{"id":5456,"date":"2018-04-20T11:09:18","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T10:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ee.yelkdev.site\/?p=5456"},"modified":"2023-09-25T10:26:02","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T09:26:02","slug":"aspiring-neobank-xinja-goes-physical-with-launch-of-prepaid-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equalexperts.com\/blog\/whats-new\/aspiring-neobank-xinja-goes-physical-with-launch-of-prepaid-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspiring neobank Xinja goes physical with launch of prepaid card"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It\u2019s been a big few months for Xinja, which has now released its prepaid card to a select group of users.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Xinja is building the first, Australian, 100% digital bank, designed for mobile, and we\u2019ve been its technical partner from the start, helping to build its app and integration platform.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The controlled release of the card marks the next step towards a public launch in Australia, and the card is now being used by the core team and those on the very top of the waitlist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Product launches are always nerve-wracking, but fortunately the launch went really smoothly, which meant we even managed to squeeze in a few hours of sightseeing!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Card work rewarded<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It\u2019s massively exciting to get to the point where Eric (Wilson &#8211; Xinja CEO) could take his daughter out for an ice cream in Sydney, pay with his Xinja card and see the transaction immediately within the app.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It\u2019s also taken a lot of hard work. In fact, since our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equalexperts.com\/blog\/whats-new\/following-the-sun-down-under\/\"><span class=\"s2\">last update<\/span><\/a>, as well as getting the platform and app production-ready (for example <a href=\"https:\/\/www.equalexperts.com\/blog\/tech-focus\/security-testing-how-we-tried-to-break-the-bank\/\"><span class=\"s2\">security testing<\/span><\/a> and UAT testing with all 3rd party providers), we\u2019ve also added in new product features such as locking and unlocking your card, and transaction categories.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">We\u2019ve tested the card overseas, too, by bringing one to London to put foreign transactions through their paces. We spent an afternoon testing it out near Tower Bridge and then celebrated with a pint in the pub. OK, so we were ticking off all the London stereotypes\u2026. but the most important thing is that it all worked smoothly!<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Onwards and upwards <\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">No time to rest, though. The next challenge is to ramp up so we can send the card to all those on the waiting list. We\u2019re also building more features &#8211; instant card top-ups, bill splitting and different ways of viewing your transactions and budgeting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In parallel, we also need to start getting ready for the launch of our deposit (current) account, and we\u2019ve kicked this off with an inception event so we can be ready as soon as Xinja gets its banking licence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It\u2019s been really rewarding to get this far, both for Equal Experts and our mobile partners Robots and Pencils, and we\u2019re all delighted with our partnership with Xinja. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>&#8220;Equal Experts, and Robots and Pencils, have been our partners since I have been wandering around selling a PowerPoint slide. They have backed us, kicked us in the arse when we needed it and delivered us a flawless product. Truly a partner in every sense of the word &#8221; &#8211; Xinja CEO Eric Wilson.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Thanks Eric &#8211; we look forward to the next leg of the journey!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>NB: Xinja is not a bank yet, but is working with regulators to become one.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s been a big few months for Xinja, which has now released its prepaid card to a select group of users. Xinja is building the first, Australian, 100% digital bank, designed for mobile, and we\u2019ve been its technical partner from the start, helping to build its app and integration platform. 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