GATHER
A FCA-regulated, multi-currency retail investment app reimagining investing as a lifestyle experience — combining wellbeing, learning, and community.
Year
2025
Category
FinTech
Platform
iOS & Android
6 Months · Live on App Store & Play Store · React Native, Stripe, GoCardless
Client
Gather
Services
Mobile App Development
Outcome
Live on App Store & Play Store
What problem were we solving?
Traditional investment platforms feel complex and intimidating, creating barriers for first-time and modern investors seeking clarity, guidance, and relevance.
Gather Being investment dashboard and network views
Scope of Our Work
End-to-end research, UX/UI design, prototyping, and development of an investment platform integrating curated portfolios, social investing features, curated content and secure payment infrastructure.
Research
Study modern investing trends, Gen Z and Millennial behaviours, inclusivity requirements, and competitors to shape a new investment platform.
User Experience (UX)
Design simple, intuitive flows for onboarding, funding, portfolio selection, expert discovery, and community engagement.
User Interface (UI)
Create a clean, user centric interface that feels modern and accessible while maintaining financial trust and clarity.
Prototype
Build interactive prototypes to validate playlist-based investing, themed portfolios, and social investing flows.
Development
Develop a secure, scalable mobile investment platform integrating Stripe for card payments, GoCardless for Open Banking, curated portfolios provided by third-party banks, social features, and learning touchpoints.
How we approached the build
Research & Strategy
Market research, user analysis, and regulatory planning to shape a lifestyle-first investment platform.
UX & UI Design
User flow design and music-inspired high-fidelity interface creation with playlist-based investing concepts.
Core Platform Development
Secure authentication, account setup, payment integrations (Stripe & GoCardless), and TPS & Tercero backend mapping.
Testing & Compliance
System testing, payment validation, performance optimisation, and FCA regulatory compliance checks.
Project Timeline
Research-driven strategy, music-inspired UX/UI, secure core platform development, investment and social features, compliance testing, and a controlled launch ensured a robust, lifestyle-led investing experience.
Weeks 1–3
Research & Strategy
Market research, user analysis, and regulatory planning to shape a lifestyle-first investment platform.
Weeks 4–6
UX & UI Design
User flow design and music-inspired high-fidelity interface creation.
Weeks 7–10
Core Platform Development
Secure authentication, account setup, payment integrations, and TPS & Tercero backend mapping.
Weeks 11–14
Investment & Social Features
Portfolio logic, cash-to-investment flow, and expert-led copy investing features.
Weeks 15–17
Testing & Compliance
System testing, payment validation, performance optimisation, and regulatory checks.
Weeks 18–19
Launch & Optimisation
Final refinements, security review, and deployment readiness.
What we built and how it works
A user first, familiar investing experience using Playlists and Albums, combined with social and copy investing, makes investing intuitive, inclusive, and community-driven.
Premier Cash £
Money Market Investment
10%
90%
Investments execution
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Jan 30th 2022
- Direct Debit change deadline
Jan 16th 2022
- Direct Debit collection
Jan 21th 2022
- Playlist selection deadline
Jan 23th 2022
- Investments execution
Jan 30th 2022
The Final Product
What happened after launch
£0
Minimum Investment Entry
0x
Higher Engagement via Lifestyle UX
0%
User Confidence in Guided Investing
Business Impact:
Gather Being transforms investing from a purely financial task into a lifestyle habit. Gather being influences events around the world, bringing like minded entrepreneurs & investors to some of the most exclusive events in the world.
Improved Outcomes:
Lower entry barriers to exclusive products with £30 minimum investment
Increased user confidence through guided and social investing
Higher engagement via lifestyle-driven UX and community features
Stronger retention through learning, networking, and copy investing
The team has been instrumental in driving both the design and development of Gather, pairing a proactive, highly responsive workflow with the technical depth needed to handle our platform's complexity. Their partnership continues to move the product forward in a reliable and impactful way.
Chris Jones - Chief Product Officer Gather
