Apptivation Mobile

Apptivation Mobile designs and builds apps for phones, tablets and wearables, with much of its visible work in financial services. Its portfolio covers mobile banking, identity checks to fight fraud, account switching and health apps, and it also advises clients on how their delivery process runs.

What Apptivation Mobile offers

• App design and development — native apps for iOS and Android, plus tablet and wearable work.
• Digital strategy — advice on a client's digital landscape and internal delivery processes, whether Waterfall, Agile or a mix.
• User research and UX — customer research ahead of design rather than starting straight from mock-ups.
• Quality assurance — QA engineers covering functional and non-functional, automated and manual testing.
• Release management and support — help preparing and running an app launch.
• Apptivation Labs — an in-house research unit that develops new products and ideas for clients.

Who it works with

Its named clients include Lloyds Banking Group and Healthspan, a UK supplier of vitamins and supplements. Testimonials mention working alongside clients' in-house designers.

Key facts

• Award: won the wearable banking category of the Global Citi Mobile Challenge
• Platforms: iOS, Android, tablets and wearables
• Focus areas: mobile banking, fraud prevention through ID verification, health