Built a fintech app with Base44?
We'll make it production-ready.
Financial apps handle the most sensitive data there is — bank accounts, transactions, and personal financial information. A single security flaw can mean stolen funds, regulatory penalties, or permanent loss of user trust. AI tools can prototype a budgeting dashboard or invoicing system quickly, but the compliance, encryption, and audit requirements for financial software are far beyond what any AI tool generates out of the box.
Fintech App challenges in Base44 apps
Building a fintech app with Base44 is a great start — but these challenges need attention before launch.
Data encryption and storage
Financial data must be encrypted at rest and in transit. Account numbers, transaction histories, and personally identifiable financial information need field-level encryption, not just HTTPS. AI tools store financial data in plain text in the database, which is a compliance violation waiting to happen.
Transaction integrity
Financial transactions must be atomic — money debited from one account must be credited to another, with no in-between state where it disappears. AI-generated code doesn't use database transactions, meaning a server crash mid-operation can leave accounts in an inconsistent state.
Audit trail and compliance
Every financial action needs an immutable log — who initiated it, when, what changed, and what the balances were before and after. Regulators require this. AI tools don't generate audit logging, and retrofitting it into an existing codebase is tedious but essential.
Third-party financial API integration
Connecting to Plaid, Stripe, or banking APIs requires handling OAuth flows, webhook verification, idempotency keys, and retry logic for failed calls. AI tools generate the initial API call but miss the error handling and reliability patterns these services require.
Authentication and fraud prevention
Financial apps need multi-factor authentication, session timeout policies, device fingerprinting, and suspicious activity detection. Basic email/password auth from AI tools is nowhere near sufficient for an app that touches people's money.
Number precision and currency handling
JavaScript floating-point math causes rounding errors with money — $0.1 + $0.2 !== $0.3. AI tools use standard floats for currency calculations, which leads to penny discrepancies that compound over time and break reconciliation.
Regulatory awareness
Depending on what your app does, you may need to comply with PCI DSS, SOC 2, KYC/AML requirements, or state money transmitter regulations. AI tools have no awareness of these requirements, and non-compliance can result in fines or forced shutdowns.
What we check in your Base44 fintech app
Common Base44 issues we fix
Beyond fintech app-specific issues, these are Base44 patterns we commonly fix.
Platform lock-in makes it expensive to migrate to self-hosted infrastructure
Base44 applications run on Base44's infrastructure with proprietary abstractions. If you need to migrate to AWS, Vercel, or a custom backend, you must substantially rewrite the application since the generated code is tightly coupled to Base44's runtime.
Auto-generated backend API lacks input validation and allows malformed data into the database
Base44's generated REST API endpoints often accept and persist any data that matches the field type without business-rule validation — missing required fields, out-of-range values, or invalid relationships are stored without error.
Limited customization of business logic after the initial app generation
Once Base44 generates the application structure, adding custom business logic that deviates from the generated patterns — complex workflows, conditional processing, third-party integrations — requires working around the platform rather than with it.
Database schema changes after initial generation are difficult and risk data loss
Modifying the generated database schema after data has been collected — adding columns, changing relationships, renaming tables — is fragile in Base44 and may require manual data migration that the platform does not assist with.
Start with a self-serve audit
Get a professional review of your Base44 fintech app at a fixed price.
External Security Scan
Black-box review of your public-facing app. No code access needed.
- OWASP Top 10 vulnerability check
- SSL/TLS configuration analysis
- Security header assessment
- Expert review within 24h
Code Audit
In-depth review of your source code for security, quality, and best practices.
- Security vulnerability analysis
- Code quality review
- Dependency audit
- Architecture review
- Expert + AI code analysis
Complete Bundle
Both scans in one package with cross-referenced findings.
- Everything in both products
- Cross-referenced findings
- Unified action plan
100% credited toward any paid service. Start with an audit, then let us fix what we find.
Frequently asked questions
Can I build a fintech app with Base44?
Base44 is a great starting point for a fintech app. It handles the initial scaffolding well, but fintech apps have specific requirements — data encryption and storage and transaction integrity — that need professional attention before launch.
What issues does Base44 leave in fintech apps?
Common issues include: platform lock-in makes it expensive to migrate to self-hosted infrastructure, auto-generated backend api lacks input validation and allows malformed data into the database, limited customization of business logic after the initial app generation. For a fintech app specifically, these issues are compounded by the need for data encryption and storage.
How do I make my Base44 fintech app production-ready?
Start with our code audit ($19) to get a clear picture of what needs fixing. For most Base44-built fintech apps, the critical path is: security review, then fixing core flow reliability, then deployment. We provide a fixed quote after the audit.
How much does it cost to fix a Base44-built fintech app?
Our code audit is $19 and gives you a complete report of issues. Fixes start at $199 with our Fix & Ship plan. For larger fintech app projects, we provide a custom fixed quote after the audit — no hourly billing.
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