<p>Delve into the best security practices for neobanks to develop secure, trustworthy, and successful digital banking apps.</p>

Delve into the best security practices for neobanks to develop secure, trustworthy, and successful digital banking apps.

Top Security Practices for Neobanking You Need to Know | Agilie

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Neobanks represent an innovative avenue to build modern and efficient banking solutions. The major factor of the neobank&rsquo;s success is a strong digital infrastructure created by an expert development team. The team is proficient in coding and involves innovative solutions, strong security implementation, and user-oriented design. They have to ensure compliance with regulatory standards, guarantee data protection, and provide scalable solutions that meet the organization's growing needs. Agilie in this article has presented a detailed process for hiring a development team that is in line with the neobank&rsquo;s mission and vision.</p>
<div id="form-description" class="form-description" data-title="Key Takeaways" data-text="To successfully launch and operate a neobank, it's crucial to hire a skilled development team that understands fintech and digital banking. 

The process of finding the right team needs a clear vision of your needs, the usage of appropriate recruitment platforms, and comprehensive support from an expert team that offers end-to-end services.

Prioritizing strong client relationships is a factor that helps to make informed decisions based on cultural fit.">
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" role="presentation">To successfully launch and operate a neobank, it's crucial to hire a skilled development team that understands fintech and digital banking.&nbsp;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">The process of finding the right team needs a clear vision of your needs, the usage of appropriate recruitment platforms, and comprehensive support from an expert team that offers end-to-end services.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" role="presentation">Prioritizing strong client relationships is a factor that helps to make informed decisions based on cultural fit.</p>
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<h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Identifying Your Needs</h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Defining the major components of your neobank and the skills of your development team is important when starting your neobank business. This is an initial phase that builds the foundation of your project&rsquo;s possibility of success. This is a guide that will show you how to recognize members with crucial skills, experience, and expertise in this project for building a top-notch neobank creation team.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Key Roles in a Neobank Development Team</strong>&nbsp;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><strong>Project Manager (PM):</strong>&nbsp;The PM controls the entire development process to ensure that the project arrives within time, budget, and specification. They provide a communication link between the developers and stakeholders.&nbsp;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><strong>Business Analyst (BA):</strong>&nbsp;BA has the vital role of transforming complicated financial needs into business solutions. They collaborate with stakeholders to articulate business needs, restructuring processes, and achieve compliance in the neobanking industry.&nbsp;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><strong>UI/UX Designer:</strong>&nbsp;Since user experience (UX) is one of the major factors in the success of neobanking, a designer knowledgeable in user interface design (UI) is essential. They not only deal with the style and atmosphere of your virtual bank but also keep an eye on using simple designs that enhance the level of user satisfaction and engagement.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><strong>Software Developers:</strong>&nbsp;You will have to hire a mix of both front and backend developers who have experience with&nbsp;<a href="https://agilie.com/expertise/fintech" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fintech software development</a>. Frontend developers work with what users directly see and interact with in the application or website. Backend Developers work on the server side, administering the database and application logic. They should know modern programming languages and frameworks. Every software developer should prioritize security. In a neobank&rsquo;s financial nature, security is an inevitable element.&nbsp;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><strong>Quality Assurance (QA) Engineers:</strong>&nbsp;QA engineers are irreplaceable in the building of a perfect user interaction mechanism. They conduct the testing and debugging of the code, making sure that the software is trusted, performs well, and is free from bugs.&nbsp;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><strong>DevOps Engineer:</strong>&nbsp;This function includes improving the processes of development and deployment using cloud technologies and tools, with a focus on security. This will therefore make sure that your banking platform can scale up and adapt fast to the ever-changing situations.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Operating a neobank largely involves more than technical expertise. It can only be successful if the dev team deeply understands the financial regulations, data security, and customer-centric design. The team members should possess agile workflow skills and be able to quickly and seamlessly integrate changes in the code base, processes, and environment. But how to find candidates? We will share our recommendations in the next chapter.&nbsp;</p>
<h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Finding Candidates</h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The next key step is to find the appropriate candidates. Whether you're after a single node or a full development team, using the right platforms can immensely ease the process. Here's how you can handle the recruitment landscape masterfully.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Utilizing Professional and Job-Specific Platforms</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>LinkedIn:</strong>&nbsp;It is a critical network for professionals. Look through the LinkedIn profiles of the applicants to gain insights into their background, former project involvement, and professional acquaintances. It&rsquo;s also a good placement for posting job ads and getting to a wide audience of professionals looking for new jobs.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>GitHub:</strong>&nbsp;Linked to technical jobs, especially for software developers, GitHub is of utmost importance. It offers the ability to review the previous work of candidates, analyze their coding style, and comprehend their contributions to different projects. This is a key factor in assessing a developer's technical expertise.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Industry-specific sites:</strong>&nbsp;Sites such as Clutch, Manifest, GoodFirms, and IT Firms concentrate on rating and reviewing technology service companies. They comprise customer reviews, ratings, and detailed profiles of companies that specialize in the development of software, including neobank solutions.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Clutch</strong>&nbsp;is a suitable resource for locating development firms as it focuses on B2B services only. To make a successful search, apply appropriate keywords and filters, as well as pay attention to the service focus and portfolio of every company. Pay attention to clients&rsquo; reviews, credibility, and in-depth case studies. Client reviews help to tell about project management, communication, and results. Look through in-depth case studies to see how the firm goes about projects and how they approach complexity. Make sure the team has the appropriate technical abilities and a reputation among clients for delivering excellent results to be successful.&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Agilie stands apart as a highly-ranked company on platforms such as Clutch because client reviews document our customer-oriented approach, innovative solutions, and solid software development abilities. These awards are a testament to our unwavering resolve to provide reliable, scalable, and secure digital banking services.&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><img src="https://d3pxw3l8cozu05.cloudfront.net/images/f9e66e179b6747ae54108f82f8ade8b3c25d76fd30afde6c395822c530196169-1714475178760.png" /></p>
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<p dir="ltr">Client testimonials and expert reviews bring in information about a firm&rsquo;s dependability, quality, and performance. Choosing candidates from these sources guarantees an experienced development squad that can create a neobank.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Additionally, we would like to emphasize client relationships, and we will discuss this in the next chapter.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><a class="incut--wrap" style="transition-delay: 0s;" href="https://agilie.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="incut"><img style="height: 344px; width: 778px;" src="https://d3pxw3l8cozu05.cloudfront.net/images/f9e66e179b6747ae54108f82f8ade8b3c25d76fd30afde6c395822c530196169-1714475303351.png" width="100%" height="100%" /><span class="incut--text">Learn more about us by visiting our website.</span></a></p>
<h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Client Relationships&nbsp;</h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Launching a neobank is a process of several steps that require constant communication between you and the development team members. An exemplary team of professionals having in-depth abilities and being client-oriented will be the determining factor of the project.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">A development team that prioritizes client relationships is essential for several reasons.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><strong>Communication:</strong>&nbsp;Clarity, consistency, and transparency are the cornerstones that will ensure that there is a collective understanding and proper implementation of the vision. This methodology solves the problem of misunderstandings and saves the sustainable alignment of the project under the goals.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><strong>Flexibility:</strong>&nbsp;Being up-to-date with the latest demands and alterations is highly critical in the constantly changing sector of fintech. A team that fully understands the industry environment, market, and customer requirements will have the highest capability to react to the market change and will help you to be the market leader.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><strong>Support:</strong>&nbsp;The support from the start to the end, as well as after launching, is critical for problem-solving and scaling the solution when your business grows.</p>
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<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Agilie&rsquo;s Approach to Client Relations</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">At Agilie, we consider our customer relations equally valuable as our technological competencies. We are delighted to describe our approach to client communications.&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Personalized Service:</strong>&nbsp;Each customer is distinctive, and so does their peculiar requirements. We appoint a designated project manager to every project. This manager functions as a link between our customers and our development team, guaranteeing that every correspondence is relevant and responds to the necessities and preferences of our clients.&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Proactive Engagement:</strong>&nbsp;We don&rsquo;t just react to problems; we prevent them. During all stages of development, our team makes regular check-ins and updates to keep you informed about the progress of the project and to gather your references on crucial decisions. Our team implements preventive practices to neutralize threats before they turn into problems.&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Transparent Processes:</strong>&nbsp;Transparency is an integral part of our activities. We bring development progress and financial expenditures right on time. This transparency ensures trust and there are no hidden actions.&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Long-term Partnership Focus:</strong>&nbsp;Agilie aims at long-term relationships. We offer ongoing support and development services to help you adjust to the future growth of your neobank.</p>
<p dir="ltr">According to our clients, they value Agilie's ability to listen, adapt, meet deadlines, and consistently deliver high-quality results.</p>
<p dir="ltr">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a class="incut--wrap" style="transition-delay: 0s;" href="https://agilie.com/success-stories" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="incut"><img style="height: 344px; width: 778px;" src="https://d3pxw3l8cozu05.cloudfront.net/images/f9e66e179b6747ae54108f82f8ade8b3c25d76fd30afde6c395822c530196169-1714475404994.png" width="100%" height="100%" /><span class="incut--text">Learn more about our case studies and how we have created marvelous projects.</span></a></p>
<h2 dir="ltr">Making the Decision</h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Selecting the right development team for your neobank is a critical choice that will greatly affect the fate and path of your project. This choice should be based on both technical skills and cultural fit evaluation. We will take you through the evaluation process to make an informed hiring decision.</p>
<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><strong>1. Assessing Technical Expertise:</strong></p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Review Portfolios and Case Studies</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Check References and Testimonials</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Evaluate Technical Presentations or Pitches</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Consider requesting a technical assessment</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><strong>2. Considering Cultural Fit</strong></p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Project Management Approach</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Values and Vision</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><strong>3. Balancing Cost and Value</strong></p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Cost Efficiency vs. Investment Return (A higher upfront cost might be justified by superior quality and longer-term savings in maintenance and scalability)</p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">As you make your choice, keep in mind how Agilie interacts with the technical and cultural sides of the project. We value your opinion as it is our success indicator, as well as the success of your bank.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><a class="incut--wrap" style="transition-delay: 0s;" href="https://agilie.com/blog/steps-in-our-neobank-development-process" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="incut"><img style="height: 344px; width: 778px;" src="https://d3pxw3l8cozu05.cloudfront.net/images/f9e66e179b6747ae54108f82f8ade8b3c25d76fd30afde6c395822c530196169-1714475720919.png" width="100%" height="100%" /><span class="incut--text">Find out our neobanking development process and its price in our article.</span></a></p>
<h2 dir="ltr">Conclusion</h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Hiring a neobank development team is a complicated step, and its thoroughness is critical. The main part of this process includes:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">identifying your needs,&nbsp;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">finding candidates,&nbsp;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">building relationships,&nbsp;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">making the ultimate choice.&nbsp;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Hiring process efficiency involves evaluating technical skills, cultural alignment, communication, and a potential for a long-term relationship. The technical expertise will guarantee that the project is done according to the highest standards, and cultural alignment will create a collaborative environment. Effective communication and excellent client relationships will result in the development of better solutions that satisfy all customer needs.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Through proper screening of prospective alliances, understating their strengths and weaknesses, and choosing a partner who relates to both your technical requirements and your company's culture, we can guarantee scalable, user-centric, and time-tested neobank.&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr"><a class="incut--wrap" style="transition-delay: 0s;" href="https://agilie.com/contacts" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="incut"><img style="height: 344px; width: 778px;" src="https://d3pxw3l8cozu05.cloudfront.net/images/f9e66e179b6747ae54108f82f8ade8b3c25d76fd30afde6c395822c530196169-1714475762130.png" width="100%" height="100%" /><span class="incut--text">Contact Agilie to realize your vision with the utmost dedication, expertise, and success.</span></a></p>

<p>Get all the information on how to hire a development team to build a neobank from the experts at Agilie, and get closer to your success.</p>

Get all the information on how to hire a development team to build a neobank from the experts at Agilie, and get closer to your success.

