and communicate.

What we build

Digital Banking & Neobanks Software features we deliver in Liège

Neobanks and digital-first banking platforms have to ship product at software speed while meeting the same regulatory bar as incumbent banks, which means API-first core architecture, automated compliance, and fraud controls built in from day one rather than retrofitted.

API-first core & ledger architecture

Modern, well-documented APIs around account, ledger, and card issuing systems, built or integrated so product teams can ship without waiting on a core vendor release cycle.

Automated onboarding & KYC

Identity verification, sanctions/PEP screening, and document checks automated into account opening flows to cut drop-off while staying audit-ready.

Real-time fraud & risk scoring

Stream-processing risk engines score transactions and account activity in milliseconds, with continuous retraining as fraud patterns evolve.

Cloud-native, audit-ready infrastructure

Kubernetes-based, horizontally scalable infrastructure with the audit logging, access controls, and monitoring regulators and banking partners expect.

Card issuing & payment rail integration

Card issuing platforms and payment rails integrated behind a single API layer for consistent account and transaction experiences.

Common digital banking & neobanks software projects in Liège

Neobank launch

Accounts, cards and payments on a banking-as-a-service partner.

Mobile banking apps

Modern apps for existing banks and credit unions.

SME banking

Business accounts, invoicing, expense and payroll features.

Card programmes

Virtual and physical cards with spending controls.

Localised for your market

What a digital banking & neobanks software project in Liège must get right

Currency, tax, payments, data protection and language — built into the product from the first sprint.

24/7 support in Liège

Liège is on UTC+2 (Europe/Brussels). Our team works 24/7, so every Liège business hour — and any out-of-hours incident — is covered.

Payments & currency

Pricing and settlement in EUR with Bancontact / Payconiq, Cards and SEPA Instant, reconciled automatically against your PSP and bank statements.

Tax & invoicing

Belgium applies VAT 21%. Your product's receipts, invoices and reports are built to show it correctly.

Data protection

Customer data from Liège is handled under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): consent records, encryption, access logs and in-region hosting where required.

Cost & timeline

How much does digital banking & neobanks software cost in Liège?

Cost depends on baaS partner and licence model, card issuing and processor and ledger and product complexity. Liège companies working with our India-based team typically pay considerably less than local agency rates for the same seniority. Share your requirements and we return a fixed-scope estimate within 5 business days.

What drives the price

  • BaaS partner and licence model
  • Card issuing and processor
  • Ledger and product complexity
  • KYC/AML tooling
  • Security certifications
  • Customer-support tooling

How long does it take?

Delivery time is agreed around your scope — after discovery you get a milestone plan tailored to your requirements, integrations and how quickly decisions are made on your side. Discovery can begin within 5 business days of a signed proposal.

Our delivery process

  1. 1

    Regulatory & product discovery

    Licence model, partners, compliance obligations and the core user journeys mapped with your team and counsel.

  2. 2

    Architecture & threat model

    Data model, security controls, integrations and hosting/residency decisions agreed before build.

  3. 3

    Core build

    Onboarding, accounts, ledger, cards, payments and customer support tooling.

  4. 4

    Security & compliance testing

    Penetration testing, reconciliation and audit-trail checks, and evidence packs for auditors or partners.

  5. 5

    Controlled launch & 24/7 support

    Staged rollout, monitoring, incident response and regulator-ready reporting.

Delivery

Working with Hurain Technologies from Liège

24/7 availability & communication

Our team works 24/7, so stand-ups, demos and urgent fixes happen during your Liège business day (UTC+2), and work keeps progressing while you are offline. Everyday collaboration runs on Slack or Microsoft Teams, Jira and GitHub, with a demo of working software every two weeks.

Kick-off & delivery timeline

Discovery can start within 5 business days of a signed proposal. Milestones and delivery time are then agreed around your requirements, and every milestone ends with your written sign-off.

Response times after launch

Response times are written into a support SLA before launch: our team is available 24/7, critical production issues get immediate attention from an on-call engineer, and routine tickets are handled around the clock.

Meetings & site visits

Most engagements run fully remote over video. Workshops and go-live visits to Liège can be arranged for larger programmes.

Technology we use

Core

  • Kotlin
  • Go
  • PostgreSQL

Banking

  • BaaS APIs
  • Card issuing
  • Open Banking

Apps

  • Swift
  • Kotlin
  • Flutter

Security

  • HSM / KMS
  • Device binding
  • Fraud engines

Standards we build to

  • Banking and e-money regulation
  • PCI DSS
  • AML/CFT
  • Consumer-duty and disclosure rules

How we work

How we deliver Digital Banking & Neobanks Software in Liège, Belgium

Every digital banking & neobanks software engagement in Liège, Belgium follows the same staged, quality-gated process — shaped around your requirements and Liège's market. You see progress every day, review it every week, and give written sign-off at every milestone before any payment is due.

