Ply - Procurement Application

Client: Ply Financial, Inc.

Industry: Fintech, Retail

Services provided: Custom Software Development, Web Development, Mobile App Development, UI/UX Design, Startup MVP Development, Quality Assurance

Overview

The app streamlines material procurement for MEP contractors, offering cost savings, simplified payments, and integrated third-party Fintech APIs.

Challenge

The client was looking for a solution that would help mechanical contractors buy and manage materials better. Additionally, the product had to work on both web and mobile platforms, also providing advanced analytics for the client. The challenge was in combining centralized procurement, cost savings, and streamlining payments for them.

Solution

We helped the client on his mission – simplifying materials procurement by helping contractors buy better. How? By developing for Ply a range of custom solutions – Landing Page, Web Application, Marketplace, Mobile app, Admin panel. The main idea of the app is to create material requests, then apply for those requests by suppliers and lend money for those requests. It contains a lot of 3rd party Fintech APIs: Plaid, Railz, Lendflow, Stripe, Agave, Oatfi.

Our Approach

Discovery and Research

We conducted in-depth research to understand the target audience, industry trends, and competitors to inform our development strategy.

UI/UX Design

Our team crafted a visually appealing and intuitive user interface, focusing on delivering an exceptional user experience across web and mobile platforms.

Full-Stack Development

Leveraging our expertise in Java, Spring Boot, ReactJS, TypeScript, CSS, HTML, Redux, MUI, PostgreSQL, and React Native, we developed a robust and scalable solution.

Quality Assurance

Rigorous quality assurance testing was conducted at each stage of development to ensure a bug-free and smooth user experience.

Results

On the project, we passed through all the steps to achieve all the goals set

While developing a procurement platform for the Fintech industry, we ensured that the technology stack offers a secure and scalable foundation. We implemented robust security measures to protect customer data and transactions.

dotcode scaled Ply from an MVP to a fully-functional procurement platform. We have optimized the project’s architecture as it expanded, which made it possible to reduce billings by 2-3 times.

For our client to reach his main goal, we have built a platform that helps in comparing quotes from new and existing suppliers, managing user’s catalog, providing flexible payment options and financing.

Our team delivered a user-friendly, visually appealing, responsive and intuitive UI across both web and mobile platforms.

We integrated plenty of Fintech APIs here. Now users can connect their accounting software or choose from over 100 banks and connect directly to Ply, taking advantage of expense visibility, cash flow insights, etc.

dotcode’s team provides ongoing maintenance and support to ensure growth and the continued success of the Ply - procurement platform.