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ICBRICS+ Case Study: Crowdinvesting Platform for BRICS Countries

Brief description

Crowdinvesting platform where investments are made in crypto and fiat

Task

Build an investment marketplace with the ability to invest and raise investments within one system

About the project

Launch of a platform where users can both invest in various projects and list their own projects to raise investments under the client’s regulation. The first platform among BRICS countries that allows investments in both crypto and fiat.

Business benefits

VOLUME OF SUCCESSFUL DEALS INCREASED BY 300%
INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION — ATTRACTING INVESTORS VIA FIAT AND CRYPTOCURRENCY
SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISING INTO A DIRECTION / PROJECT INCREASED BY 40% THANKS TO INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS AND CLEAR PRESENTATION OF REQUIREMENTS
AVERAGE INVESTOR CONTRIBUTION GROWTH DYNAMICS STAYED AT +29% EACH YEAR THANKS TO PROJECT ONBOARDING AND KYB COMPLETION
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Features

Authorization and registration
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Login with username and password

Secure storage of credentials

Access recovery mechanism

Two-factor authentication (2FA)
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Google Authenticator integration

Generation and binding of one-time codes (TOTP)

Login confirmation with a second factor

Ability to enable 2FA as a mandatory layer at the project level

Ability to activate 2FA on the user’s initiative

2FA status management in the personal account

Basic registration flow
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Minimal data set to create an account

No redundant fields at the primary entry stage

Request for additional data
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Conditional information request system (date of birth, full name, address, etc.)

Data request when limits are reached or certain products are activated

Use of data for compliance, verification, and access regulation

Ability to configure field mandatory status

Management of data request scenarios depending on user type or product

Localization
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Default languages: Russian and English

Language switching by the user in the interface

Interface logic separated from the text layer

Adding new languages by extending the translation dictionary

No need to change business logic when connecting a new locale

Security and session control
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Logging of all sessions and authorizations: IP address, geolocation, device type, User-Agent, login method

Client type detection: browser (desktop / mobile), mobile app, API client

Device fingerprint — binding a device to the user profile

Automatic detection of new devices and atypical geolocation

Security triggers: login from a new device after password change, atypical IP, multiple failed login attempts, email or phone change

User notification when triggers fire (email / push)

Forced session confirmation or blocking on anomalous patterns

Ability for the user to view active sessions and terminate them

IP and device blacklist — manual and automatic addition

Logging of all API requests bound to user, device, and method

Audit tools for user and administrator actions

KYC / AML verification
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Multi-level KYC/AML verification

Checks against sanctions lists and AML risks

Restriction of access to investment functions until verification is complete

Risk profiling — investor questionnaire, knowledge and risk-tolerance testing

Status determination: qualified / unqualified

Source of Funds check — form + upload of supporting documents

Limit increases after SoF check completion

Document upload inside the investor risk consent form

Recording of submitted forms and uploaded documents in the system

KYB verification
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Separate verification form for legal entities and project teams

Upload of corporate documents

Check of beneficiaries and company structure

Verification that declared data matches documents

Ability for moderation to request additional data

Status of admission to project listing

User dashboard
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Display of balance and available assets

User PNL

Balance movement chart

Statuses of requests and operations

Quick access to all key actions from one interface

Overview of active investment products and current participation

Asset list with detail per asset

Balance in the source currency with automatic conversion to any required currency at the current rate

Total portfolio value

Deposit system
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Generation of an individual deposit address

Automatic top-up system

Recording of incoming funds and balance update after confirmation

System for working with own wallets on the platform

Integration of fiat top-up methods

Fiat gateway and payment integrations
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Payment gateway integration

Integration with partner banks, direct fiat inflow channels

Verification of incoming transfers, matching IBAN, sender name, amount

Automatic conversion of fiat to the platform currency on receipt

Support for multiple fiat currencies

Logging of all payment events bound to the user and documents

Withdrawals
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Creating a withdrawal request

Error control for user typos when entering details

Withdrawal parameter control

Hot wallet system for automatic withdrawal

Duplicate manual withdrawal system on suspicious activity

Suspicious operation control system

Real-time reflection of request status

Conversion and exchange
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Asset conversion inside the platform

Rate retrieval from an external source

Liquidity provider integration

Platform fee application, ability to edit the fee

Slippage configuration

Managed model for calculating the final amount

Exchange reflected in transaction history, balances recalculated after the operation

Operation history
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Unified journal: deposits, withdrawals, exchanges, accruals, charges, investment product operations

Filtering by operation type and period

Detail of each transaction

Project marketplace
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Showcase of investment offers