How To Hire A Development Team For Building A Neobank | Agilie

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Digital banking is a powerful tool that serves to reshape and redefine traditional banking and competition. Banks should know the problems and hazards associated with this transformation to survive. Cybersecurity is the basis of digital banking trust and is the most needed tool to fight against cyber threats and develop the best fraud prevention strategies. The industry is simultaneously tackling unimaginable opportunities and impenetrable barriers, with success depending on innovation, consumer-oriented strategies, and information security. Agilie's team prepared the list of cyber threats for digital banks, prevention plans, as well as challenges to stay aware and run a successful digital bank.</p>
<div id="form-description" class="form-description" data-title="Key Takeaways" data-text="Digital banking has many challenges, such as cybersecurity, technical advancements, compliance, interoperability, and intense competitiveness.

Digital banks have to fight against phishing, malware, ransomware, data breaches, API security vulnerabilities, and the poor security of third-party services to keep their clients&rsquo; private information intact and to protect their reputations.

Digital banks have to innovate in terms of user experience and efficiencies in the operational tasks to get through the complex regulatory landscape and in synchronization of data and real-time processing without interrupting the standard operations.">
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" role="presentation">Digital banking has many challenges, such as cybersecurity, technical advancements, compliance, interoperability, and intense competitiveness.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Digital banks have to fight against phishing, malware, ransomware, data breaches, API security vulnerabilities, and the poor security of third-party services to keep their clients&rsquo; private information intact and to protect their reputations.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" role="presentation">Digital banks have to innovate in terms of user experience and efficiencies in the operational tasks to get through the complex regulatory landscape and in synchronization of data and real-time processing without interrupting the standard operations.</p>
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<h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Cybersecurity and Fraud Risks and Prevention in Digital Banking</h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Safe digital banking is critically dependent on cybersecurity and fraud prevention. Let&rsquo;s look into cyber threats and find out how to prevent them.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><img src="https://d3pxw3l8cozu05.cloudfront.net/images/f9e66e179b6747ae54108f82f8ade8b3c25d76fd30afde6c395822c530196169-1713948222726.png" /></p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">1. Phishing Attacks and Spoofing</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Cybercriminals apply phishing as a form of the widely used trick aimed at social engineering to get personal and financial information. Fraudsters pretend to be the regular communication channels of financial organizations, directing unsuspecting customers to the websites where they enter their sensitive data. Digital banks make this threat impossible with the help of advanced email spam filtering, multi-factor authentication, and the continuous promotion of phishing awareness and readiness among consumers.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Spoofing, which is disguising, for example, as a bank and misleading users or systems, is another form of enormous threat. Spoofing can be a part of a phishing attack. It might simulate email addresses, phone numbers, or websites. Banks counter forgeries by implementing strong authentication tools such as SPF (Sender Policy Framework) and DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail), which are security protocols that ensure the legitimate use of communication channels.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">2. Malware and Ransomware</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">These categories of threats incorporate hackers putting dangerous software to pierce banking systems, encrypt crucial data, and demand ransom. Digital banks counter the risks of malware using comprehensive tools, frequent software updates, and robust data backup processes, which involve restoring information without giving in to ransom demands.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">3. Data Breaches and Insider Threats</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Data breach is one of the most common cyber issues in the digital banking sector. Banks use sophisticated encryption tools, data anonymization techniques, and secure storage to reduce the risk of data breaches. Regular data security assessment and compliance with international data protection regulations are keys to data protection and customer confidence.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Insider threats, including the ones arising from negligence or deliberate attempts to obtain data, can cause disastrous data breaches. Banks attain this purpose by the use of sophisticated and filtered access controls, intensified employee checks, and rigorous monitoring of unusual activities.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">4. API Security Vulnerabilities</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">APIs facilitate the performance and integration of virtual banking services, yet they are vulnerable to security breaches without proper safeguarding. Proper mechanisms against API weaknesses should involve regular information security inspections, deploying API gateways, and also enforcing strict authentication principles that grant only accredited entities access to APIs.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">5. Third-Party Services</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Many digital banks outsource services to other companies operating, which may result in service disruptions or security threats. Banks can have a strong security system in contrast to third-party services. That's why thorough inspection of third parties, consistent monitoring of their actions, and making security protocols an integral component of all third-party collaboration agreements are crucial in limiting the possibility of security gaps that could creep in through external partnerships.</p>
<p><a class="incut--wrap" style="transition-delay: 0s;" href="https://agilie.com/blog/steps-in-our-neobank-development-process" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="incut"><img style="height: 344px; width: 778px;" src="https://d3pxw3l8cozu05.cloudfront.net/images/f9e66e179b6747ae54108f82f8ade8b3c25d76fd30afde6c395822c530196169-1713948284316.png" width="100%" height="100%" /><span class="incut--text">Find out how to develop a secure and successful neobank in 2024.</span></a></p>
<h2 dir="ltr">Most Common Digital Banking Challenges</h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Financial institutions are going through a rapid digital transformation and the accomplishment of synchronized interaction with the existing banking systems is demanding, and involves complex technical and regulatory issues.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><img src="https://d3pxw3l8cozu05.cloudfront.net/images/f9e66e179b6747ae54108f82f8ade8b3c25d76fd30afde6c395822c530196169-1713948333689.png" /></p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">1. Legacy Systems Compatibility</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Traditional banks implement outdated systems through programming languages and designs which are often incompatible with current digital banking technologies. The challenge is about how we can bring about secure, resilient technologies together with a user-friendly and interactive interface.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">2. Data Synchronization and Real-Time Processing</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Data synchronization and real-time processing among banks constitute another challenge. They are important for the customers as they give access to their financial information anywhere. A robust and scalable data processing system can have lots of transactions processing at the same time and synchronizing among its different parts. Technology like microservices architecture and event-driven data management can facilitate this by providing efficient messaging and simultaneous updates across platforms.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">3. Regulatory Compliance</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Interoperability also poses the question of dealing with regulatory issues, which can differ from one jurisdiction to another. Digital banks must be sure that the integration satisfies all necessary regulatory requirements, for instance, data privacy laws, AML directives, and banking secrecy acts.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Compliance becomes especially complicated if the digital banks need to be integrated with systems from other countries. Banks are required to invest in advanced RegTech solutions which will enable them to comply with different regulatory environments and embed secure cross-border data flows in all local compliance requirements.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">4. Security Protocols</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The integration of different banking systems cannot lead to the weakening of platform security. Every system has its security procedures, and their alignment will be a complicated task. Building an architecture for security requires incorporating the good practices of each system and other features that will cover the functional gaps caused during the integration. Authenticating by the OAuth procedure and end-to-end encryption should be the top priority of integrity and user convenience.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">5. User Experience Consistency</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Banks encounter the challenges of ensuring a consistent user experience when they deploy both old and new systems. Improper integration of different systems often leads to disjointed customer intervention when they are combined. Utilization of user experience (UX) principles uniformly throughout all the platforms will help in providing customers with a consistently smooth experience regardless of where they interact with the brand.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><a class="incut--wrap" style="transition-delay: 0s;" href="https://agilie.com/blog/neobanking-trends-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="incut"><img style="height: 344px; width: 778px;" src="https://d3pxw3l8cozu05.cloudfront.net/images/f9e66e179b6747ae54108f82f8ade8b3c25d76fd30afde6c395822c530196169-1713948383769.png" width="100%" height="100%" /><span class="incut--text">Learn more about neobanking trends in 2024.</span></a></p>
<h2 dir="ltr">Competition in the Digital Banking Space</h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Competition in the digital banking industry is fierce, as more fintech companies enter the market and traditional banks investigate how to enrich their digital offerings. The increased competition can result in lower profits and a loss of market share for the traditional banks that fail to adapt fast and offer innovative and user-friendly digital banking services.&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Since competing in the digital banking space is dynamic and multi-directional, new players may find it hard to enter successfully in the race. As tech innovation is a key determinant in the digital banking and fintech market competition, the participants in this sector tend to capitalize on advanced technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning, and blockchain to improve services' quality and efficiency, with features like real-time payment and active fraud prevention systems becoming standard. Digital banks should offer strong security measures and be finance regulation compliant to consumers to remain customers confident.&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr"><a class="incut--wrap" style="transition-delay: 0s;" href="https://agilie.com/success-stories" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="incut"><img style="height: 344px; width: 778px;" src="https://d3pxw3l8cozu05.cloudfront.net/images/f9e66e179b6747ae54108f82f8ade8b3c25d76fd30afde6c395822c530196169-1713948439477.png" width="100%" height="100%" /><span class="incut--text">Learn more about Agilie&rsquo;s cases and introduce our diverse innovative solutions.&nbsp;</span></a></p>
<p dir="ltr">Digital banks make a huge push into the user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) design offerings to attract and retain users. It encompasses account opening convenience, transaction simplicity, and the ability to get financial advice through digital channels, allowing being in the market's leading class.&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><img src="https://d3pxw3l8cozu05.cloudfront.net/images/f9e66e179b6747ae54108f82f8ade8b3c25d76fd30afde6c395822c530196169-1713948458579.png" /></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Digital banks with their flexible approaches can enter new markets very quickly and skip traditional banks, having the advantage of updating to changing regulatory environments. They propose many different financial services and customize them for particular communities. The creation of strategic partnerships between fintech enterprises, software development companies, traditional banks, and non-financial entities is a key factor in multiplying gains. Digital banks provide a cost advantage by operating with fewer operational expenses due to the non-maintenance of physical branch offices and providing services at competitive prices.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><a class="incut--wrap" style="transition-delay: 0s;" href="https://agilie.com/expertise/fintech" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="incut"><img style="height: 344px; width: 778px;" src="https://d3pxw3l8cozu05.cloudfront.net/images/f9e66e179b6747ae54108f82f8ade8b3c25d76fd30afde6c395822c530196169-1713948504284.png" width="100%" height="100%" /><span class="incut--text">Discover our fintech software development services to create a skyrocketing neobank.&nbsp;</span></a></p>
<h2 dir="ltr">Conclusion</h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The digital banking setting is developing through technology, risks and challenges, requisite regulation, and a high level of market competition. The expansion and transformation of this industry bring to view an urgent need for strong digital solutions that consider security, improve the quality of the client experience, and assist in smooth and reliable integration with the existing tools. Embracing risks, challenges, and opportunities is a must-have element for any bank that wants to sustain success in the digital era.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Getting through this complex landscape requires the knowledge and mastery of financial technologies and their advancement, implementation, and use. Agilie, a fintech software development company, is an expert in cybersecurity, compliance, customer experience, and innovative technology integration. We can customize unique offerings to revolutionize digital banking, ensuring security, reliability, and efficiency. Partnering with Agilie will grant financial institutions a chance to surpass their competitors, turning their concerns into a springboard to growth and success.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><a class="incut--wrap" style="transition-delay: 0s;" href="https://agilie.com/contacts" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="incut"><img style="height: 344px; width: 778px;" src="https://d3pxw3l8cozu05.cloudfront.net/images/f9e66e179b6747ae54108f82f8ade8b3c25d76fd30afde6c395822c530196169-1713948567418.png" width="100%" height="100%" /><span class="incut--text">Take the first step towards transforming your digital banking services. Reach out to Agilie and let&rsquo;s discuss how we can help you succeed in the fintech space.</span></a></p>

<p>Explore digital banking risks and challenges and learn how robust security and technological innovation drive success in the fintech industry.</p>

Explore digital banking risks and challenges and learn how robust security and technological innovation drive success in the fintech industry.

