About the Customer
Industry: Banking / Fintech
Client: A prominent commercial retail bank in Australia (among top 8 banks, serving SMBs)
Deployment Scope: Mobile banking app for both iOS and Android, with extensive device coverage
The bank aimed to build a modern mobile banking app that would empower its small and medium business (SMB) customers to manage funds, make transactions, and operate conveniently on their mobile devices. They selected CredibleSoft to provide full end-to-end testing, functional QA, and mobile app testing for their banking application.
Business Challenges (End-to-End Testing for Mobile Banking App)
The client faced a number of complex challenges in testing their new mobile banking app:
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- They needed to support both major mobile operating systems, iOS and Android, including older OS versions (iOS 9.1+ and Android 4.0+).
- Because many different Android manufacturers exist, compatibility testing across many devices was critical.
- The bank insisted on a high-quality user experience (UX) so that the mobile app would feel as intuitive as a branch visit.
- The mobile banking application had complex functional requirements: it needed to react quickly to changing business rules, evolving transaction systems, and regulatory shifts.
- They also required rigorous testing to mitigate risk in mission-critical banking flows: login, transfers, balance checks, payments, and more, all under high security and compliance constraints.
Because of these technical and regulatory risks, the bank needed a highly mature QA partner capable of providing end-to-end testing, cross-device coverage, and sophisticated regression testing.
Our Solution: QA Testing for Mobile Banking App
CredibleSoft’s banking QA and mobile app testing team devised a comprehensive testing strategy to address all of the challenges. The solution included cross-platform device testing, automated regression, functional testing, risk-based testing, and security validation.
1. Cross-Platform Device Coverage
First, to ensure broad device compatibility, CredibleSoft used a test lab with a matrix of over 24 real mobile devices. This real-device coverage allowed the QA team to simulate the banking app’s behavior on many Android models and iOS versions. In addition, testing older OS versions helped ensure backward compatibility and a consistent user experience.
2. Functional & Regression Testing
Second, the QA engineers carried out full functional testing for critical user flows: login, funds transfer, balance inquiry, bill payment, and more. They also performed regression testing in every sprint. In fact, the team built a regression test suite containing 273 critical test cases. Many of these test cases were automated, but others remained manual to cover edge and high-risk scenarios.
3. Automated Test Suite with Appium
Third, CredibleSoft used automated testing frameworks to speed up and scale the QA effort. They used Appium to automate core and error-prone areas of the banking app so that repetitive tasks could run across both iOS and Android. This continuous automation reduced testing time, cut down human error, and helped the team catch regressions early.
4. Risk-Based & Security Testing
Fourth, the team adopted risk-based testing to prioritize test cases according to business-critical flows. By focusing first on high-risk functionality, e.g. money transfers, authentication, and session management etc, they made sure defects in the most sensitive areas would be caught early. Also, they performed security testing, including penetration testing, validation of authorization mechanisms, encrypted data flows, and access control. These checks align with best practices in banking app QA, which demand strict security and compliance.
5. Network Variability & Performance Testing
Furthermore, since mobile banking users operate under varying network conditions, CredibleSoft’s test plan included network simulation, where the QA team mimicked intermittent connectivity, slow networks, and switching between data and Wi-Fi. In addition, performance testing was done to simulate load, stress, and endurance conditions to ensure that the app remains responsive under peak transaction times. This validated the app’s reliability for real-world fintech use cases.
Business Outcome (Mobile Banking App QA)
Here are the key performance indicators (KPIs) and the resulting business impact after CredibleSoft’s end-to-end testing engagement:
KPI |
Impact |
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| Regression Defect Rate | Regression issues dropped by over 80%, thanks to automated test suite and risk-based prioritization. |
| Cross-Device Coverage | Over 24 real devices tested, ensuring compatibility across major Android and iOS platforms. |
| Testing Cycle Time | Sprint testing time reduced by more than 40% because of automated Appium regression suite. |
| Security & Compliance | Penetration testing and security validation minimized risk, ensuring regulatory compliance. |
| User Experience (UX) Stability | High consistency across OS versions and device types, leading to improved app stability and customer satisfaction. |
Technology Stack and Tools Used
CredibleSoft’s QA solution used a modern, industry-standard toolchain tailored for mobile banking testing:
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- Test Management: TestRail, JIRA
- Automation Framework: Appium
- Build & CI/CD: Jenkins, Gradle, Maven
- Mobile SDKs: Android SDK, Xcode Instruments
- Reporting & Metrics: Automated regression reports, defect dashboards
Strategic Value Delivered
By performing robust end-to-end testing for the mobile banking app, CredibleSoft delivered several strategic benefits:
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- Enhanced Reliability: The bank launched a stable, trustworthy mobile app with very few critical bugs in production.
- Improved Security Posture: With dedicated security testing and risk-based prioritization, the app minimizes financial risk to both the institution and its customers.
- Faster Release Cycles: Automated regression testing accelerated feedback loops and shortened testing cycles in an agile development process.
- Better User Trust: Broad device compatibility and consistent UX helped increase user adoption.
- Cost Efficiency: Risk-based testing allowed the QA team to use resources efficiently by focusing on high-impact areas first.
CredibleSoft Capabilities (End-to-End Testing for Mobile Banking App)
CredibleSoft is an expert in mobile banking QA, fintech testing, and end-to-end mobile app testing. Our team brings deep domain knowledge in financial services testing, secure transaction validation, and regulatory compliance testing. We have proven experience in automating testing across iOS and Android, simulating network conditions, and building risk-based test suites.
Why This Matters to You
If you operate in the banking, fintech, or financial services sector, a mobile banking app is often your customers’ primary interface. Therefore, ensuring that your mobile application works flawlessly across devices, networks, and operating systems is no longer optional. CredibleSoft’s end-to-end mobile banking testing demonstrates how rigorous QA can ensure not just functionality, but also security, compliance, and a delightful user experience. By investing in comprehensive mobile app testing, you reduce business risk, improve customer trust, and accelerate your time-to-market.
If you are building or improving a mobile banking app, or need full-cycle QA for your fintech-sector software, we would love to help. Let us schedule a meeting to understand your testing needs, evaluate your testing strategy, and craft a custom QA plan that ensures quality, security, and reliability for your users.