  1. 01

    Discover

    Quality gate
    • Product & licensing workshops
    • Core-banking & card-issuer selection
    • KYC / AML scoping
    • Signed scope
  2. 02

    Design

    Quality gate
    • Orchestration architecture
    • Ledger & reconciliation model
    • Tokenisation design
    • Fraud-rule design
  3. 03

    Build

    Quality gate
    • Account & card sprints
    • Core-banking integration
    • Onboarding & KYC flows
    • Demo every sprint
  4. 04

    Secure & Test

    Quality gate
    • PCI DSS scope review
    • Reconciliation tests
    • Failover & retry tests
    • UAT with real flows
  5. 05

    Deploy

    Quality gate
    • Staged traffic routing
    • Live PSP credentials
    • Monitoring & alerts
    • Go-live checklist
  6. 06

    Handover

    Quality gate
    • Role-based sessions
    • Recorded walkthroughs
    • Admin & ops runbooks
    • Documentation handover
  7. 07

    Support

    Quality gate
    • Dedicated engineer
    • SLA helpdesk
    • Patches & upgrades
    • Quarterly reviews

Client sign-off at every milestone — you approve the working result before you pay.

You always know what was done today — and what happens next

With about 6.5 shared working hours a day between Liège and our team in India, questions are answered the same day and your update is waiting for you at around 3:30 PM.

01Daily update

Every working day, around 3:30 PM Liège time

  • What was completed today
  • What is planned for tomorrow
  • Blockers and decisions needed from you
  • Links to builds you can try
02Weekly work overview

Every Friday, with a live call in your business hours

  • Features completed and demo recordings
  • Progress against the current milestone
  • Risks, open questions and change requests
  • Plan and priorities for next week
03Sprint demo & milestone review

End of every sprint and milestone

  • Working software demonstrated live
  • Your feedback captured in the backlog
  • Quality-gate checklist shared
  • Written sign-off before any payment

What we build in for Liège

Local requirements are part of the scope from the Discover stage — not retrofitted before launch.

Local payments

Bancontact / Payconiq, Cards, SEPA Instant — integrated and tested as part of the build.

Data protection

Data handling, consent and retention designed for the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Regulator

Controls, reports and audit trails prepared with NBB / FSMA expectations in mind, alongside your local counsel.

Language & currency

Dutch and French interfaces and content, EUR pricing, invoices and number formats.

Time zone

Liège is on UTC+2; India (IST) is 3h 30m ahead. Calls, demos and sign-offs are scheduled in your business hours.

Payment plan

Pay only for work you have accepted

Milestones are customised to your requirements — six or more is typical, and delivery time is agreed around your scope. Every payment after the advance is released only after you have seen the working result and given written sign-off. Here is an example plan:

PaymentMilestone & acceptanceShare
Advance

Contract signing

Signed contract; payment-flow workshops and PCI DSS scoping.

10%
Milestone 1

Architecture approved

Orchestration, ledger and reconciliation design signed off.

15%
Milestone 2

First rail live in sandbox

Payment APIs, ledger and first PSP connector working.

15%
Milestone 3

All rails connected

Remaining PSPs, refunds and settlement working in staging.

15%
Milestone 4

Certification & tests

PCI DSS scope review, failover and reconciliation tests passed.

15%
Milestone 5

UAT sign-off

Real payment flows accepted by your team.

15%
Milestone 6

Live traffic & handover

Staged production routing, monitoring and ops handover.

15%
Total100%
90% of your payment is released only after you accept working modules
0%20%40%60%80%100%StartM1M2M3M4M5M6
Cumulative payment Work delivered & accepted
  • Number of milestones and splits set around your scope
  • Every milestone is a working, demonstrated result
  • No payment is due until you sign off

Warranty & annual support

Protected after launch — warranty and annual support for your Digital Banking & Neobanks Software project in Liège, Belgium

Go-live is where your digital banking & neobanks software product starts earning — so we stay accountable for it. Every project includes a free 90-day defect warranty. After that, the same team that built it keeps it secure, updated and running in Liège business hours on a fixed annual fee agreed up front — no open-ended hourly billing, no surprise invoices.

Included free

90-day warranty

Any defect found in the first 90 days after go-live is fixed free of charge.

