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PesaFlow - Money Banking App

A modern mobile banking application with account management, transaction history, budgeting tools, and M-Pesa integration.

Role:Mobile Developer
React NativeTypeScriptNode.jsMongoDB
Cross
Platform
iOS & Android via React Native
Biometric
Auth
Fingerprint & Face ID support
MongoDB
Data Store
Flexible document-based storage
3
Budget Tools
Categories, limits, insights

Key Engineering Achievements

The engineering decisions and challenges behind this project

Cross-Platform Mobile Architecture

Challenge

Building a banking-grade app that runs natively on both iOS and Android without maintaining two codebases.

Solution

Used React Native with platform-specific optimizations for biometric auth (Touch ID, fingerprint), secure storage (Keychain/Keystore), and native animations.

Impact

Single codebase serving both platforms with native performance and security features.

React NativeiOSAndroidBiometrics

Banking-Grade Security

Challenge

Financial apps require the highest level of data protection and user authentication.

Solution

Implemented multi-layer security: biometric login, encrypted local storage, certificate pinning, session management with refresh tokens, and automatic logout on inactivity.

Impact

Bank-level security without compromising on user experience or login speed.

EncryptionCert PinningSecure StorageMFA

Smart Budgeting Engine

Challenge

Users need intuitive tools to understand and control their spending.

Solution

Built a categorization engine that auto-tags transactions, tracks spending against user-defined budgets, and generates weekly/monthly insights with visual breakdowns.

Impact

Users gain clear visibility into their spending patterns with actionable budget alerts.

BudgetingAuto-CategorizationInsights

Project Analytics

A data-driven look at the project's architecture and performance

Development Priorities

Security95
Core Banking85
Budgeting75
UI/UX80
Testing70

Architecture

100%
Mobile (RN)40%
Backend (Node)30%
Security Layer20%
Database10%

Developer's Note

PesaFlow is where mobile development meets fintech. The biggest learning curve wasn't React Native itself — it was understanding that every millisecond of delay in a banking app erodes user trust. Security and speed are the same priority.

GN
George Njoroge
Mobile Developer