Wasel
A digital salary-advance app for employees of partner companies in Jordan. Wasel turns a multi-step paper request into a three-minute mobile flow, issued and underwritten directly by National Microfinance Bank.
- Client
- National Microfinance Bank
- Industry
- Fintech & Lending
- Category
- Mobile
- Year
- 2025
The Challenge
What we were up against
Salary advances in Jordan have historically been a paperwork problem. Employees fill forms, HR sign-offs stack up, finance teams cut manual disbursements, and a worker who needs cash this week waits two. NMB wanted to collapse that whole loop into a mobile app issued by the bank itself, not a third-party fintech, with full regulatory cover.
The product is B2B2C by design. Companies enroll, NMB underwrites, and only verified employees of partner companies can borrow. That meant a Company Code gate at sign-up, role-aware authorization for HR and finance, and integration with payroll so repayments come out of the next paycheck without anyone touching a spreadsheet.
And because this is regulated lending, the app had to be transparent on terms by default. APR, repayment window, installment math, and total payback shown before a single tap of Submit. No dark patterns, no hidden fees, and an audit trail that satisfies both NMB's compliance team and the regulator.
Our Approach
How we solved it
Native Mobile Product
React Native on iOS and Android, NestJS API, Postgres behind it. One codebase, one backend, push notifications on every status change.
B2B2C Sign-Up
National ID plus Company Code at the door. Employers decide who borrows, employees see only their own requests.
Transparent Lending
Installment math shown before submit. APR capped at 21%, terms from 60 to 365 days, no hidden fees.
Bank-Grade Security
Encryption end to end, PII locked down, compliant with Jordan's financial regulator. The app runs inside the bank's stack, not alongside it.
The Work
A look inside the product
Request to approval
Native React Native app
Bank-grade, regulated lending
Repayments handled by payroll
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