Risks and Challenges Awaiting Digital Banking Projects Now | Agilie

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Welcome to the next stage of banking! Neobanks, online financial institutions, offer faster services and better user experiences. Did you realize that the global neobanking market will rise by a compound annual rate of 54.8% from 2023 to 2030? Rapid development is evidence of a new tendency toward digital-only financial solutions. Staying informed about security and technological advancement is crucial for protection, innovation, and opportunity. This article is designed to come up with the top edge trends that will shape the neobanking this year. Let&rsquo;s dive into the world of banking innovation that makes financial services more inclusive, safe, and attuned to the digital-savvy generation.</p>
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<h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Neobanking trends</h2>
<p dir="ltr">Neobanking transforms regular banking through the combination of advanced tech to ensure security, efficiency, and availability to customers. Let&rsquo;s study the latest neobank trends to compete and successfully establish in the market. Additionally, you can read about the <a href="https://agilie.com/blog/steps-in-our-neobank-development-process" target="_blank" rel="noopener">neobank app development</a> process.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><img src="https://d3pxw3l8cozu05.cloudfront.net/images/f9e66e179b6747ae54108f82f8ade8b3c25d76fd30afde6c395822c530196169-1713786619753.png" /></p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Open Banking</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Open banking is a new trend in neobanking based on APIs that bring more capacity for banks to share their data and functionality with other third-party developers. Its purpose is to make the banking system more transparent for the customers and to foster a competitive environment. Benefits include personal financial services, faster loan approvals, and better financial management instruments. Open banking encourages the emergence of healthier competition and collaboration among traditional banks and fintech startups with innovative solutions. Open banking is all about improving customers&rsquo; experience and financial management.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><img src="https://d3pxw3l8cozu05.cloudfront.net/images/f9e66e179b6747ae54108f82f8ade8b3c25d76fd30afde6c395822c530196169-1713786641468.png" /></p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS)</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">BaaS is a model where digital banks and fintech use the licensed infrastructure of traditional banks to provide their services. This model provides non-bank financial providers with an opportunity to build banking services into their products without the same regulatory and financial requirements. BaaS platforms function as intermediaries by offering real-time banking services like payment processing, credit facilities, and account management through APIs. This changing face of financial services prompts an overall reevaluation of how companies view financial services with creativity, to ensure an excellent customer experience and to yield additional revenue channels for companies outside the usual area of financial services.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;"><img src="https://d3pxw3l8cozu05.cloudfront.net/images/f9e66e179b6747ae54108f82f8ade8b3c25d76fd30afde6c395822c530196169-1713786680811.png" /></p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">AI-powered Assistance</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Artificial intelligence developments in neobank take into account machine learning algorithms to digest customer data, determine their needs, and forecast requests. These models propose automatic payments or reminders to prevent missed or late fees through monitoring purchase details, browsing behaviors, and inquiries.&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>For example:</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;If the users upload the bills close to the end of the month, the assistant AI will remind them of the upcoming payments or even suggest automatic payments in the future to avoid late fees.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Natural language processing (NLP) technology has significantly improved, so virtual assistants can now process human language with a degree of complexity that matches and even exceeds that of humans. Bank users can talk to their neobank in a dialogue, with banking getting more altered and less scary. The cutting-edge NLP algorithms can grasp the context, tone, and purpose of a query, which allows them to handle more complex questions and provide naturally relevant responses.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Virtual assistants can now manage complex conversations and act on virtually many transactions, from single account inquiries to more complicated financial advice-giving and support of decision-making. This transformation reduces the tasks of human staff and gains clients for round-the-clock support. Neobanks will use AI-powered assistants to automate routine operations, which will ultimately free up human resources to focus on more strategic initiatives and thus, lowering operational costs.</p>
<p><a class="incut--wrap" style="transition-delay: 0s;" href="https://agilie.com/blog/ml-ai-and-fintech-how-maching-learning-and-artificial-intelligence-help-you-benefit" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="incut"><img style="height: 344px; width: 778px;" src="https://d3pxw3l8cozu05.cloudfront.net/images/f9e66e179b6747ae54108f82f8ade8b3c25d76fd30afde6c395822c530196169-1713786779007.png" width="100%" height="100%" /><span class="incut--text">Learn more about AI and ML solutions in fintech.&nbsp;</span></a></p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Hyper-personalization</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">AI is the most valuable in the process of hyper-personalization because it enables the analysis of big data and the creation of insights and predictive models. Based on these models, companies can predict future consumer behavior and perform timely actions. As an illustration, if a customer&rsquo;s spending pattern suggests upcoming obvious cash flow issues, the neobank&rsquo;s AI system can prioritize and offer a customized plan of overdraft protection or short-term credit while customers are prepared to cover the bills without any financial strain.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Neobanks have a real-time personalization advantage, mainly because of their AI capability to process data in a split second. When the user interacts with the neobank&rsquo;s app or website, the AI assesses this behavior and displays the interface and the services accordingly.&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>For example:</strong>&nbsp;If the user checks the exchange rates frequently, the AI could display updated news on currency, inform about rate changes, and suggest an upgrade to a multi-currency bank account service.</p>
<p><a class="incut--wrap" style="transition-delay: 0s;" href="https://agilie.com/success-stories/chameleon-pay" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="incut"><img style="height: 344px; width: 778px;" src="https://d3pxw3l8cozu05.cloudfront.net/images/f9e66e179b6747ae54108f82f8ade8b3c25d76fd30afde6c395822c530196169-1713786904675.png" width="100%" height="100%" /><span class="incut--text">Learn more about Agilie&rsquo;s development process of a multi-digital wallet app.</span></a></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Neobanks apply data analytics to figure out users&rsquo; financial behavior and lifestyle preferences, which leads to segmenting the customer base into specific groups and profiles and then rolling out products to meet individual needs.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Neobanks offer real and tailored solutions that assist in the development of customer credibility and solidity. They foster adhesion and retention via the process of offering personalized financial information, specialized product selection, and proactive customer support. Artificial intelligence can identify new business clients and improve personalization to boost the relationship.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><img src="https://d3pxw3l8cozu05.cloudfront.net/images/f9e66e179b6747ae54108f82f8ade8b3c25d76fd30afde6c395822c530196169-1713786928262.png" /></p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Crypto Integration</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Neobanking platforms incorporate cryptocurrency services into their offerings, using blockchain technology for trading, investment, and crypto storage for tech-savvy clients and by meeting the growing demand for easy-to-understand and secure cryptocurrency services.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Cryptocurrency Trading:</strong>&nbsp;Neobanks incorporate cryptocurrency buying, selling, and exchanging infrastructure within the app interfaces, allowing users to trade cryptos like traditional currencies. Sophisticated functionality includes smart bots, real-time data analysis, and alerts.</p>
<p><a class="incut--wrap" style="transition-delay: 0s;" href="https://agilie.com/blog/steps-in-our-neobank-development-process" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="incut"><img style="height: 344px; width: 778px;" src="https://d3pxw3l8cozu05.cloudfront.net/images/f9e66e179b6747ae54108f82f8ade8b3c25d76fd30afde6c395822c530196169-1713787033192.png" width="100%" height="100%" /><span class="incut--text">Discover how to develop a successful neobank in 2024.&nbsp;</span></a></p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Cryptocurrency Investment:</strong>&nbsp;Neobanks provide structured cryptocurrency investment products such as savings accounts and sophisticated financial products like crypto index funds and staking pools to create easy access to the welcoming environment for newbie investors.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Secure Storage Solutions:</strong>&nbsp;Neobanks goes a step further with secure storage solutions for digital assets, including insured wallets with multiple authentication options like biometric access controls, multi-signature, and decentralized backup systems assuring a secure and safe environment for customers.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Neobanks enhance customer knowledge and offer resources on investment risks, cryptocurrency, market dynamics, and security practices. This approach helps users interact and build trust around the service.</p>
<p><a class="incut--wrap" style="transition-delay: 0s;" href="https://agilie.com/expertise/fintech" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="incut"><img style="height: 344px; width: 778px;" src="https://d3pxw3l8cozu05.cloudfront.net/images/f9e66e179b6747ae54108f82f8ade8b3c25d76fd30afde6c395822c530196169-1713787089626.png" width="100%" height="100%" /><span class="incut--text">Learn more about Agilie&rsquo;s fintech software development services.&nbsp;</span></a></p>
<h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Conclusion</h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Neobanking is reshaping the banking landscape through continuous innovation and customer-centric change through the use of sophisticated biometric security, AI assistants, hyper-personalization, and cryptocurrency services. Such trends are changing banking into a secure, customer-focused, and technologically merged service. Neobanks respond to the changing times and form technology-driven solutions to overcome competition and support growth in the digital era. The continued success of neobanks lies in their capability to incorporate new technologies with a consumer-oriented approach.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Agilie is a reliable partner in neobanking and fintech innovation, with solutions designed individually to match demands and exceed them.&nbsp;<a href="https://agilie.com/company" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Our team</a>&nbsp;has the competencies in regulatory compliance to guarantee that businesses engage with the complexities swiftly. Agilie provides continuous support and tactical insights, so clients can adjust and succeed in the financial sector.</p>
<p><a class="incut--wrap" style="transition-delay: 0s;" href="https://agilie.com/contacts" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="incut"><img style="height: 344px; width: 778px;" src="https://d3pxw3l8cozu05.cloudfront.net/images/f9e66e179b6747ae54108f82f8ade8b3c25d76fd30afde6c395822c530196169-1713787138819.png" width="100%" height="100%" /><span class="incut--text">Contact us and make your idea a skyrocketing reality. </span></a></p>

<p>Stay ahead in the fast-growing fintech industry and explore the neobanking trends in 2024 with Agilie.</p>

Discover the key neobanking trends transforming digital finance in 2025. Learn how challenger banks and fintechs are reshaping the customer experience.

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<p>Learn about the developmental steps required to build your own neobank app from scratch. Discover neobank basic features and common challenges.</p>

Learn about the developmental steps required to build your own neobank app from scratch. Discover neobank basic features and common challenges.

