Draft:Kindgeek
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{{Short description|Ukrainian IT company}}
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Kindgeek (укр. Кайндґік) — is a fintech product development company based in Lviv, Ukraine. Founded in 2015 by Anton Skrypnyk and Yuriy Gnatyuk, Kindgeek specializes in delivering a variety of technological solutions tailored for the finance sector, including white-label solutions, AI services, open banking, chatbots, buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) systems, core banking functionalities, WEB 3.0 applications, and custom software development services. The company has reportedly supported over 200 clients, facilitating the development of digital financial products from initial concept through to execution..{{Cite web |date=2023-11-29 |title=Redefining Customer Care in Fintech with Generative AI Technology: Kindgeek Experience - Lviv IT Cluster |url=https://itcluster.lviv.ua/en/redefining-customer-care-in-fintech-with-generative-ai-technology-kindgeek-experience/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Kindgeek launches GPT AI assistant services |url=https://www.manchesterdigital.com/post/kindgeek/kindgeek-launches-gpt-ai-assistant-services |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=Manchester Digital |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Sileon and Kindgeek announce partnership to shape the future of finance |url=https://sileon.com/resources/sileon-and-kindgeek-announce-partnership-to-shape-the-future-of-finance/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=sileon.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Fintech software developer Kindgeek partners Salt Edge to boost the delivery of open banking solutions |url=https://www.open-conversations.org/handpicked-headlines-archive/fintech-software-developer-kindgeek-partners-salt-edge-to-boost-the-delivery-of-open-banking-solutions/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=open-conversations.org |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Kayed |first=Viktor |date=5 July 2023 |title=Salt Edge links with Kindgeek to drive Open Banking adoption |url=https://paymentexpert.com/2023/07/05/salt-edge-kindgeek-open-banking/ |access-date=5 September 2024 |website=Payment Expert}}{{Cite web |date=2023-07-05 |title=Salt Edge and Kindgeek to deliver open banking solutions |url=https://blog.saltedge.com/kindgeek-partnership-open-banking/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=blog.saltedge.com |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |title=SALTEDGE - Fintech |url=https://thepower50.com/fintech/category/members-2021/saltedge/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Salt Edge and Kindgeek announce Open Banking partnership |url=https://thepaypers.com/online-mobile-banking/salt-edge-and-kindgeek-announce-open-banking-partnership--1263292 |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=thepaypers.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Tanaskovic |first=Damjan |date=29 September 2022 |title=Ukraine's Tech Sector Stays Innovative in Adversity |url=https://www.designrush.com/news/the-new-reality-of-ukrainian-tech |access-date=5 September 2024 |website=DesignRush}}{{Cite web |title=KindGeek - Outsourced Dedicated Software developers to hire: 40 EUR/h |url=https://aciety.com/company/kindgeek |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=Aciety |language=en}}.
History
Kindgeek was established in 2015 and experienced significant growth, expanding from its founders to over 200 employees. Originally founded as a collaboration between three partners, one co-founder left after the first year to pursue other ventures, allowing Anton Skrypnyk and Yuriy Gnatyuk to focus on the company's growth.
The company aims to assist clients by managing the technical aspects of fintech product development, thereby enabling clients to concentrate on their core business operations. Kindgeek's stated mission includes fostering positive change both locally and globally while providing a conducive environment for employee growth and learning{{Cite web |last=Prokopyshyn |first=Taras |date=2017-06-13 |title=KindGeek |url=https://theukrainians.org/kindgeek-gnatyuk/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=The Ukrainians |language=uk}}.
Partnerships and Memberships
In 2016, Kindgeek became a member of the Lviv IT Cluster, an organization aimed at enhancing the local IT sector through collaboration with universities and municipal authorities{{Cite web |date=19 July 2016 |title=KindGeek became a member of Lviv IT Cluster |url=https://itcluster.lviv.ua/en/spil-noty-lviv-cluster-pry-yednalas-kompaniya-kindgeek/ |access-date=28 December 2022 |website=Lviv IT Cluster}}{{dead link|date=May 2024}}. The company is also a member of the IT Export Alliance{{Cite web |title=Union {{!}} Home |url=https://it-union.org.ua/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=it-union.org.ua |language=en}}, which supports Ukrainian IT companies in accessing international markets.