  • Every delivered feature covered
  • Fixes tested and deployed to production
  • Same engineers who built it

Fixed-cost annual package

30% of project cost

per year for Annual Support & Maintenance, with a dedicated developer assigned to your digital banking & neobanks software platform. A fixed price, known in advance.

ServiceIncluded in the annual package
Dedicated developerOne named developer assigned to your product for fixes, enhancements and optimisation.
Bug fixes & security patchesCritical issues resolved within 24 hours; standard issues within 5 business days.
Upgrades & new releasesFramework, library and platform updates plus new versions of what we built, at no additional cost.
HelpdeskEmail and phone support for your team and administrators; 4-hour response for critical issues.
Backup monitoringDaily backup checks and a quarterly restore test.
Security reviewPeriodic audit-trail review and security configuration check.
PSP & scheme changesProvider API versions, card-scheme and 3-D Secure changes applied before their deadlines.
Reconciliation checksSettlement and reconciliation exceptions reviewed and resolved every day.
Regulatory reporting checksScheduled regulatory and management reports checked for completeness.
Liège business-hours coverageHelpdesk, calls and planned maintenance scheduled around Liège business hours (UTC+2); critical issues escalated immediately.
Local compliance updatesChanges to the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and NBB / FSMA guidance tracked and reflected in the product.

Source code & IP ownership

100% of the source code and IP is owned by you

For every custom digital banking & neobanks software project in Liège, Belgium, upon full and final payment the complete source code and intellectual property are transferred to you — so you can host, maintain and enhance the system with any developer.

  • Payment orchestration, ledger and admin source code
  • PSP merchant accounts and credentials in your name
  • Reconciliation rules and ops runbooks
  • Complete Git repository with full commit history
  • Database schemas, migrations and seed data
  • Configuration, CI/CD and deployment scripts
  • API documentation and a deployment guide

No lock-in

No forced upgrades

No subscription trap

Your code lives in your own repository from the first commit.

Continuous enhancement

Launch is just the beginning — keep shipping with your own dedicated team

Your digital banking & neobanks software platform should get better every month, not stand still after go-live. Start with one dedicated developer working on your priorities across apps, dashboards and backend — and grow to a full team of developers and support members whenever your roadmap demands it.

Dedicated team, your way

From one developer to a full team

Pricing is based on the team members you need — tell us your requirements and we will quote your team.

  • Start any time after launch
  • Hire developers as you need them
  • Scale up, scale down or pause

What your team can take on after launch

  • New account, card and savings products
  • Open-banking and core-banking integrations
  • Onboarding, KYC and customer-app improvements
  • New PSPs, payment methods and currencies
  • Smarter routing and fraud rules
  • New reports, payouts and reconciliation automation

Need more hands? Add developers and support members as your requirements grow

Start with one person and add only the roles your digital banking & neobanks software roadmap needs — each is quoted to your requirements.

Development team

  • Core-banking integration engineer

    Connects core banking, card processors and open-banking APIs.

  • Payments backend developer

    Adds payment methods, routing rules and ledger features.

  • Integration engineer

    Connects new PSPs, banks, acquirers and third-party APIs.

  • Frontend developer

    Builds and refines the web screens and dashboards your users see.

  • QA engineer

    Writes and runs manual and automated tests before every release.

  • DevOps engineer

    Keeps pipelines, environments and deployments fast and reliable.

Support team

  • L1 helpdesk support executive

    First contact for your users and staff — logs, triages and resolves common issues.

  • L2 technical support engineer

    Investigates bugs, data issues and integrations, and escalates to developers with full context.

  • Customer onboarding & KYC support

    Resolves onboarding, verification and account queries.

  • Payment operations support

    Resolves failed payments, refunds and payout issues.

  • Reconciliation & disputes support

    Handles settlement breaks, chargebacks and disputes.

Our Approach

Our approach to development methodologies

Our approach to custom software engineering draws on a range of methodologies, each selected to match the needs of your digital banking & neobanks software project and your team in Liège, Belgium.

Agile Scrum

Best for: Evolving products

Two-week sprints with a working demo at the end of each, so digital banking & neobanks software priorities can change as you learn from users.

Kanban

Best for: Continuous delivery & support

A visual flow of small tasks with work-in-progress limits — ideal for maintenance, integrations and post-launch improvements.

Fixed-scope (Waterfall-style)

Best for: Well-specified builds

Requirements signed off up front with a fixed timeline and price — best when scope is clear and change is unlikely.

Lean MVP

Best for: New ventures

Build the smallest digital banking & neobanks software release that proves demand, measure it with real users, then invest where the data points.

DevOps & CI/CD

Best for: Every project

Automated tests, infrastructure-as-code and push-button deployments so releases are frequent, reversible and boring.

