Disconnected systems
The trading server, CRM, client portal and payment providers were separate products with no plan for passing data between them.
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Case Study: Forex & Trading
Launching a regulated Forex brokerage's complete technology stack
A newly licensed, regulated Forex brokerage needed its trading platform, CRM, client portal, payments and servers live on a fixed launch date, without juggling five vendors.
Client
Newly licensed retail Forex brokerage
Industry
Timeline & Platform
Phased launch over one quarter. MetaTrader 5, custom CRM, cloud and dedicated servers.
The Challenge
A fixed launch date and too many moving parts
The brokerage had its licence approved and a launch date agreed with its regulator and liquidity partners. What it did not have was a joined-up technology plan. Each piece of the stack was being quoted by a different vendor, and nobody owned how they would work together.
Manual onboarding
Account opening relied on emailed documents and manual MT5 account creation, which would not scale beyond the first few hundred clients.
Compliance pressure
KYC records, audit trails and client fund segregation had to satisfy the regulator from the first day of trading.
No single owner
With several vendors involved, every delay turned into a debate about responsibility instead of a fix.
Our Solution
One team, one plan, one connected brokerage
We took ownership of the full stack and planned it as a single product, prioritising what the brokerage needed for launch day and scheduling the rest into clear phases.
- 1
Discovery and architecture
Mapped the client journey from registration to first trade, then designed how MT5, the CRM, the portal and payment providers would exchange data.
- 2
MT5-integrated back-office CRM
Built a CRM that creates MT5 accounts automatically, manages KYC, deposits, withdrawals and introducing-broker commissions, and keeps a complete audit trail.
- 3
Branded client and IB portal
Delivered a self-service portal for registration, document upload, funding and statements, plus an IB area with referral tracking.
- 4
Payments and liquidity
Integrated card, bank transfer and crypto payment providers and connected the liquidity bridge so funds and orders route correctly.
- 5
Hardened server infrastructure
Deployed and secured trading servers close to liquidity venues, with monitoring, backups and DDoS protection in place before go-live.
Technology used
- MetaTrader 5 Manager API
- Next.js
- Node.js
- PostgreSQL
- PSP integrations
- Liquidity bridge
- Dedicated servers
- 24/5 monitoring
Final Outcomes
Launched on schedule with a platform built to scale
The brokerage opened to clients on its planned date with every system connected and a clear roadmap for the next phase.
On-time launch
All launch-critical systems went live together on the date agreed with the regulator and liquidity partners.
Onboarding in minutes
Clients register, pass KYC and receive their MT5 account through one guided online journey instead of email back-and-forth.
Audit-ready from day one
Every KYC decision, deposit and account change is logged and reportable for compliance reviews.
Ready to scale
The CRM, portal and servers were sized and structured to add clients, IBs and new platforms such as cTrader later.
Client Benefits
How the brokerage benefited
Beyond launching on time, the brokerage gained a technology foundation it can grow on, managed by one accountable partner.
- One point of contact replaced five separate vendor relationships
- Operations staff spend their time serving clients instead of creating accounts by hand
- Faster funding through integrated payment providers improves client activation
- Compliance reporting is generated from the system rather than rebuilt from spreadsheets
- A clear roadmap for PAMM, copy trading and additional trading platforms
This case study describes a representative Fortgate engagement. Client names and confidential details are withheld; ask us for references from completed work.
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