In 2023, Kindgeek announced two significant partnerships:
- A collaboration with Sileon to merge Kindgeek's software development expertise with Sileon’s buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) solutions.
- A partnership with Salt Edge to provide solutions for PSD2 and open banking initiatives within the fintech sector.
Additionally, Kindgeek collaborates with SDK Finance to offer a customizable, cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) solution for digital finance applications{{Cite web |title=White Label Mobile Wallet Platform {{!}} Build Your Payment App |url=https://sdk.finance/white-label-mobile-wallet-solution/#faqs |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=SDK.finance - White-Label Digital Banking Software |language=en-GB}}{{Cite web |last=Malyshev |first=Alex |date=2024-03-20 |title=A Complete Guide on How to Build a Mobile Wallet App |url=https://sdk.finance/from-idea-to-launch-a-complete-guide-on-how-to-build-a-mobile-wallet-app/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=SDK.finance - White-Label Digital Banking Software |language=en-GB}}.
Products and Services
Kindgeek offers a variety of fintech products, including:
- WiseWallet{{Cite web |title=WiseWallet |url=https://wisewallet.ai/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=wisewallet.ai |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-07-09 |title=Українські розробники створили застосунок для керування фінансами |url=https://www.village.com.ua/village/business/news/352575-ukrayinski-rozrobniki-stvorili-zastosunok-dlya-keruvannya-finansami |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=The Village Україна |language=uk}}{{Cite web |last=Поліковська |first=Юлія |date=2024-07-11 |title=Українські розробники створили застосунок для керування фінансами |url=https://ms.detector.media/internet/post/35504/2024-07-11-ukrainski-rozrobnyky-stvoryly-zastosunok-dlya-keruvannya-finansamy/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=ms.detector.media |language=uk}}{{Cite web |title=Застосунок WiseWallet для управління особистими фінансами на основі ШІ став доступним для завантаження. Він буде безплатним для українців |url=https://dev.ua/news/wisewallet-reliz-1720262345 |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=dev.ua |language=uk-UA}}{{Cite web |date=2024-08-14 |title=Аналог Google Wallet? Українська фінтех-компанія оновила додаток для управління особистими фінансами WiseWallet — Delo.ua |url=https://delo.ua/technologies/ukrayinska-fintex-kompaniya-onovila-dodatok-dlya-upravlinnya-osobistimi-finansami-wisewallet-435294/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=delo.ua |language=uk}}{{Cite web |last=Олена |first=Кірста |date=2024-07-08 |title=Українські розробники створили застосунок для управління особистими фінансами |url=https://bazilik.media/ukrainski-rozrobnyky-stvoryly-zastosunok-dlia-upravlinnia-osobystymy-finansamy/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=Bazilik Media |language=uk}}
- SignSpot{{Cite web |date=18 June 2020 |title=Startup to Help Companies During the Crisis Was Launched in Lviv |url=https://itcluster.lviv.ua/en/u-lviv-zapustyly-startup-dlya-dopomogy-kompaniyam-v-period-kryzy/ |website=Lviv IT Cluster}}{{dead link|date=May 2024}}{{Cite web |title=SignSpot {{!}} A B2B collaboration platform |url=https://sign-spot.com/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=sign-spot.com |language=en}}
- Tallenta{{Cite web |title=Tallenta |url=https://tallenta.com/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=tallenta.com |language=uk}}
- LvivLand{{Cite web |date=2017-11-07 |title=Для промоції міста створили відеопедію про Львів "Lvivland" |url=https://lviv1256.com/lists/dlya-promotsiji-mista-stvoryly-videopediyu-pro-lviv-lvivland/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=lviv1256.com |language=uk}}{{Cite web |date=8 August 2019 |title=LvivLand – Your Videopedia About Life, Culture, and Business in Lviv |url=https://itcluster.lviv.ua/en/lvivland-videopedia-life-culture-business-lviv/ |access-date= |website=Lviv IT Cluster}}{{dead link|date=May 2024}}{{Cite web |title=Vlog Home |url=https://lvivland.com/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=LvivLand |language=en-US}}
Their service offerings include web and mobile application development, product design, and a discovery phase that entails market research and product viability assessments{{Cite web |title=The Best Mobile App Development Companies in Eastern Europe - Sep 2024 {{!}} The Manifest |url=https://themanifest.com/app-development/companies/eastern-europe?page=1 |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=themanifest.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=The Best Web Developers Companies in Ukraine - Sep 2024 {{!}} The Manifest |url=https://themanifest.com/ua/web-development/companies |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=themanifest.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=5 September 2024 |title=Top Product Design Companies in Ukraine |url=https://www.designrush.com/agency/product-design/ua |access-date=5 September 2024 |website=DesignRush}}{{Cite web |date=29 August 2024 |title=Top Product Design Companies |url=https://www.designrush.com/agency/product-design/ua/lviv?query=kindgeek |access-date=5 September 2024 |website=DesignRush}}. The company has also introduced AI Assistant services, enabling businesses to develop and deploy AI chatbots.
