Globalbit is an Israeli custom software development company. This page is a case study about IBI Investment House (FinTech & Capital Markets). Globalbit designed and built IBI Smart, Israel's most downloaded investment app, from scratch. Managed the full product team for two years, then transferred the team, processes, and knowledge to IBI's internal organization. 500,000 active users trading on both Israeli and US exchanges. 500,000 active trading users. #1 investment app in Israel. Dual-market trading on TASE and US exchanges. Full product team built, run, and transferred to client. AI-driven personalization. Bank-grade security with biometric auth. MVP shipped in 6 months. Ongoing strategic partnership.
We Built Israel's #1 Trading App. Then We Built the Team to Own It.
active users trading on the platform
dual-market trading on Israeli and American exchanges
methodology and team moved to IBI's ownership
Building Israel's #1 Trading App - Then Handing Over the Keys
Globalbit built Israel's #1 trading app for IBI Investment House, assembled the development team, and then transferred full ownership to IBI — a turnkey product + team delivery model.
A 50-Year-Old Investment House With No Mobile Team
IBI has been in the investment business since 1971. They know finance. But when the rest of the world moved to mobile, stock trading in Israel was still happening on desktop terminals and phone calls. IBI had no app developers, no mobile product manager, no release process. They needed someone to build the product and then build them the team to own it.
- -First mobile trading app wins the market — Israeli investors were still calling brokers or sitting at desktops. No one had a mobile trading app. IBI knew the first serious player to ship one would own the category. The window was closing.
- -Younger investors had no way in — People in their twenties and thirties manage everything from their phones — except stock trading. IBI's customer base was aging, and the next generation of investors was going somewhere else.
- -No mobile team, no mobile process — IBI knows finance inside out, but they had zero mobile development capacity. No app developers, no mobile product managers, no release pipeline. They needed the product and the team to run it.
- -Two countries' securities laws, one app — IBI Smart trades on both the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and US markets. That means dual-country KYC, transaction monitoring, audit trails, and data residency rules. When real money is on the line, there's no room for compliance shortcuts.
"We chose Globalbit because they could deliver a real product fast, then help us build the internal team to take it over."
Ship First, Transfer Second
Product, Team, Transition — In That Order
IBI got a working product, a trained team, and a partner that sticks around. Here's what that looked like.
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People's Savings Are in This App
Handling real capital demands zero tolerance for latency, downtime, or security gaps. Dual-market compliance, bank-level security, real-time execution, and personalization that makes the app smarter every time someone trades.
Why IBI Chose Globalbit
Deep expertise in financial systems, securities regulation, and high-performance mobile platforms. We build infrastructure that meets compliance standards and performs under real market pressure.
IBI's CTO on Working with Globalbit
Globalbit manages projects at a high level and with great professionalism, alongside delivering stable releases and precise schedule management. Globalbit's highly skilled team delivered high-quality results while maintaining full synergy between our teams. Following the success of past joint projects with Globalbit, we continue to rely on them for new projects.
One Engagement, Three Outcomes
IBI got a market-leading product, an internal team that owns it, and a partner that's still there when they need us.