Sorting by directions, yield, tags

Primary information in the card, including dynamic yield

Ability to interact with a project directly from the marketplace (invest / withdraw)

Project card
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Standardized listing template: name, description, investment model, target round amount, fundraising parameters

Upload of project, legal, and supporting documentation

Document storage in the project profile, investor access to view

Adding a link to a video hosted on a video platform

Moderation: project is created as a draft and published after admin review

Ability to reject with a comment and return for revision

Admin panel — operational dashboard
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Number of users, registrations for the period

Deposits and inflow for day / week / month / year

Total system balance

Balance distribution chart

Admin panel — user management
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Clickable user table with search and filtering

Viewing profile, KYC/KYB statuses, transactions

User actions: balance change, yield accrual, risk profile change

Logging of each user’s sessions and authorizations

Report on fund movement and balance changes

Admin panel — project management
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Table of all projects with statuses, search and filtering

Viewing the project card and all creator documents

Approval or rejection with a comment

Admin panel — financial operations
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Processing withdrawal requests

History of all withdrawals and deposits

Control of incoming transactions, AML checks

Yield accrual by investment directions

Yield accrual for specific users, repayment of investment principal

Hot / cold wallet system

Duplicate manual system after suspicious activity

Setting fees for operations

Admin panel — asset directory
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Managing the list of currencies

Configuring rate sources

Managing asset availability

Admin panel — compliance contour
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Table of high-risk users

Display of document review status, search and filtering

Viewing the investor questionnaire and uploaded files

Approval or rejection of documents with a comment, saving decision history

Automatic risk level assignment by built-in triggers

Manual risk profile change in the user card

Restricting user actions at the highest risk status

Automatic enforcement of regulatory requirements when the risk profile changes: document request, function blocking

KYB user checks

AML risk control

Moderation and financial decision journal

Logging of all user and administrator actions on the platform

Admin panel — reporting and regulatory exports
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Automatic generation of accounting reports for platform operations over a period

Structured reports on deposits, withdrawals, accruals, fees

Report export in CSV, XLSX, PDF formats

Automatic sending of regulatory reports to supervisory authorities on a schedule

Manual initiation of export for any arbitrary period

AML reports: list of suspicious transactions, STR forms (Suspicious Transaction Report)

Reports on KYC/KYB statuses of the user base

Audit trail — full change log with timestamps for external audit

Report template configuration for a specific regulator’s requirements

Technology stack

1. Frontend:
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React

MobX

2. Backend:
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ASP.NET Core 8.0

Entity Framework Core 8.0.3

Hangfire

MailKit and MimeKit

3. API:
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MediatR

Swashbuckle

4. Integrations:
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AWS SDK

Bybit

Coingecko

5. Databases:
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PostgreSQL

6. Development tools:
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Docker

Serilog

Work with the client

*Important: this is not project work — it is work with the client specifically, and it is not in the estimate or commercial proposal. This is what we do to increase the probability of product success.Antifragility as a service: a client who is not afraid of turbulenceThe fintech market storms constantly: regulations change, channels fall, rates spike. We see our job as not just building a resilient product, but transferring to the client a way of thinking in which chaos becomes fuel for growth. Together we decomposed the business model into elements and showed how each part behaves under external shocks. We taught the client to ask the right questions about their business so that the answers lengthen the project’s lifecycle and resilience.A separate track is the founder’s personal resilience: how to keep team energy in a crisis, how to manage reputation when panic is everywhere. This was trained so densely that the client admits: “Now I look at risks not as a threat, but as a chess problem.”Our goal is not just development — it is our client’s success.

Design goals:

INCREASE THE NUMBER OF INVESTORS WHO REACH A CONTRIBUTION BY 40% THROUGH A DIRECT AND SIMPLE FLOW
INCREASE PROJECT SELECTION SPEED FOR THE INVESTOR BY 30% THROUGH CLEAR CARDS, FILTERS, AND COMPARISON
INCREASE INVESTOR TRUST THROUGH PLATFORM TRANSPARENCY

Design results:

GLOBAL REACH: THE DESIGN EMPHASIZES ACCESS TO PROJECTS FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, EXPANDING THE BASE OF INVESTORS AND PROJECTS
REGIONAL ADAPTATION: USERS CAN EASILY FIND AND UNDERSTAND CONDITIONS FOR THEIR COUNTRY OR REGION, SIMPLIFYING INVESTING
SIMPLICITY AND CLARITY: TEXT AND CHARTS EXPLAIN CROWDINVESTING WITHOUT COMPLEX TERMS, SHOWING THE BUSINESS BENEFIT (ACCESS TO CAPITAL)