Social responsibility
In 2016, the Kindgeek company developed the "smart" sensor "AirQ", which helps to determine the optimal level of air humidity, lighting, and air temperature in educational institutions. The received data about the room indicators can be viewed on a specific web page. The first sensor was installed in Lviv, kindergarten No. 159. The device was tested for free together with the NGO "Naukova"{{Cite web |date=26 October 2016 |title=У львівському садочку встановили перший «розумний» датчик |url=https://city-adm.lviv.ua/news/society/education/235191-u-lvivskomu-sadochku-vstanovyly-pershyi-rozumnyi-datchyk |access-date=5 September 2024 |website=city-adm.lviv.ua}}.
In 2017 Kindgeek created the LvivLand social project — a video guide about life, culture, and business in Lviv. It is not a commercial project which aims to promote the region, spread information about Lviv, and break stereotypes.
In 2019, the mayor of Lviv, Andriy Sadovyi, thanked the Kindgeek company for its significant contribution to the development of the modern IT industry, the effective implementation of advanced technological innovations, and the establishment of the image of the city of Lviv in Ukraine and at the international level{{Cite web |date=3 September 2019 |title=Мер Львова вручив подяки львів'янам з нагоди Дня підприємця |url=https://city-adm.lviv.ua/news/economy/269347-mer-lvova-vruchyv-podiaky-lvivianam-z-nahody-dnia-pidpryiemtsia |access-date=5 September 2024 |website=city-adm.lviv.ua}}.
In 2020, the Kindgeek company initiated and, jointly with the Lviv City Council, launched the Relocate To Lviv project — an English-language information resource for IT specialists and companies from other countries who want to move to Lviv. The Relocate To Lviv site contains step-by-step instructions, a list of documents, and a description of the processes for moving to Ukraine, both individually and for company transportation{{Cite web |date=9 November 2020 |title=У місті запустили інформаційний ресурс для ІТ-спеціалістів та компаній з інших країн, які бажають переїхати до Львова |url=https://city-adm.lviv.ua/news/economy/282580-u-misti-zapustyly-informatsiinyi-resurs-dlia-it-spetsialistiv-ta-kompanii-z-inshykh-krain-iaki-bazhaiut-pereikhaty-do-lvova |access-date=5 September 2024 |website=city-adm.lviv.ua}}{{Cite web |last=Zaxid.net |date=2020-11-09 |title=Для ІТ-спеціалістів та іноземних компаній створили сайт із порадами про ведення бізнесу у Львові |url=https://zaxid.net/dlya_it_spetsialistiv_ta_inozemnih_kompaniy_stvorili_sayt_iz_poradami_pro_vedennya_biznesu_u_lvovi_n1510250 |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=ZAXID.NET |language=uk}}.