How to Start a Neobank: Main Steps & ​​Development Cost | Agilie

<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The blockchain technology was initially developed for Bitcoin transactions as a secure method. Today, blockchain is considered the fundamental of modern business inventions. It is a peer-to-peer system that utterly reverses the formal financial structure and thus reshapes the entire digital world. Acquire strategic instructions and tips on how to tackle the mentioned challenges and discover other opportunities waiting within this article.</p>
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<h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Blockchain's Inception with Bitcoin&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">W. Scott Stornetta and Stuart Haber, pioneering cryptographers in the early 1990s, introduced secure digital time-stamping and chain linking, laying the foundation for blockchain technology.&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">But only in 2008, that blockchain technology become accessible to everyone, when a person or group of people under the pseudonym Satoshi Nakamoto, improved it to become a public document containing secure and transparent transactions. Thanks to its creative architecture, the central authority has become unnecessary. This innovative option took the form of money and laid down the necessary steps for other applications far beyond digital currencies.</p>
<h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Expansion Beyond Bitcoin&nbsp;</strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The real transformation happened when Ethereum approached, and blockchain technology was no longer limited to Bitcoin transactions. The implementation of smart contracts has greatly contributed to the development of DApps across many sectors. Such a type of self-executing contract located on the blockchain directly creates an option to have automatic, transparent, and safe transactions without intermediaries. The effects of this technology are far-reaching with DeFi, tokenization, and smart contract-based governance models emerging which will lead to the considerable diminution of dependencies on intermediaries and central authorities. This innovation thus showcases the broad applicability of blockchains, facilitating major industries' revolution by increasing efficiency, security, and trust.&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr"><a class="incut--wrap" style="transition-delay: 0s;" href="https://agilie.com/blog/enterprise-blockchain-development-how-businesses-derive-benefits" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="incut"><img style="height: 344px; width: 778px;" src="https://d3pxw3l8cozu05.cloudfront.net/images/f9e66e179b6747ae54108f82f8ade8b3c25d76fd30afde6c395822c530196169-1712154144135.png" width="100%" height="100%" /><span class="incut--text">Find out how businesses derive benefits from blockchain development in our article.&nbsp;</span></a></p>
<h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>The Rise of DeFi</strong></h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Blockchain is the technology transforming the financial space by introducing the concept of Decentralized Finance (DeFi). One of the advantages of the decentralized finance systems based upon blockchain technology for the participants is that it eliminates the need for traditional financing intermediaries and presents a quiet set of financial services directly between the parties like lending, borrowing, and trading the assets. The invention of this technology improves the efficiency, safety, and democratization of financial services through a cost-effective channel.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Supply Chain Enhancement</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Blockchain has brought in an unimaginable level of transparency and efficiency in supply chain management. Through the immutable storing of each transaction or product movement on a distributed ledger, the stakeholders are enabled to track the movement of goods from origin to consumer. The Hyperledger project, an open-source initiative managed by the Linux Foundation, combines cross-sectoral and cross-functional contributions to improve blockchain frameworks and tools. Its goal is to facilitate the collaborative technology adoption of distributed registers based on blockchain technology.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>For example:</strong>&nbsp;In trade finance, the blockchain enables all parties (buyers, suppliers, and logistics providers) to access the same real-time data on the status and ownership of goods, and this makes it possible to streamline the verification process and remove the risk of fraud. Financial services such as lending, payments, and insurance in the supply chain are more secure, fast, and reliable.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Identity Verification</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The importance of blockchain in creating a secure environment for digital identities cannot be overstated. Through a decentralized process of identity confirmation, people have more power and privacy over their personal information. Thus, such a mechanism helps to contain the risk of identity theft and fraud by providing a way for the approval or rejection of identities in a protected manner.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Agilie applies profound technical proficiency in blockchain to develop innovative products and services.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><a class="incut--wrap" style="transition-delay: 0s;" href="https://agilie.com/expertise/fintech/blockchain-software" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="incut"><img style="float: left;" src="https://d3pxw3l8cozu05.cloudfront.net/images/f9e66e179b6747ae54108f82f8ade8b3c25d76fd30afde6c395822c530196169-1712154220943.png" width="100%" height="100%" /><span class="incut--text">Find out more about Agilie's blockchain software development services.&nbsp;</span></a></p>
<h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Key Trends and Potentials in Blockchain</strong></h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Soon, it is envisaged to have ever-growing blockchain technology utilization since it has proved its capability to work together with other technology innovations and its increasing application across multiple industries.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><img src="https://d3pxw3l8cozu05.cloudfront.net/images/f9e66e179b6747ae54108f82f8ade8b3c25d76fd30afde6c395822c530196169-1712154356799.png" /></p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">1. Interoperability and Cross-Chain Solutions</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Through the initiatives in interoperability, the broad utility of the blockchain is being improved by facilitating quick interactions among different platforms leading to the enhanced efficiency of the different applications.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">2. Blockchain and IoT Integration</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The conjunction of blockchain technology with the&nbsp;<a href="https://agilie.com/blog/how-the-internet-of-things-iot-can-boost-your-business" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Internet of Things</a>&nbsp;(IoT) provides smart devices with security, privacy, and reliability, which facilitates automated, clear, and self-governing IoT solutions.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">3. Blockchain and AI Convergence</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Blockchain and AI technologies are an unbeatable pairing in terms of data processing and analyzing, putting trust and transparency first, and making blockchain smart contracts more effective with AI.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">4. Enhanced Mobile Banking and Payments</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Blockchain is fanning the mobile banking and&nbsp;<a href="https://agilie.com/blog/blockchain-payments" target="_blank" rel="noopener">payments revolution</a>, and offering a superior choice, which is faster, safer, and more cost-effective whilst eliminating reliance on intermediaries, mostly in underprivileged areas.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">5. The Rise of NFTs</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are an innovative application of blockchain technology. You can explore our step-by-step guide on <a href="https://agilie.com/blog/ultimate-guide-on-how-to-create-an-nft-marketplace" target="_blank" rel="noopener">how to build an NFT marketplace</a>. They solve the problem of identification of unique digital assets' ownership and open up new horizons for asset management and tracking.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><a class="incut--wrap" style="transition-delay: 0s;" href="https://agilie.com/success-stories" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="incut"><img style="float: left;" src="https://d3pxw3l8cozu05.cloudfront.net/images/f9e66e179b6747ae54108f82f8ade8b3c25d76fd30afde6c395822c530196169-1712154452180.png" width="100%" height="100%" /><span class="incut--text">Explore Agilie's fascinating projects of developing a crypto wallet, a multi-digital wallet, an NFT-based app, and other successful stories.</span></a></p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">6. Blockchain-as-a-Service (BaaS)</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">BaaS is a popular model that allows companies to take advantage of blockchain technology without developing their infrastructure. The model provides users with a low-cost, flexible, and scalable solution for the implementation of custom applications and smart contracts.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Big tech players such as Google and Microsoft help to create the blockchain ecosystem through cloud-based blockchain-as-a-service (Baas) platforms.</p>
<h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Challenges of Blockchain</strong></h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Blockchain technology is one of the most important tools nowadays which is developing and improving its status through different implementations and applications. This comes with its share of hurdles that must be overcome for the technology to become mass-adopted. So let's take a look at the roots of the problems.&nbsp;</p>
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<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">1. Scalability&nbsp;</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Blockchain technology has a scalability problem that may slow down its operation speed and transaction volume. For example, we can use parallelization solutions such as sharding or another consensus protocol to improve scalability while maintaining security and decentralization.&nbsp;</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">2. Regulatory Hurdles&nbsp;</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Blockchain and cryptocurrencies require a complex regulatory approach, where preserving the right proportion of innovation and security, privacy, and meeting regulatory requirements should be balanced adequately within the jurisdictions.&nbsp;</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">3. Energy Consumption</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The energy-intensive aspect of blockchain, especially in the proof-of-work (PoW) consensus protocol, raises questions about its sustainability. A key factor for reducing environmental impact will be the transition to the energy-efficient Proof of Stake (PoS). Algorithms like SHA-256 in Bitcoin or the upcoming use of PoS in Ethereum 2.0 ensure the security, integrity, and efficiency of the blockchain network.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">4. Interoperability</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Interoperability makes possible the transmission of data and the sharing of information among different blockchains. That ensures an unbreakable blockchain network and cross-platform transactions.&nbsp;</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">5. Security and data privacy concerns</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Blockchain security does not only give us benefits, but it also has code vulnerabilities, attacks, and smart contract exploits among its ledger threats. The privacy issues that are raised are data encryption and misuse. Companies require strong encryption and privacy technologies to successfully overcome this challenge. For example, RSA encryption is a critical sort of cryptography that contributes to the security of blockchain networks. It ensures that data is delivered securely, transactions are safe, and user privacy is protected through transaction verification and secure information transmission.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><a class="incut--wrap" style="transition-delay: 0s;" href="https://agilie.com/blog/secure-smart-contract-design-best-practices-in-solidity-programming" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="incut"><img style="height: 344px; width: 778px;" src="https://d3pxw3l8cozu05.cloudfront.net/images/f9e66e179b6747ae54108f82f8ade8b3c25d76fd30afde6c395822c530196169-1712154541590.png" width="100%" height="100%" /><span class="incut--text">Learn more about secure smart contact design to provide the best cybersecurity solutions for each blockchain project.</span></a></p>
<h3 dir="ltr">6. User acceptability and understanding&nbsp;</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Instruction problems, user-friendliness, and ignorance are stumbling blocks that blockchain technologies are facing at present. Experience-making, positive user interface upgrades, and providing enlightenment can help achieve blockchain implementation. The cooperation of the developers, the industry management, the legislators, and the society usually does the primary process of dimension. Nevertheless, the spread of blockchain will require the implementation of technology, a revamp of the governance systems, and the deployment of education programs.</p>
<h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Blockchain Regulations</strong></h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Government authorities and multinational regulatory institutions find it challenging to develop regulations that can govern blockchain, the corresponding applications, cryptocurrency, digital assets, and decentralized platforms to ensure data security and consumer protection while maintaining growth and innovation.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><img src="https://d3pxw3l8cozu05.cloudfront.net/images/f9e66e179b6747ae54108f82f8ade8b3c25d76fd30afde6c395822c530196169-1712154569725.png" /></p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorist Financing (CTF)<strong>&nbsp;</strong></h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Regulations focus on implementing AML/CTF practices within the blockchain applications related to crypto exchanges and wallet providers. This step includes the Know Your Customer (KYC) procedures to stop illicit activities.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Securities and Trading&nbsp;</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Most jurisdictions have taken responsibility for categorizing digital assets under securities law. Such named categorization affects the rules for ICOs, token sales, and digital assets exchange, including registration and disclosure obligations.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Data Privacy and Protection</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The reality of blockchain only intensifies questions of data privacy and compliance by regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission (<a href="https://www.sec.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SEC</a>), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (<a href="https://www.cftc.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CFTC</a>), the European General Data Protection Regulation (<a href="https://gdpr-info.eu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GDPR</a>), etc. The immutable feature of blockchain represents a unique barrier to the implementation of "the right to be forgotten" - the fundamental privacy principle behind such regulations.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Taxation</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The taxation of cryptocurrencies and blockchain transactions is another primary target for the authorities, who are now trying to clarify tax obligations for capital gains, income, and transactions that involve cryptocurrencies.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Consumer Protection</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Making the users protect them from fraud, scams, and other malicious practices within the blockchain sector is a must. The regulating bodies make tight rules for project developers and service providers to boost transparency and security for the consumers.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The developing regulatory framework of blockchain on the global scale is fragmented and some countries adopt open and welcoming stances towards blockchain innovations, whereas others are cautious or restrictive. Nevertheless, global cooperation is becoming a reality to set in place transnational regulatory standards.</p>
<h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Conclusion&nbsp;</strong></h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Blockchain has transformed from a mechanism to perform secure financial transactions to a fundamental change in technology business innovation. It transforms financial systems, administration, and various confirmations. However, the problems of scaling up, excessive energy use, and regulatory issues still stand in the way of sustainable development. Agilie, as an experienced blockchain software company, will come up with strategic recommendations, technical assistance, and all the details for businesses to overcome and comprehend the complexities of blockchain implementation.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Security Token Offerings (STOs), a new capital-raising tool in the digital financial sector, combine the traditional finance world with blockchain and regulatory compliance. STOs provide digital tokens that can be exchanged for the shares of underlying assets in the future in an encrypted and legally compliant way. They fuse the prospects of cryptocurrency with the essential features of regulation and safeguarding for investors, thus widening the category of investors and establishing a more powerful investment model in the long run. At the same time, STOs have pros and cons, so we offer to discover them in this article.</p>
<div id="form-description" class="form-description" data-title="Key Takeaways " data-text="Security token offering is a regulatory-compliant form of fundraising that offers global capital access and increased liquidity for traditionally illiquid assets. 

STOs operate within securities law, providing a safer option for investors and companies, but also include some risks. 

