Jun 16

Written By Michael Curnes

"The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order." - Alfred North Whitehead

Sleek was entering a new phase. With growing client demand across Singapore, Hong Kong, and Australia, the company was evolving beyond its startup status. It was becoming a cross-border fintech platform, and growing pains were in danger of becoming a chronic issue that could jeopardize Sleek's growth integrity as it expanded.

Their digital tools were under a burden of demand, and flaws in their strategy to expand had left them with technical designs that threatened the perceptions and confidence customers held.

Document uploads were slow and error-prone. Billing workflows lagged behind user needs. Compliance teams had to track filings across different regulatory environments manually. As Sleek scaled, its internal systems were struggling to keep up. However, even more critically, the customer experience was at risk of being overlooked.

We joined the team with one focus: to help Sleek build operational strength without adding complexity for users.

First, we overhauled the client dashboard. We rebuilt the interface using Vue.js to ensure speed and clarity on every device. We restructured the document upload flow to reduce friction and integrated e-signature functionality directly into the app. The goal was to make every task feel simpler, not just faster.

Then, we focused on infrastructure. We integrated Stripe’s billing API to handle recurring payments automatically. We implemented role-based access so that users saw only what mattered to them, and so compliance teams could control who accessed sensitive tax forms and documents.

Finally, we built internal admin dashboards that helped Sleek track region-specific filings in real-time. Teams no longer had to jump between spreadsheets or worry about country-by-country blind spots.

Sleek was able to adapt to varying compliance rules across three countries without slowing down.

What made this work wasn’t just technical execution. It was alignment. We kept the user journey front and center while strengthening the systems behind it. For a fintech company growing across borders, that balance is the difference between scaling with momentum or stalling under pressure.

It was a rebuild that allowed Sleek to move forward with confidence and authority, both as a business and as a product that people trust.