Reavo

Finance
Seed
Dallas, Texas

An app that tells you the best card to use everywhere you spend, to maximize every transaction.

5 months
idea to a validated, fully compliant fintech product
43-page plan
focused into one product
iOS & Android
launched on both
Product Management
Product Strategy
UX/UI Design
Software Engineering
Quality Assurance
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The situation

People carry a wallet full of cards but rarely use the one that actually pays off.

Reavo’s founders came with a real consumer pain, people juggle multiple credit and loyalty cards but rarely know which to use to maximize rewards, and a lot of passion. What they didn’t have was focus: a 43-page proposal spread across too many ideas, no defined product strategy, no knowledge of how the rewards and loyalty industry actually works, and no technical expertise to build it.

Before
  • A 43-page proposal with ideas scattered across too many directions
  • No defined product strategy or focus
  • No industry knowledge or technical expertise to build it
After
  • One focused payment-optimization product with a clear value proposition
  • A validated strategy, roadmap, and go-to-market plan
  • A launched MVP on iOS and Android, built to scale
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The approach

Reavo recommends the best card and loyalty program to use at any merchant, based on location and rewards.

Reavo set out to solve a familiar problem: busy consumers hold multiple credit and loyalty cards but lack the time or knowledge to use the right one at the right place. The app recommends the best card and loyalty program to use at a given merchant based on location and available rewards, and doubles as a wallet with educational content to build better financial habits.

The founders had the conviction and the pain point, but not the focus or the domain expertise. They partnered with OAK’S LAB to turn a broad vision into a market-ready product and to navigate the realities of the rewards and loyalty industry.

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The work

Turn a 43-page vision into a focused, market-ready fintech MVP.

The mandate was to bring focus, take a sprawling 43-page concept and shape it into one clear payment-optimization product, then design, build, and launch it on a lean timeline.

That meant defining the product strategy and scope, grounding it in how the rewards and loyalty industry really works, and delivering a complete MVP ready to compete in a crowded payments market.

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The solution

OAK'S LAB brought focus, strategy, and a launch-ready app in five months.

We started with two months of discovery, competitor mapping, user interviews, and quantitative research, to validate the problem and define a clear scope, then delivered end to end: product strategy, design, and full-stack mobile development, plus go-to-market guidance across the five-month engagement.

Strategic Product Definition

Two months of discovery, competitor mapping, user interviews, and quantitative research to validate the problem and define a focused product scope.

Recommendations Mobile App

A mobile app with location-based card recommendations, card libraries, financial-goal planning, and daily educational tips.

Scalable Architecture

A flexible backend designed for future AI-driven recommendations, bank-account connectivity, and additional integrations beyond launch.

Design System

A cohesive UI/UX framework built for immediate usability and long-term feature expansion.

The results

From a scattered proposal to an investor-ready product.

From proposal to product in 5 months. Reavo went from an unfocused 43-page proposal to a fully defined, investor-ready fintech product in five months.

Clear market positioning. A focused value proposition that differentiates Reavo in a crowded payments market.

Built to scale. Launched on iOS and Android with widget support and an extensible architecture, ready to expand features and explore B2B.

Investor-ready momentum. A complete product to show stakeholders and investors, validating the vision and unlocking future funding.

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“What makes OAK’S LAB uniquely impressive isn’t just their process, it’s the amazing people they hire.”

William Walls
Founder & CEO, Reavo

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