Studies show that companies conducting STOs have an average return on investment (ROI) of 156% within the first year.">
<div class="form-description-title">Key Takeaways</div>
- Security token offering is a regulatory-compliant form of fundraising that offers global capital access and increased liquidity for traditionally illiquid assets.&nbsp;<br />- STOs operate within securities law, providing a safer option for investors and companies, but also include some risks.&nbsp;<br />- Studies show that companies conducting STOs have an average return on investment (ROI) of 156% within the first year.</div>
<h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Understanding the STOs</h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Security Token Offerings (STOs) are an innovative way of raising money that integrates technology and regulatory compliance. STOs are the issuance of digital tokens that are recorded on a blockchain, representing investors' rights to underlying assets or profits. These tokens have been defined as securities and thus attract regulators' scrutiny and adherence to legal frameworks to preserve investors' safety and market integrity.&nbsp;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The principle of the tokenization process applies to a wide range of assets, such as real estate, stocks, bonds, or even artwork. It democratizes access to investment opportunities, increases liquidity, and reduces cost by being an intermediary elimination. Through the blockchain in the tokenization process, transaction integrity and transparency are ensured while fraud and disputes are minimized. The STOs fill the gap between STOs and ICOs since they merge the efficiency and transparency of the blockchain with security. The legal framework that governs STOs is vital because they must comply with the securities law, which ensures transparency, security, and accountability. This compliance covers the registration of the offering with regulatory bodies (like the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sec.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SEC</a>), financial and operational disclosure, and conformity with investor protection regulations.</p>
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<h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The Pros of STOs</h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The emergence of STO as an investment and fundraising tool that specifically meets the needs of both investors and issuers has been the most distinctive alternative for both the conventional and digital ways of funding.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Access to global capital</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">STOs provide an all-the-world access capital toolkit for startups, small-cap, or big business enterprises to tap large capital pools. Unlike classic investment vehicles based on restrictions from the local legislature, STOs allow those residing in different parts of the world to participate in investment.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Therefore, assets can be traded beyond established borders, determining new markets and lowering financing costs. Investors enjoy enhanced opportunities as a result.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Increased liquidity</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Through tokenization, there is a possibility of having intangible assets like land and artwork converted into tradable and non-fungible digital assets capable of fractional ownership. This function greatly benefits the liquidity of these assets, making them suitable for selling and buying on the secondary markets. Since the enhanced liquidity can reduce investors' worries about their future obligations and enable them to access better returns quickly, the investments will be equally attractive.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Improved transparency and compliance</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Blockchain offers wider visibility and higher security. Each transaction is recorded in a register that cannot be changed or tampered with, and all the participants can see. The ledger provides real-time transparency. This, therefore, eliminates the existence of intermediaries, decreases transaction costs, and boosts efficiency. Last but not least, STO is based on the regulatory framework and securities rules, which aim at protecting investors' rights, and the real offer is project-related.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><a class="incut--wrap" style="transition-timing-function: ease; transition-property: all;" href="https://agilie.com/blog/8-latest-crypto-fundraising-trends-that-shape-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="incut"><img style="height: 344px; width: 778px;" src="https://d3pxw3l8cozu05.cloudfront.net/images/f9e66e179b6747ae54108f82f8ade8b3c25d76fd30afde6c395822c530196169-1711702637547.png" width="100%" height="100%" /><span class="incut--text">Read more about the latest crypto fundraising trends.</span></a></p>
<h3 dir="ltr">Partial ownership</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">STOs disrupt investing in precious assets through fractional ownership. Assets that were once exclusively owned by rich individuals or institutional investors can now be fractionalized and divided into smaller portions, making those assets more affordable to a broader range of investors. The wider-spreading investment opportunities allow small investors to diversify their portfolios while increasing the investor base and injecting new capital into the markets.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Programmable security</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Programmability is realized in STO by merging&nbsp;<a href="https://agilie.com/blog/secure-smart-contract-design-best-practices-in-solidity-programming" target="_blank" rel="noopener">smart contracts</a>&nbsp;into tokens and establishing programmable securities. These smart contracts can perform various functions, including dividend distribution, voting rights, and compliance check tasks. This step simplifies operations and minimizes administrative jobs.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Agilie's specialty in delivering secure and interoperable technology solutions makes us a prominent player in bringing STO to companies aiming to optimize their capacity by utilizing the inherent value of blockchain.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">The benefits are notable, but the disadvantages should also be considered when deciding on a fundraising method.</p>
<h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The Cons of Security Token Offerings</h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">STOs use a mix of regulatory compliance and blockchain technology, which facilitates the generation of new drawbacks.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Regulatory Uncertainty</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The STOs are still observed within the scope of the national laws, as the flexibility of the global securities regulatory system remains a feature. The changeability of the environment might unpredictably add involvedness to STO issuance as the jurisdictions decide to upgrade their outdated laws concerning adopting new technologies. These complexities of this legal density cause more difficulties for global STO projects in drawing foreign investments.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Market Acceptance and Understanding</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The concept of tokenized securities is very novel, and hence misconceptions and skepticism exist among investors. Contrary to what traditional instruments like stocks, bonds, and derivatives usually do to them, most see STOs as too hard to understand or speculative. This psychological fear further leads to low rates of STO adoption, which then may need more public education and marketing campaigns to increase acceptance and confidence.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Investor Accreditation Limitations</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Most STOs are designed for accredited or qualified investors since regulatory frameworks govern their operation to protect retail investors from high-risk investments. On the one hand, full compliance and transparency are ensured by this technique. On the other hand, it results in a smaller base of investors, which decreases the campaign's scale and scope.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Expenditures and Burdens of Implementation</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">STOs must comply with all international regulatory requirements, the vast majority of which carry a considerable cost and red tape. The cost for legal advisers, auditors, and compliance platform development can be quite high. Besides this, another thing that needs a lot of adjustment is the strict compliance requirements that often change. Therefore, having experienced professionals and dedicated people is a must.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Technological Risks</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">While blockchain technology offers significant benefits, it has risks. Security vulnerabilities may result in hacking incidents, and the decentralized structure of blockchain makes it difficult to recover assets if a private key is lost. These threats trigger the need for robust security guidelines and disaster recovery plans to reduce the possible damage.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Limited Secondary Market</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The immature secondary market for trading tokenized securities can limit liquidity and, therefore, diminish the potential attractiveness of STOs to investors. On the one hand, the automaticity of STOs is expected to increase the effectiveness of the secondary market; on the other hand, the reality depends greatly on active and accessible platforms for these tokens.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Our experience in blockchain development addresses the complexities and uncertainties of STOs.&nbsp;<a href="https://agilie.com/company" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Our team</a>&nbsp;is devoted to making the STO process easy and effective, thereby providing projects that are equipped to meet current regulations and technology for future changes.</p>
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<h2 dir="ltr">Future Outlook&nbsp;</h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Security Token Offerings (STOs) are set to evolve as the global financial ecosystem becomes digitized, becoming a key mechanism for capital raising and investment across sectors, offering enhanced liquidity and efficiency, including the following aspects:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><strong>Regulatory evolution</strong></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Regulation for the development of STOs results from realizing that investors' protection, fairness, and credibility are the crucial points of blockchain technology and digital securities.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The swiftly burgeoning blockchain technology and security measures take care of STO scalability, transaction speed, and asset management with the advanced compliance mechanisms and asset management introduced by smart contracts.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><strong>Sectoral Expansion</strong></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">STOs were implemented in such sectors as infrastructure, renewable energy, and ownership of intellectual property. Tokenization was used to raise capital, and small investors could diversify their investments through their participation.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Agilie disrupts clients&rsquo; services by introducing new sectors and investment opportunities to STOs that work best with them.&nbsp;</p>
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<h2 dir="ltr">Conclusion</h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Security Token Offerings (STOs) are a new significant step in digital finance, thanks to a combination of blockchain technology and regulatory compliance. Investors gain from global capital access, increased liquidity availability, transparency, and investment democratization. Nevertheless, they need help with regulatory uncertainties, market competitiveness, investor accreditation restrictions, compliance costs, technological risks, and the absence of a secondary market. The delicate balance between innovation and regulation in the world of finance is very important because STOs can change the world of investment.&nbsp;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">In a dynamic world of blockchain technologies, Solidity became the first programming language for smart contract creation on blockchain platforms, including the Ethereum platform. Automatic transaction processing, the development of smart contracts, and different applications are the features that highlight the impact of language on blockchains. The flexibility and capability of Solidity certainly cannot be underestimated, but it also has its impasse. An ineffective smart contract design may result in major financial damage, showing the necessity of studying common issues and selecting proven practices to reduce potential risks. This article introduces the complexity of Solidity programming and explains how to prevent frequent errors and obtain reliable, secure, and efficient smart contracts.</p>
<div id="form-description" class="form-description" data-title="key Takeaways " data-text="Solidity offers different tools for decentralized app development.

Developers encounter issues like syntax errors, memory management problems, gas optimization obstacles, etc.