Security-by-design (DevSecOps)

Best for: Regulated & high-value systems

Threat modelling, dependency scanning and code review built into each sprint rather than a pen test at the end.

Why we're different

What sets Hurain Technologies apart for Belgium businesses

Plenty of agencies can build digital banking & neobanks software. Here is what sets us apart for clients in Liège, Belgium.

01

Engineering depth, not a reseller

Your digital banking & neobanks software project is designed and built by our own in-house engineers — no hidden subcontracting chain between you and the people writing code.

02

Built for Belgium, not copied from elsewhere

Payments, tax, language and data-protection requirements for Belgium are part of the design from day one instead of retrofitted after launch.

03

Transparent, senior-led delivery

A named project lead, a shared backlog, fortnightly demos and direct Slack access to the engineers — you always know what is being built and why.

04

Cost advantage without cutting corners

Delivering from India gives clients in Liège, Belgium senior engineering at a fraction of typical onshore agency rates, with the same code-review, testing and security standards.

05

You own everything

Source code lives in your repository from the first commit; IP, infrastructure accounts and documentation transfer to you in full.

06

We stay after launch

Monitoring, updates and a support SLA mean the team that built your product is the team that keeps it running.

Flexible engagement models

How we work with businesses in Liège, Belgium

Ways to work together, depending on how your team and roadmap are set up.

Model 01

Dedicated Development Team

An extended team of digital banking & neobanks software engineers, QA and architects working exclusively on your product, managed day-to-day by you with our engineering leadership behind them.

Best for: Long-term products and evolving roadmaps

Model 02

Fixed-Cost Delivery

A clearly scoped digital banking & neobanks software build with a defined timeline and price — ideal for a well-specified MVP, integration or launch product.

Best for: MVPs and clearly defined projects

Model 03

Hybrid Engagement

Keep product and regulatory decisions close to your Belgium team while our specialists handle deep engineering remotely, with workshops or on-site visits at key milestones.

Best for: Enterprises and regulated businesses

Why businesses choose us

Why businesses choose Hurain Technologies

  • 16+ years of engineering depth

    Custom software engineering with in-house teams across web, mobile, cloud, AI, payments and blockchain.

  • Security-first by default

    Encryption, least-privilege access, audit logs — and MPC/HSM custody and audited smart contracts where money is on-chain — designed in, not retrofitted.

  • Regulatory-aware architecture

    Designed with Belgium's regulatory direction in mind and built alongside your licensed local legal counsel.

  • Direct access, no layers

    Direct Slack or Teams access to your development team during the build, and the same people for post-launch support.

Business benefits

What you gain in Belgium

Faster time to market

An experienced digital banking & neobanks software team with proven components means your first release ships in weeks, not quarters.

Security-first architecture

Secure from day one, rather than patched after an audit or incident.

Aligned compliance groundwork

Controls, logs and data handling built around Belgium's requirements so reviews go faster.

Lower total cost of ownership

Clean, documented, tested code that your own team can maintain — plus post-launch monitoring and support.

FAQ

Digital Banking & Neobanks Software in Liège: frequently asked questions

Do you have developers available for Liège projects?

Yes. Our team works remotely with Liège clients and is available 24/7. You get a dedicated project manager, direct access to engineers and fortnightly demos.

How much does digital banking & neobanks cost in Liège?

Cost depends on baaS partner and licence model, card issuing and processor and ledger and product complexity. Liège companies working with our India-based team typically pay considerably less than local agency rates for the same seniority. Share your requirements and we return a fixed-scope estimate within 5 business days.

How long does it take to build a digital banking & neobanks solution for a Liège business?

Delivery time is agreed around your scope — after discovery you get a milestone plan tailored to your requirements, integrations and how quickly decisions are made on your side. Discovery can begin within 5 business days of a signed proposal.

Can you meet us in Liège?

Most work runs over video calls. For larger programmes we can arrange on-site workshops or go-live visits in Liège.

Which payment methods will the product support in Liège?

Bancontact / Payconiq, Cards and SEPA Instant — plus cards and international wallets where your customers need them.

Can you help us launch faster than our current core banking vendor allows?

We build API middleware around core and BaaS providers so your product team can ship independently of the vendor's release cycle, similar to how we modernize legacy bank cores.

How do you reduce onboarding drop-off while staying compliant?

We automate identity verification and sanctions screening directly into the account opening flow, so compliance checks run in seconds instead of creating a manual bottleneck.

Planning a digital banking & neobanks software project in Liège?

Tell us what you're building. You'll get a scoped plan, timeline and fixed estimate within 5 business days.