Kickfin

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In hospitality, 70% of worker income comes from tips, yet payouts were traditionally slow, manual, cash-heavy, and operationally burdensome. Waiting days to receive earnings hurt retention and worker financial stability. 

Kickfin set out to replace outdated processes with a seamless, automated, and fully digital experience — but needed a partner who could move quickly, build securely, and support rapid iteration.

Kickfin’s vision required a robust MVP to validate product-market fit fast. TrueNorth partnered as a full-stack extension of their team, delivering a secure and scalable foundation for real-time payouts.

• Eliminate bank runs and manual spreadsheets
• Automate workflows end-to-end
• Deliver funds to employees’ bank accounts in under 30 minutes, even on weekends and holidays 

MVP Key Features 

• Instant cashless payouts
• Tip tracking & reporting
• Admin tools for operators 

With the MVP validated, TrueNorth continued supporting every function — Design, Frontend, Backend, DevOps, QA — and handled integrations with POS systems and payout providers like Toast, Square, and Ingo 

• A successful MVP launch that validated market fit and accelerated fundraising 
• Secured venture capital to scale the business
• Nationwide adoption across hospitality groups
• A reliable real-time payout platform that has facilitated $2B+ in employee payouts 
• Expanded product capabilities and integrations as the company grew

Kickfin chose TrueNorth for:

• Full-stack product, design, and engineering capabilities
• Deep fintech expertise and proven experience with compliant financial infrastructure
• Ability to assemble teams quickly and deliver under aggressive timelines

As Kickfin grew, TrueNorth remained embedded — supporting the platform’s evolution through every stage.

TrueNorth deployed a multi-disciplinary senior pod, including:

• Product Designers
• Frontend & Backend Engineers
• DevOps Specialists
• QA Engineers

Over time, this team supported integrations, scaling, refactoring, and new feature development across the ecosystem.

• Product Architecture
• Front-End & Back-End Engineering
• DevOps & Cloud Infrastructure
• QA Automation
• Third-party Integrations (POS, payment processors, payroll providers)