The Solidity community provides documentation, tools, platforms, and new trends in smart contract security.">
<div class="form-description-title">Key Takeaways</div>
- Solidity offers different tools for decentralized app development.&nbsp;<br />- Developers encounter issues like syntax errors, memory management problems, gas optimization obstacles, etc.&nbsp;<br />- The Solidity community provides documentation, tools, platforms, and new trends in smart contract security.</div>
<h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Overview of Solidity Programming Language</h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Solidity is a programming language, among others, for building smart contracts on blockchain frameworks, including&nbsp;<a href="https://ethereum.org/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ethereum</a>. Solidity allows developers to design decentralized applications (DApps) that run on blockchain technology. Solidity can handle blockchain transactions, smart contract implementation, and automatic processing without centralized authority.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Its design enables the making of structural contracts for voting, crowdfunding, blind auctions, multi-signature wallets, and many other products. The language provides inheritance, libraries, and complex user-defined types.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">However, Solidity programming has problems that have yet to be solved. In terms of mistakes in smart contracts, the consequences can be rather costly. This underscores the need to know standard Solidity programming issues and apply the principles to prevent them in the heaving line. In the coming section, we will explore some of the typical bugs and guide how to handle the complexities of Solidity programming effectively.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><img src="https://d3pxw3l8cozu05.cloudfront.net/images/f9e66e179b6747ae54108f82f8ade8b3c25d76fd30afde6c395822c530196169-1710926032118.png" /></p>
<h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Common Issues and How to Avoid Them</h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Solidity programming and writing smart contracts are constantly challenging tasks. Identifying and recognizing common issues and contract vulnerabilities can develop smart contracts&rsquo; dependability, security, and productivity. Let's explore some typical errors and solutions to them.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Syntax Errors and Compile-time Issues</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Issue:</strong>&nbsp;Some problems with Solidity arise from syntactic and compilation time issues, like incorrect data types, visibility specifiers, or misusing language constructs.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Solution:</strong>&nbsp;Debugging tools like&nbsp;<a href="https://remix.ethereum.org/#lang=en&amp;optimize=false&amp;runs=200&amp;evmVersion=null&amp;version=soljson-v0.8.24+commit.e11b9ed9.js" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Remix</a>, Truffle, or Hardhat facilitate catching these cracks in the early phases. Code convention and solidity style guide compliance can decrease syntax error quantity. Maintaining the updated status of the Solidity version and syntax deformation are equally important steps.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Null Pointer Exceptions and Runtime Errors</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Issue:</strong>&nbsp;In Solidity, as in standard programming languages, runtime errors, including null pointer exceptions, may appear. It can lead to contract failure or inappropriate behavior.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Solution:</strong>&nbsp;Implement extensive input validation and take advantage of &ldquo;assert,&rdquo; &ldquo;require,&rdquo; and &ldquo;revert&rdquo; conditions for error control at the runtime.&nbsp;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">"Require" is perfect for managing conditions related to input loads and states that the functions run on.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">"Assert " should be applied to cover internal errors and invariant checks. It burns all the gas if the malfunction happens, restraining its deployment.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">"Revert" is an essential utility that will help to create a human-readable message describing what went wrong, causing the operation to fail. It will greatly help debugging and give the users immediate feedback.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Truffle, Hardhat, and OpenZeppelin frameworks supply software developers with an advanced Solidity development environment, including testing, debugging, and deployment tools.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Memory Management Problems</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Issue:</strong>&nbsp;Incorrect memory and gas storage usage would lead to higher transaction fees or burdens on the contract while performing complex functions and loops.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Solution:</strong>&nbsp;Understanding the distinction between persistent and temporary memory is necessary for success. Data structures with minimal write memory can positively impact gas costs and contract efficiency.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Contract Security Vulnerabilities</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Issue:</strong>&nbsp;Common security vulnerabilities entangled in contracts that are not properly audited are integer overflow/underflow, front-running, and reentrance attacks.&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Solution:</strong>&nbsp;Secure patterns (checks-effects-interactions), using the SafeMath library for arithmetic operations, and thorough security scans with tools like&nbsp;<a href="https://mythx.io/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MythX</a>&nbsp;or Slither can significantly improve the security.&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr"><a class="incut--wrap" style="transition-timing-function: ease; transition-property: all;" href="https://agilie.com/blog/secure-smart-contract-design-best-practices-in-solidity-programming" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="incut"><img style="height: 344px; width: 778px;" src="https://d3pxw3l8cozu05.cloudfront.net/images/f9e66e179b6747ae54108f82f8ade8b3c25d76fd30afde6c395822c530196169-1710926207432.png" width="100%" height="100%" /><span class="incut--text">Read more about best practices in Solidity programming for secure smart contract design.</span></a></p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Gas Limit and Out-of-Gas Issues</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Issue:</strong>&nbsp;The gas limit exceedance is generally caused by inefficient code and unoptimized cycles.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Solution:</strong>&nbsp;Smart contract code can be optimized by simplifying logic, minimizing transaction data, and applying gas-saving templates. Regression testing functions with various inputs to calculate gas consumption may assist in forecasting and preventing problems related to gas issues. "Require" statements can be inserted to eliminate redundant code.&nbsp;</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Smart Contract Upgradability Challenges</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Issue:</strong>&nbsp;Smart contracts remain unchanged after deployment. Nevertheless, the business logic needs to be updated, complicating the possibility of contract renewal.&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Solution:</strong>&nbsp;Make contracts design with ease and flexibility in protocol, using some universal templates, e.g., proxy contract or diamond standard (<a href="https://eips.ethereum.org/EIPS/eip-2535" target="_blank" rel="noopener">EIP-2535</a>). With this framework, it is possible to modify the contract logic separate from the contract address and the information stored on the blockchain.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Handling External Dependencies</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Issue:</strong>&nbsp;Using outsourcing or external services, the system can collapse or become vulnerable if the dependence on these entities fails or is unavailable.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Solution:</strong>&nbsp;Ensure that dependencies are reliable and stable. Incorporating circuit breakers or emergency stop buttons can avoid instability and provide a fail-safe mechanism in case of unexpected behavior of an externally dependent tool.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Staying aware of the newest Solidity editions helps discover better options for error handling that guarantee increased security and efficiency of the smart contract development process.&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Nonetheless, even with the most professional implementation, developers sometimes encounter problems requiring additional investigation. In the following section, we shed light on resources that all Solidity developers should have close at hand.</p>
<h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Resources for Troubleshooting Solidity Issues</h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The crucial skills for developers are maintenance and accomplishing tasks. So, we have put together the main resources to help with these tasks.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Official Solidity documentation</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Any Solidity developer who encounters problems should first consult the&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.soliditylang.org/en/v0.8.24/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">official Solidity documentation</a>. It gives thorough guidance about language syntax, structure, and changes. The documentation segment also presents a section about common mistakes, deflection, and safety concerns, which is necessary for developers who want to write secure code.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Ethereum Stack Exchange</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ethereum Stack Exchange</a>&nbsp;is a gold mine of information where developers pose questions and make comments on an array of Solidity issues. It is an active group that brings junior and highly experienced programmers together to seek or provide interesting and complicated solutions.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Solidity GitHub</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://github.com/ethereum/solidity/issues" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Solidity GitHub&nbsp;</a>is the resource where the developers can search past and existing issues for bugs, features, and solutions from the Solidity community.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Remix IDE</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://remix.ethereum.org/#lang=en&amp;optimize=false&amp;runs=200&amp;evmVersion=null&amp;version=soljson-v0.8.24+commit.e11b9ed9.js" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Remix IDE</a>&nbsp;is an online open-source IDE and desktop application that allows the development of Solidity contracts. The feature set includes static analysis that could help identify issues before deployment. The Remix IDE is one of the vital tools for developers whose aim is quick prototyping and debugging smart contracts.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Community forums and the Internet space</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Platforms such as Reddit, specifically the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/ethdev/?rdt=46443" target="_blank" rel="noopener">r/ethdev subreddit</a>, and other online social media make it an ideal place for getting advice, sharing experiences, and staying up to date with the latest solutions and practices in Solidity development.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Educational platforms and courses</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Many online courses cover Solidity and Ethereum development topics, ranging from beginner to expert levels. The learning environment in these courses frequently involves practical exercises that offer for-the-instance projects, which provide valuable experience in figuring out and problem-solving in real-world situations.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Certainly, you can contact Agilie, the company that successfully cowers blockchain development and provides support. We'll be happy to make suggestions and ensure we have a better solution for your project.&nbsp; Also, you can find a lot of helpful information on our&nbsp;<a href="https://agilie.com/blog" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blog</a>.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Decentralized technology is shifting the reality, as it is supported by a community of developers proficient in relevant skills and technology. We are interested in future trends and development directions and are glad to share this information with you in the coming section.</p>
<h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Future of Smart Contract Security</h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The fast-paced development of the digital sphere constantly reinvents smart contract security, too. This arena is marked by an ongoing arms race: developers and security specialists introduce useful security tools, and attackers, in turn, come up with new channels of attack. In this ever-changing ecosystem, tracking new trends and technological innovations is also a key issue for all contract systems developers. Let's discuss some future major trends.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Formal verification</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Formal verification consists of mathematical demonstration that smart contracts are correct according to their specified purpose to ensure they work smoothly. Accepting this approach as a development tool is anticipated to greatly cut the number of expensive bugs and Solidity vulnerabilities in smart contracts.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The rise of the security oracles</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Security oracles will execute external services that provide the smart contract with real-time security data, such as notifications of known vulnerabilities or when a security incident occurs across the network. Smart contracts can be updated in response to new security threats by connecting with security oracles.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Quantum-resistant smart contracts</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The introduction of quantum computing places the supporting cryptographic methods that underlie blockchain security at risk. This has prompted an effort to create quantum-resistant algorithms for smart contracts. This out-of-box methodology aims to make smart contracts possible even with the capabilities of quantum computers.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Automating security audits and AI</h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The future of smart contract security is closely linked to the growing adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning. These technologies can scan smart contracts on a larger scale and pinpoint the vulnerabilities promptly, accurately, and efficiently.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Developing applications with a deep comprehension of blockchain technology and a progressive approach to development and security, Agilie becomes a reliable partner for companies willing to securely enter the area of smart contract creation.</p>
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<h2 dir="ltr">Conclusion</h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Solidity is a programming language mainly used to create smart contracts and Decentralized Apps (DApps) on the Ethereum virtual machine. Since the blockchain landscape is dynamic and changing daily, Solidity programming complications and security issues will also grow and develop correspondingly. Developers can drastically improve smart contracts&rsquo; quality and dependability by knowing common mistakes and using available resources. Agilie, with its great expertise in blockchain programming, provides customers with highly technological and efficient solutions, ensuring that smart contracts become more secure.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The rise of crypto wallets represents&ensp;a significant innovation in fintech. Those wallets can be very useful for businesses because, with them, many people can have access to funds depending on roles and permissions.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Depending on the type, cryptocurrency wallets also help in managing digital assets and allow businesses or individuals to control funds without banking, as they retain the full autonomy of&ensp;funds, or even trade assets without manual transfers. In this article, we are going to see what is the difference between a custodial and non-custodial wallet.</p>
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Although the custodial wallet relies on the Know Your Customer policy, the risks of cyber security attacks arise because of the required identity verification.">
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">The custodial wallet requires identity verification, breaching the user&rsquo;s anonymity, while the non-custodial wallet is pseudonymous.&nbsp;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Since non-custodial wallets operate independently of centralized exchanges (CEXs), transaction speed depends on blockchain network conditions, leading to delays in crypto operations.&nbsp;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Although the custodial wallet relies on the Know Your Customer policy, the risks of cyber security attacks arise because of the required identity verification.</p>
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<h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Foreword: The Essence of Private Keys</strong></h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Hold on! Why is it important to discuss the private key and how it comes with the custodial and non-custodial wallets? Let&rsquo;s define this cryptographic element and analyze its functions and importance for crypto wallets.&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The crypto wallet generates a private key, which represents an alphanumeric code consisting of a large string of letters and numbers. The primary functions of a private key include enabling the users to authorize transactions and prove ownership of their assets.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">This alphanumeric cipher matters to any crypto wallet type as it generates a digital signature. A private key is used to sign the transaction, which is transmitted to the blockchain, but prior to being added to the block, it requires verification. The computers operating the blockchain check the user&rsquo;s public key to verify the digital signature, and if it is correct the transaction is approved and recorded permanently on the blockchain.&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The private and public keys are paired, which ensures the transaction&rsquo;s security due to the resistance to tampering and the impossibility of making any changes on the block. Hence, private keys are central elements of a crypto wallet, so let&rsquo;s discuss their essence in custodial and non-custodial wallets.&nbsp;</p>
