Banco Galicia Banking App Security and Performance Without Breaking Trust

We helped Banco Galicia evolve its mobile banking app with biometric security, migration support, and continuity for millions of customers.

What was at risk

At banking scale, every product change carries trust risk

Banco Galicia, one of Argentina's largest private banks, faced a dual technical challenge that affected millions of customers. Regulators required biometric identity verification for financial transactions, demanding a facial recognition implementation that met strict security and compliance standards.

Simultaneously, the bank needed migration support for its mobile banking app, reducing the cost and complexity of separate native codebases for iOS and Android without disrupting service for millions of active users.

The stakes were high: any downtime, slow biometric flow, or mobile banking degradation would directly impact daily transactions and erode customer trust in one of Argentina's most recognized financial brands.

What changed

What changed after launch

SDK Evaluation & Integration

Evaluated multiple facial recognition SDKs against banking-grade security requirements, selecting the one that balanced accuracy, speed, and regulatory compliance.

Parallel Authentication Flow

Implemented biometric verification alongside the existing auth flow, allowing users to transition seamlessly without forced migration.

Phased React Native Migration

Rebuilt core banking features in a cross-platform architecture while preserving native modules in Swift and Kotlin for performance-critical operations.

What we shipped

A safer path to modernize without disrupting service

We integrated a specialized facial recognition SDK that met banking-grade security requirements, implementing it alongside the existing authentication flow so users could seamlessly transition to biometric verification. The SDK handled liveness detection, anti-spoofing, and real-time face matching — all within strict latency requirements.

For the React Native migration, we rebuilt core banking features in a cross-platform architecture while maintaining native modules for performance-critical operations in Swift and Kotlin. This hybrid approach delivered the development efficiency of React Native without sacrificing the performance users expected from a banking app.

Results