Case study

NexTrade — Hong Kong digital broker

How a cross-border trading app launched in eight weeks with audit-ready operations.

NexTrade needed to prove SFC compliance, integrate DriveWealth, and stand up multi-bank funding before marketing their Hong Kong trading experience. Methodic removed the custom build, providing compliant workflows from onboarding to settlement so the team could focus on customer acquisition.
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Region
Hong Kong
Product
Cross-border brokerage
Launch speed
8 weeks

8 weeks

Concept-to-production timeline, including partner certifications.

30k+ onboardings/day

Guard automated KYC, sanctions, and document routing.

5 partner rails

DriveWealth, local banks, FX desk, market data, and IDV stacked on day one.

Challenges

Prove SFC compliance before launch with detailed evidence packs and exception handling.
Integrate DriveWealth and local Hong Kong banking rails without a large internal engineering team.
Deliver multilingual onboarding and funding experiences for thousands of daily applications.

Modules & partners

Modules activated
Customer Management · Guard · Financials · Banking & FX · White-label Experiences
Partner stack
DriveWealth, Hong Kong settlement banks, IDV providers, FX desks.
Delivered via pre-certified connectors—no separate integration program required.

Solution

How Methodic delivered

Customer Management + Guard

Configured Hong Kong specific onboarding flows, sanctions checks, and source-of-wealth questionnaires.
Generated audit-ready document bundles for SFC examiners with zero manual stitching.
Exception queues routed edge cases to NexTrade’s lean compliance team, preserving SLAs.

Financials + Banking & FX

Linked multiple settlement banks plus DriveWealth using Methodic’s pre-certified connectors.
Automated multi-currency funding, FX conversions, and settlement calendars.
Real-time ledgers fed investor dashboards and regulator reporting without custom ETLs.

White-label Experiences

Delivered production-ready web & mobile shells so NexTrade could localize copy, not rebuild flows.
Provided secure support and notification surfaces tied directly to account state.

Timeline

From concept to launch

01
Week 1–2

Mapped NexTrade workflows to Methodic modules, connected partner credentials, provisioned sandboxes.

02
Week 3–5

Configured Guard policies, localized onboarding copy, and ran SFC evidence rehearsals.

03
Week 6–8

Executed migration tests, end-to-end funding rehearsals, and production cutover.

Outcomes

Regulators approved day-one launch with detailed controls matrix and Guard exports.

Operations team handled 5x more investor traffic without additional headcount.

Product roadmap accelerated—teams focused on growth experiments instead of compliance fire drills.

Blueprint service

Need a compliant launch plan?

Share your product scope, domiciles, and partner preferences. We map a Methodic deployment plan in your first workshop.

Control mapping per domicile and product type.
Partner integration plan with responsibilities.
Timeline and evidence pack aligned to regulators.

Typical turnaround

< 2 weeks

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