<h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>What Is a Custodial Wallet?</strong></h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The custodial wallet meaning can be defined as a wallet in which a third party, such as an exchange or bank, holds the private keys of the users. This means that the client is not in full control of their funds, as they rely on the custodian who secures and manages their transactions.&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">There are the following features of the custodial wallets:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><strong>Simplified Usability</strong></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The custodial wallets represent an opportunity for beginners to trade their crypto assets without managing private keys.&nbsp;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><strong>Options for Account Recovery</strong></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">If users lose access to their accounts, they will be able to recover their funds as the custodian holds their private keys on the centralized server. The users will only have to verify their identity.&nbsp;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><strong>Support Opportunities</strong></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">A central unity manages the client&rsquo;s wallet, providing them with support like undoing the transaction.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Some of the best custodial wallets to consider are: Coinbase, Gemini, BitMex, BitGo, Binance, and Bitfinex.</p>
<h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>What Is a Non-Custodial Wallet?</strong></h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">When analyzing the non-custodial vs custodial wallet, the first one provides clients with full ownership of their private keys and funds, respectively. This autonomy defines the non-custodial wallet meaning that no third party will handle the user&rsquo;s funds and operations. This excludes issues like account freezing and withdrawal restrictions. There are the following distinctive features of the non-custodial wallets:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><strong>User&rsquo;s Full Ownership</strong></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The non-custodial wallets function within the decentralized ecosystem, meaning that no centralized unity will manage the wallet.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">A non-custodial wallet does not require an intermediary; transactions occur directly on the blockchain.&nbsp;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><strong>Increased Privacy</strong></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The users don&rsquo;t have to abide by the Know Your Customer policy and verify their identity in the non-custodial wallet. This crypto wallet type preserves pseudoanonimity.</p>
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<h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Difference Between Custodial and Non-Custodial Wallet</strong></h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Based on the aforementioned analysis of two crypto wallet types, their meaning, advantages, and disadvantages, it would be essential to provide a short summative recap, as well as additional details on the differences between the custodial wallet vs non-custodial wallet, focusing on the following metrics.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Security</strong></h3>
<h4 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Custodial Wallet</strong></h4>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The custodial wallet is less secure than its non-custodial counterpart, considering its vulnerability to cyberattacks. Hackers can attack the centralized servers and obtain access to multiple accounts.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Credential harvesting is a phishing type of cyberattack which aims to steal a user&rsquo;s login and password so that the attacker can access their account. The attackers send the falsified site links, almost identical to the real ones, via SMS or email, so by entering their credentials, the victim provides them with access to their funds.&nbsp;</p>
<h4 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Non-Custodial Wallet</strong></h4>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The non-custodial wallets depend on the private keys owned by the users, which decreases the risks of theft. Nevertheless, attackers can obtain the key due to malware attacks, which can infect the computer or smartphone as in the case of clipboard hijacking malware attack.&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The malware functions, so to say, silently in the device, monitoring the clipboard. When the user copies the wallet address, the malware substitutes it with the attacker&rsquo;s one, so the victim sends them their funds unintentionally.&nbsp;</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Ownership of Private Keys</strong></h3>
<h4 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Custodial Wallet</strong></h4>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">In the custodial wallet, it&rsquo;s the custodian&rsquo;s responsibility to hold the user&rsquo;s private keys, which limits the latter&rsquo;s control over their funds. This is one of the most significant disadvantages of the custodial wallets for the following reasons:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><strong>Lack of Client&rsquo;s Full Ownership Over Their Finances.</strong></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The client has access to accounts but relies heavily on the custodian&rsquo;s controls over the transaction&rsquo;s approval.&nbsp;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The custodian can delay or block the transaction based on governmental policies, which can limit the fund movement.&nbsp;</p>
<h4 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Non-Custodial Wallet</strong></h4>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">In the non-custodial wallet, the user holds the private keys by themselves, which is simultaneously convenient and requires a decent level of responsibility not to lose them.&nbsp;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The non-custodial wallet does not rely on the KYC policy, so the user doesn&rsquo;t have to verify their identity to proceed with the transactions, showing their full ownership over their funds.&nbsp;</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Ease of Use&nbsp;</strong></h3>
<h4 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Custodial Wallet</strong></h4>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Custodial wallets are easier to use as the client does not have to know the precise details of the exchange work. If the user wants to undo the operation, customer support can help with that.&nbsp;</p>
<h4 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Non-Custodial Wallet</strong></h4>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Non-custodial wallets require decent knowledge about the work of blockchain and smart contracts, as minor mistakes can lead to the loss of funds with no refund option, representing one of the core challenges of this wallet type.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><a class="incut--wrap" style="transition-property: all;" href="https://agilie.com/blog/top-7-crypto-wallet-apps" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="incut"><img style="float: left;" src="https://d3pxw3l8cozu05.cloudfront.net/images/f9e66e179b6747ae54108f82f8ade8b3c25d76fd30afde6c395822c530196169-1740483930529.png" width="100%" height="100%" /><span class="incut--text">Check out 7 potential crypto wallets you might use.</span></a></p>
<h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Choosing the Right&nbsp;Wallet&nbsp;for Your Business Needs</strong></h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">You might be interested in how to choose the right wallet type per business needs. It's time to discuss the most suitable cases to use custodial and non-custodial cryptocurrency wallets.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Custodial Wallets</strong></h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The custodial wallets are a valuable option for businesses that need an insured and regulated service. For instance, Greyscale, a leading crypto asset manager, utilizes Coinbase Custody, which improves its scalability and contributes to success due to alignment with NYC banking laws as the wallet is regulated by NYDFS, one of the most prominent financial regulators in the world.&nbsp;</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Non-Custodial Wallets</strong></h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The non-custodial wallets are best suited for businesses that manage crypto without third-party integration, and those companies with DeFi projects and NFT platforms. For instance, Open Sea, a web3 marketplace for NFTs, applies Meta Mask, which improves its scalability and success by integrating Layer 2 support like Polygon network for lower fees and faster transactions.</p>
<h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Who We Are</strong></h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Agilie is a European IT outsourcing organization that crafts custom digital products for businesses and startups in fintech, real estate, healthcare, and marketing domains. By providing our clients with three outsourcing models, like the dedicated team, staff augmentation, and project-based outsourcing, Agilie elaborates on tech-savvy software relevant to&nbsp;<a href="https://agilie.com/expertise/fintech" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fintech</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://agilie.com/expertise/fintech/payment-solutions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">payment solutions</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://agilie.com/expertise/fintech/mobile-banking" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mobile banking</a>.&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">When it comes to the&nbsp;<a href="https://agilie.com/expertise/fintech/blockchain-software" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blockchain software development services</a>, Agilie can help you craft:</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Cryptocurrency</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Crypto Wallets</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">Blockchain</p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation">NFT</p>
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<h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Conclusion</strong></h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The article analyzed the features, advantages, disadvantages, and differences of custodial vs non-custodial crypto wallet types. Both introduce unique approaches to handling finances, such as the client&rsquo;s full ownership of the private keys versus the custodian&rsquo;s. Nevertheless, when choosing a wallet type, you have to take into account the elements of security, anonymity, and tech knowledge to make your trade or transactions secure and minimize risks.&nbsp;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-ffc04ced-7fff-1c27-71a8-06f1b85a7b1f">Blockchain has become a paradigm shift that changes the operations of different industries. Nevertheless, like any other disruptive technology, a lot of myths and misconceptions have appeared. We should differentiate between fact and fiction to use blockchain technology effectively and responsibly. We can better understand what blockchain is (and isn&rsquo;t), how it functions, and the varied applications it holds besides cryptocurrencies by clarifying these misconceptions.</span></p>
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<h2 dir="ltr" role="presentation">&nbsp;Myth 1: Blockchain and Bitcoin Are the Same</h2>
<p dir="ltr">Among the most common myths about blockchain technology is the confusion between the blockchain and Bitcoin. Blockchain and Bitcoin were created simultaneously, so they are widely believed to be the same thing. However, we must understand that blockchain is a much broader term. It is the technology that created Bitcoin. While Bitcoin is indeed the first and most famous application of this technology, equating the two is like saying that Google is the Internet.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Blockchain is a decentralized digital ledger technology (DLT) that records transactions across multiple computers so that the records cannot be altered retroactively, without the alteration of all subsequent blocks and the consensus of the network.</p>
<p dir="ltr">This makes blockchain a naturally secure and transparent method of data and transaction recording.&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr">Bitcoin is a type of digital currency based on blockchain technology and used for secure, anonymous, and decentralized financial transactions. The blockchain of Bitcoin acts as a public ledger for all the transactions in the Bitcoin network, thus, it is possible to transfer digital currency securely without the use of intermediaries like banks or governments.&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr">Blockchain technology can be much broader than purely financial transactions. It can be used in different industries with various aims. <span style="text-align: justify;">Nowadays, many businesses are studying how <a href="https://agilie.com/blog/enterprise-blockchain-development-how-businesses-derive-benefits" target="_blank" rel="noopener">enterprise blockchain development</a> can </span>improve their operations.</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Here are a few examples:</p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong>Healthcare:</strong> Blockchain can guarantee the safety of medical records storage and sharing. Thus, they are only available to authorized personnel and patients and lead to quicker diagnosis and treatment.​</p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong>Financial Services:</strong> Blockchain is a viable solution for international payments, real-time settlements, and improving transaction transparency and security.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong>Digital Identity:&nbsp;</strong> Blockchain can correct identity theft and fraud by adding digital identities that cannot be changed. For example, Estonia's e-Residency program is the first of its kind, a government-issued digital identity that allows entrepreneurs from anywhere in the world to operate and conduct business online in the EU.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Real Estate:</strong> Blockchain can simplify property transactions such as sales, leasing, and financing by reducing paperwork and improving transparency.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><a class="incut--wrap" style="transition-delay: 0s;" href="https://agilie.com/blog/the-evolution-of-blockchain-from-bitcoin-to-business-applications" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="incut"><img style="height: 344px; width: 778px;" src="https://d3pxw3l8cozu05.cloudfront.net/images/f9e66e179b6747ae54108f82f8ade8b3c25d76fd30afde6c395822c530196169-1716280829344.png" width="100%" height="100%" /><span class="incut--text">Learn more about the evolution of Blockchain from Bitcoin to business applications.</span></a></p>
<h2 dir="ltr">Myth 2: Blockchain Transactions Are Always Anonymous</h2>
<p dir="ltr">A frequent mistake people make about blockchain technology is that it is automatically anonymous to its users. However, the truth is more nuanced. Blockchain transactions are not strictly anonymous but pseudonymous.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Pseudonymity means that a user's identity is not directly tied to their blockchain transactions but rather to a digital pseudonym, typically a public key or a blockchain address. These addresses are like a sequence of letters and numbers, giving privacy but not total anonymity.</p>
<p dir="ltr">In contrast, anonymity would mean that the transactions are entirely disconnected from any identity, even a pseudonym, making them untraceable to the user. Blockchain does not usually provide this level of anonymity because the transaction history of each blockchain address is visible to anyone who accesses the blockchain.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; text-align: justify; margin-top: 12pt; margin-bottom: 12pt;">Most blockchains are open ledgers, meaning that all transactions are visible to anyone who wishes to view them. This level of transparency ensures that while users' identities are not directly exposed, their transaction histories and patterns can be analyzed.<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span id="docs-internal-guid-c8674fbb-7fff-173a-3f3d-9882e492f23a" style="text-align: start;"></span></p>
<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><img src="https://d3pxw3l8cozu05.cloudfront.net/images/f9e66e179b6747ae54108f82f8ade8b3c25d76fd30afde6c395822c530196169-1716280901953.png" /></p>
<p dir="ltr">While basic blockchain transactions offer pseudonymity, several enhancements and tools can increase privacy:</p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong>1. Mixing Services:</strong> Services like CoinJoin allow multiple users to combine their transactions into a single transaction with multiple inputs and outputs. This mixing blurs the traceability of any single coin, making it more difficult to link wallets with identities.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong>2. Privacy-Focused Cryptocurrencies:</strong> Some cryptocurrencies, like Monero and Zcash, are designed specifically to enhance privacy. Monero uses ring signatures and stealth addresses to hide the transactions&rsquo; origins, amounts, and destinations. Zcash allows users to shield transactions completely through its zk-SNARKs technology, which enables transactions to be verified without revealing the sender, receiver, or amount.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-f6cb6e39-7fff-8fd8-9fd0-26fe5c883950"><strong>3. Use of Multiple Addresses:</strong> Users can increase their privacy by using multiple wallets or addresses, dispersing their transactions across several points, which makes it more challenging to link them to a single identity.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr"><a class="incut--wrap" style="transition-delay: 0s;" href="https://agilie.com/blog/blockchain-tech-trends-how-to-stay-ahead-of-the-curve" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="incut"><img style="height: 344px; width: 778px;" src="https://d3pxw3l8cozu05.cloudfront.net/images/f9e66e179b6747ae54108f82f8ade8b3c25d76fd30afde6c395822c530196169-1716280997458.png" width="100%" height="100%" /><span class="incut--text">Explore key blockchain technology trends and stay ahead in its innovation with insights and practical examples.</span></a></p>