In February 2022, the company joined the flash mob organized by DOU to collect funds for the charity "Come Back Alive"{{Cite web |title=Благодійний фонд "Повернись живим" - допомoга ЗСУ |url=https://savelife.in.ua/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |language=uk-UA}}, which helps the Armed Forces of Ukraine and donated logistical support for the Territorial Defense Forces{{Cite web |title=Мільйони гривень і десятки комп'ютерів. Як ІТ-компанії та спеціалісти допомагають українській армії |url=https://dou.ua/lenta/articles/help-the-army/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=DOU |language=uk}}.
In May 2022, the Kindgeek team transferred $80,000 to the "Come Back Alive" charity fund, and with these funds, thermal imagers were purchased for Ukrainian military personnel{{Cite web |date=2022-05-11 |title=Львівська IT-компанія перерахувала 80 000$ благодійному фонду |url=https://novyny.net/novyny/obov-yazkovo-prodovzhujtopomagaty-zsu-gnatyuk/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=Львівські новини |language=ru}}.
In November 2022, Kindgeek took part in the TECHNOgirls project, which was organized by Lviv Open Lab together with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) with the support of the Lviv City Council IT Department, as well as Sweden within the Equality Springboard project. The goal of the project was to familiarize girls aged 14-18 with the IT field and debunk myths about gender stereotypes{{Cite web |date=2022-11-04 |title=TECHNOдівчата на Сихові. Цими вихідними пройде IT-фестиваль для дівчат • Сихів Медіа |url=https://sykhiv.media/technodivchata-na-syhovi-czymy-vyhidnymy-projde-it-festyval-dlya-divchat/# |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=Сихів Медіа |language=uk}}{{Cite web |title=Новини Львова: TECHNOдівчата: у Львові говоритимуть про дівчат в технологіях |url=https://galinfo.com.ua/news/technodivchata_u_lvovi_govorytymut_pro_divchat_v_tehnologiyah_391480.html |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=Гал-інфо}}.
In January 2023, Kindgeek signed the Principles for the Women’s Empowerment Principles initiated by the UN Global Compact and UN Women{{Cite web |title=Kindgeek {{!}} WEPs |url=https://www.weps.org/company/kindgeek |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=www.weps.org |language=en}}.
Kindgeek is an official partner of Artificial Intelligence Technology: Summer School — a large-scale international educational project aimed at the in-depth study of artificial intelligence technologies, which is organized by Ivan Franko National University of Lviv with the support of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, and the Lviv Regional State Administration{{Cite web |date=27 June 2023 |title=У Львівському національному університеті стартував третій сезон школи Аrtificial intelligence technology: summer school |url=https://loda.gov.ua/news/70294 |access-date=5 September 2024 |website=loda.gov.ua}}{{Cite web |last=IgnBor |date=2022-06-27 |title=У Франковому університеті пройде англомовна школа «Аrtificial intelligence technology: summer school 2022» |url=https://leopolis.news/post/66646/u-frankovomu-universyteti-proyde-anglomovna-shkola-artificial-intelligence-technology-summer-school-2022 |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=Leopolis.news |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Довганик |first=Олег |date=2023-06-26 |title=У Львівському університеті стартував третій сезон школи Аrtificial intelligence technology: summer school |url=https://4studio.com.ua/novyny/u-lvivskomu-universyteti-startuvav-tretij-sezon-shkoly-artificial-intelligence-technology-summer-school/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=Четверта студія}}
Kindgeek is an official partner of the DES (Data Engineering and Security) winter school — one of the largest IT schools in Ukraine, which annually brings together the best industry specialists, experts, mentors, and lecturers from leading IT companies to share their knowledge and experience with hundreds of students and apprentices from different parts of Ukraine{{Cite web |title=DES-2024 |url=http://des.lnu.edu.ua/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=des.lnu.edu.ua}}{{Cite web |last=Довганик |first=Олег |date=2023-01-23 |title=У Львівському університеті стартувала традиційна ІТ-школа DES-2023 |url=https://4studio.com.ua/novyny/u-lvivskomu-universyteti-startuvala-tradytsijna-it-shkola-des-2023/ |access-date=2024-09-05 |website=Четверта студія}}
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