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The role of agile development in fintech innovation

Oluwaseun Adeoye by Oluwaseun Adeoye
June 23, 2025
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The fintech industry is a hotbed of innovation, constantly pushing the boundaries in financial services—from mobile payments to blockchain. These fintech companies are changing how money is managed, investments are made, and credit is accessed, and it is a fast-paced and competitive terrain in which they operate. But how do these firms maintain their competitive edge? It is agile development, which means flexibility, collaboration, and fast, iterative process development.

Agile development is all about welcoming change. Most traditional development methods align their plans and timelines with the dynamic nature of fintech. Markets shift, regulations evolve, and the situation needs to change overnight. With the focus on steps toward iterative progress and continuous feedback, fintech companies can respond frequently to quickly adapt and make changes in products and markets. In contrast to spending months, or even years, creating a product in isolation, agile teams deliver incremental updates tested with users and refine their approach based on what they learn.

Agile development, of course, creates a collaborative working environment. Individuals engaged in the innovation of any fintech product usually include developers, designers, compliance specialists, business sponsors, etc. Agile methodologies like Scrum or Kanban describe how these teams will work together effortlessly. Stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives ensure that everybody moves towards common goals. This will accelerate development and lead to more cohesive and user-centric solutions.

In developing a digital banking app, for example, in a traditional waterfall model, the design team could spend several months developing its wireframes and finally pass it over to the developers, who would now construct the application without any further involvement of designers or users. When the app goes live, it might already be outdated or just mismatched with user needs. On the other hand, an agile process entails collaboration among a designer, a developer, and the user for the entire cycle: features will be released in smaller increments for real-time feedback and tuning. It will also end in a product evolving symbiotically with its users and the market.

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Risk management enhances the effectiveness of agile development. Fintech is highly regulated, and compliance is essential in each development stage. Most agile methodologies will result in teams dealing with incremental regulatory requirements rather than waiting until the end of the development cycle. For example, a team building a peer-to-peer lending platform may tackle compliance functionalities early in the process so that the product can stand under legal scrutiny before moving on to other functionalities. These measures reduce the risk of introducing costly delays and establish trust with regulators and users alike.

In addition, agile builds innovation and experimentation within fintech firms. In a high-stakes business with intense competition, the ability to rapidly and inexpensively experiment with new ideas is poised to shake up the company. Rapid and affordable MVPs can be built or constructed by nimble teams validating the concept before investing. A fintech startup that explores AI-driven investment advice to tell the future of investment advice might test a minimum version of a feature with a small group of users and use their feedback to rework the algorithm. This ensures less risk and maximum exposure to the potential for innovation.

Changing trains of companies into agile practice is often not easy, however. Either way, it is more difficult for a conventional fintech company to be converted into a nimble company—it needs cultural change, making embracing uncertainty, collaborative perspective, and abandoning rigid hierarchies a virtue. Given the dynamic nature of shifting goals, one requires dynamic leadership to steer and prioritize team activities.

In what way do fintech firms leverage the nimbleness of agile development to drive innovation? Start creating a culture based on collaboration and continuous learning. Invest in training and tools that empower teams to manage their work. Make user feedback a priority, iterate relentlessly, and use every cycle as an opportunity to improve. Most importantly, stay flexible. Things in fintech are constantly changing. The companies that will survive this test are the ones that are adept at pivoting both quickly and confidently.

Though agile development is an approach, it is a mindset. Adapting to change, failing forward, and focusing on customer value are all part of the philosophy. For the pace-driven platform of fintech innovation, where success hinges on an innovative strategy, fast development is no longer an option but a necessity. By taking on this approach, fintech organisations will not only stay ahead in the race but also mold the future of the financial services landscape.

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Oluwaseun Adeoye

Oluwaseun Adeoye

Oluwaseun Adeoye is an experienced Product Manager with 12+ years in the finance industry, specializing in electronic payment solutions and digital banking. He possesses strong multi-tasking skills, prioritization abilities, and expertise in business development, customer service, project management, and digital marketing. Oluwaseun holds a degree in Computer Science and is pursuing a Graduate Certificate in Cloud Data Management, with a passion for simplifying complex tasks through technology.

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