<h2 dir="ltr">Myth 3: Blockchains Are Unhackable</h2>
<p dir="ltr">The idea that blockchains are completely unhackable is a frequently held misconception that can cause a dangerous level of complacency in security measures. While blockchain technology does offer robust security features, it is not immune to vulnerabilities. Knowing the security features employed and the situations in which breaches happen is very important for anyone who wants to use blockchain for their business.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Blockchain technology secures data through several mechanisms:</p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong>Cryptography:</strong> Every transaction on a blockchain is secured using cryptographic algorithms, which ensure that data can neither be altered nor read without the appropriate cryptographic key.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong>Decentralization:</strong> By distributing copies of the ledger across a network, blockchain reduces the risk of a single point of failure that could compromise the entire system.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><span id="docs-internal-guid-b11010c4-7fff-1a1a-ce63-614d99637ccb"><strong>Consensus Protocols:</strong> Blockchains use various consensus mechanisms, like Proof of Work (PoW) or Proof of Stake (PoS), to agree on the validity of transactions. These protocols prevent a malicious actor from changing even a single aspect of the blockchain.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr">Despite these security measures, there are scenarios where blockchains can and have been compromised.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr">Scenarios Under Which Breaches Have Occurred</h3>
<p dir="ltr"><strong>51% Attacks:</strong> This type of attack happens when a single entity gains control of more than 50% of the network&rsquo;s mining hash rate or stake, allowing them to manipulate transactions and potentially double-spend coins.&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr"><strong>Code Vulnerabilities:</strong> <a href="https://agilie.com/blog/secure-smart-contract-design-best-practices-in-solidity-programming" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Smart contracts</a>, which are self-executing contracts with the terms directly written into code, can contain vulnerabilities. One of the most famous incidents is the DAO attack on the Ethereum network. Hackers exploited a vulnerability in the DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization) smart contract code to siphon off one-third of the DAO&rsquo;s funds.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><span id="docs-internal-guid-7785ebac-7fff-06ee-6f06-69621bbdcfd6"><strong>Phishing and Social Engineering:</strong> End-user security is often the weakest link in a blockchain system. Phishing attacks can allow attackers access to blockchain assets, bypassing network security measures, to steal private keys or wallet credentials.</span></p>
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<h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Conclusion</h2>
<p dir="ltr">The blockchain technology is often seen as highly popular and muddled at the same time.&nbsp; Falsified myths are only part of the misconceptions that can mislead such a fantastic technology. Similarly, proper professional knowledge and strategy can help blockchain perform to its potential in various fields.&nbsp;<span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"><a href="https://agilie.com/blog/your-own-cryptocurrency-from-scratch-everything-you-need-to-know-to-create-your-cryptocurrency" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Building your own cryptocurrency</a> can be a strategic move for businesses seeking to innovate and tap into new digital markets.</span></p>
<p dir="ltr">At <a href="https://agilie.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Agilie</a>, we understand that dealing with a complex environment is also a significant challenge. This is why we create powerful blockchain systems and wish to educate our clients regarding the breadth of blockchain-utilizing services. Therefore, such solutions can be tailored to your industry's concrete necessities and problems.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Nowadays, blockchain reshapes the functionality of the fintech industry, invoking a significant interest in institutions that work with financial operations directly. We&rsquo;re talking about accounting, which starts integrating blockchain technology to its daily operations.&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Accounting is a noticeable area for blockchain innovation due to the significant improvements it can present. Businesses experience growth of interest in secure financial operations. The elimination of a single-point failure and cryptographic encryption can reduce the dependency on the centralized intermediary and protect financial transactions by improving security and economizing protection costs simultaneously. The article analyzes what is blockchain used for in accounting and its benefits.</p>
<h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>How Blockchain Is Transforming Accounting</strong></h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">As a distributed and public ledger, blockchain benefits versatile fintech and business branches due to its possibility to record transactions that cannot be altered. The impact of blockchain in accounting is significant as it eliminates manipulations with records and minimizes human errors. We&rsquo;re going to focus on fraud prevention and error detection capabilities of blockchain in accounting.&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr"><a class="incut--wrap" style="transition-property: all;" href="https://agilie.com/blog/the-role-of-cryptography-in-blockchain-security" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="incut"><img style="float: left;" src="https://d3pxw3l8cozu05.cloudfront.net/images/f9e66e179b6747ae54108f82f8ade8b3c25d76fd30afde6c395822c530196169-1739370419274.png" width="100%" height="100%" /><span class="incut--text">In this article you can learn how cryptography makes blockchain safe and the consensus mechanisms its work is based on.</span></a></p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Fraud Prevention</strong></h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Blockchain undermines the pain point of fraudulent actions through immutability and security.&nbsp;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">As stated above, the transaction is recorded, while the record is immutable. This is important for accounting to fraud prevention because it makes it difficult for fraudsters to manipulate revenue or conceal expenses.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Authorized parties can access a real-time ledger, proving that blockchain can reduce the likelihood of fraudulent reporting. The auditors can cross-check the transactions in real-time, which greatly reduces the risk of any manipulations in the financial statements.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Moreover, with triple-entry accounting, the blockchain makes it hard&ensp;to commit double-entry fraud. Transactions are cryptographically linked and recorded in the distributed&ensp;ledger, making identifying fraudulent actions easier.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Error Detection and Overcoming</strong></h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Blockchain helps to identify common human-factor mistakes and helps overcome them via smart contracts and AI integration.&nbsp;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Blockchain helps resolve issues like incorrect figures or duplicate entries. Multiple parties validate the transduction cryptographically prior to recording. Smart contracts will automate the transactions, minimizing human input.&nbsp;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Blockchain can help prevent accidental duplication of invoices, expenses, or payroll payments based on the correct realization of smart contracts or transaction control systems. The chances of record duplication are reduced as each transaction gets a unique cryptographic signature. Blockchain&rsquo;s task is to ensure a real-time reconciliation by underlining the duplicate entries.&nbsp;</p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Another human error in accounting is assigning the wrong category for revenue, expenses, or&ensp;liabilities, which results in erroneous financial statements. Smart contracts and AI analyze transactions and mark inconsistencies, while the immutable ledger ensures proper classification.</p>
<h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Key Benefits of Blockchain in Accounting</strong></h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Accounting organizations can optimize their record processing, minimize fraud, and economize financial input by integrating blockchain technology. Let&rsquo;s analyze the advantages of blockchain in accounting into the following categories.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Transparency</strong></h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The blockchain works on the distributed ledger that instantly&ensp;records any transactions and displays them to authorized users. The immutable ledger eliminates the possibility of changes and is deleted once the finance-relevant operation is recorded. Finally, one of the key benefits blockchain brings to accounting is the absence of dependency on centralized units. All the required stakeholders and auditors are independent in verifying transactions.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Security</strong></h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Blockchain and accounting are intertwined based on security intensification. Now, let&rsquo;s analyze how exactly blockchain helps accounting improve the security of its operations.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Blockchain assists accounting services in preventing and reducing fraudulent activities due to the cryptographic security mechanisms that protect against unauthorized access. Another way of supporting safety in accounting is securing financial data through advanced cryptographic encryption. Blockchain can prevent unauthorized alterations in the transactions via the consensus mechanisms that verify and record those operations.&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Finally, as in blockchain, there is no need to rely on a third party; decentralized storage minimizes the risks of cyberattacks. For instance, Deloitte relies on machine learning in blockchain that helps check, mark anomalies, and set a risk rate for the transaction.&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Nevertheless, it is important to remember the existing threats of cyber attacks on the users&rsquo; non-custodial wallets, smart contracts, and network nodes. The intermediary can store data in a centralized server, making it vulnerable to a single-point attack, while in the blockchain, decentralized storage eliminates this single-point failure and reinforces tamper resistance, making the records immutable based on the blockchain hashing.&nbsp;</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Efficiency</strong></h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Blockchain in accounting applies smart contracts that automate financial transactions. Manual intervention and processing are not required. The ledger facilitates real-time financial reporting, so&ensp;there are no delays in data processing. The distributed nature of the ledger allows auditors to determine if the transaction was legitimate. Overall, blockchain improves the efficiency of accounting services by minimizing the need for repeated data entry, which minimizes human errors.&nbsp;</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Cost Savings</strong></h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Blockchain minimizes overhead and manual transaction processing by excluding the dependency on third parties and eliminating the need to perform manual audits.&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Blockchain favorably affects compliance costs by ensuring automatic alignment with accounting regulations. Finally, blockchain minimizes costs associated with error corrections and fraud detection.&nbsp;</p>
<h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>How Can Blockchain Be Used in Accounting?</strong></h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Indisputably, the organization specializing in accounting can benefit significantly from integrating a decentralized ledger due to improved security, optimized time, and efficiency in verifying and operating transactions. But what are the practical examples of blockchain in accounting? Let&rsquo;s clarify.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Auditing and Assurance</strong></h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Traditional accounting depended on third-party confirmations to check and verify whether the financial record was legitimate. Audits were time-consuming due to manual proceeding and verification. Blockchain functionality is based on the smart contract, which benefits audit compliance. It is possible to pre-program specific financial processes to follow audit rules automatically. Auditors don&rsquo;t have to wait for periodic reports. Instead, they can access data in real time.&nbsp;</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Tax Compliance</strong></h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Traditional manual tax management faced the challenges of income misreporting or purposeful dedication, which led to tax evasion and non-compliance. Here on, tax audits can be time-consuming to complete.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Integrating blockchain into accounting can eliminate invoice falsification. Smart contracts can automate the process of invoice verification in real-time prior to processing the tax claim. However, the correctness of data depends on the source information checked by the accountants. The immutable ledger ensures no record can be altered, eliminating the manipulation of tax-relevant data. Finally, due to the integration with the API of tax offices, smart contracts can calculate and file tax automatically based on recorded transactions.&nbsp;</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Payroll Management</strong></h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Payroll management encountered the dilemma of ghost employees who could divert and manipulate funds. Implementing blockchain technology in accounting can eliminate potential fraudulent actions in the following ways. Smart contracts can contribute to payroll automation by the automatic proceedings over the salaries only when the predefined conditions are met. Secondly, in blockchain, the payments will be analyzed only when the ID of the verified worker matches with the work records. The next point is that blockchain ensures the records are tamper-proof, meaning that no insider can manipulate the payroll records.</p>
<h3 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Supply Chain Finances</strong></h3>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The accounting organizations faced the problem of delayed payments from suppliers. The issue emerged because of the prolonged manual invoice verification. Moreover, manual reconciliation between vendors and clients delayed accounting processing. As blockchain provides real-time reconciliation, it can be integrated to eliminate the presented problems. This translates to real-time transaction recordings, removing the need to carry out manual reconciliation. One of the examples of blockchain in accounting is EY&rsquo;s blockchain analyzer reconciler applied to reconcile and match transactions. The approval of received items stimulates automated payment processing, which eliminates data manipulations, providing accounting with real-time financial tracking.&nbsp;</p>
<h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Agilie, Your Reliable Partner</strong></h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Agilie is a European IT outsourcing organization that crafts from scratch and optimizes software solutions that align with our clients' boldest ideas. Specializing in fintech, mobile banking, and payment solutions, our software benefits multiple industries, including fintech, marketing, logistics, healthcare, real estate, etc. We aspire for client-centricity by aligning with the client&rsquo;s unique needs and embedding them into effective and time-preserving SDLC-based product development.&nbsp;</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Our&nbsp;<a title="blockchain software services" href="https://agilie.com/expertise/fintech/blockchain-software" target="_blank" rel="noopener">blockchain software services</a>&nbsp;include:&nbsp;</p>
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<h2 dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Conclusion</strong></h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">The article answered the question of how is blockchain used in accounting by demonstrating its advantages and use cases. Blockchain technology excludes the reliance on intermediaries and streamlines efficiency by minimizing manual reconciliations and ensuring security and cost-effectiveness.</p>
<p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;">Smart contracts automate the transaction verification process, can prevent data falsification, and, by operating on decentralized storage, will make sure that no single entity will have control over the financial records and operations. Therefore, it is important to collaborate with skilled IT professionals who can integrate blockchain technology into your system to ensure the security and integrity of your accounting processes.</p>
<p dir="ltr"><a class="incut--wrap" style="transition-property: all;" href="https://agilie.com/contacts" target="_blank" rel="noopener" aria-label="incut"><img style="float: left;" src="https://d3pxw3l8cozu05.cloudfront.net/images/f9e66e179b6747ae54108f82f8ade8b3c25d76fd30afde6c395822c530196169-1739370637771.png" width="100%" height="100%" /><span class="incut--text">Don&rsquo;t hesitate to contact us if you want to integrate blockchain into your accounting services.</span></a></p>

<p style="text-align: justify;">Delve into the cases of how is blockchain used in accounting, including its benefits and examples.&nbsp;</p>

Delve into the cases of how is blockchain used in accounting, including its benefits and examples.

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