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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

1

Native Mobile Product

React Native on iOS and Android, NestJS API, Postgres behind it. One codebase, one backend, push notifications on every status change.

2

B2B2C Sign-Up

National ID plus Company Code at the door. Employers decide who borrows, employees see only their own requests.

3

Transparent Lending

Installment math shown before submit. APR capped at 21%, terms from 60 to 365 days, no hidden fees.

4

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

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Request to approval

iOS + Android

Native React Native app

NMB-issued

Bank-grade, regulated lending

Salary deduction

Repayments handled by payroll

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