Why teams choose 5e
Since
2015
11+ years
Projects
100+
Shipped
Retainers
30+
Active clients
Zone
CST
US-aligned
TiloPay is an active, ongoing client. We provide development and support for their payment processing infrastructure. We understand gateway integration deeply, having also implemented BAC, Promerica, GreenPay, and PayPal across multiple e-commerce projects.
eTax handles tax filing workflows. CeFiscal addresses fiscal compliance. Both required understanding Costa Rica's regulatory requirements and building interfaces that accountants, not developers, can use comfortably.
Oklegal brought legal workflows to a digital platform. Document management, case tracking, deadline alerts.
Financial software has zero tolerance for "we'll fix it next sprint." A rounding error in a payment processor loses real money. A bug in a tax tool triggers a government audit. A crash in a legal document system misses a court deadline.
We've built and maintained fintech and legal tech that handles these stakes daily. TiloPay (payment processing), eTax (tax filing), CeFiscal (fiscal compliance), Oklegal (legal tech). Each demanded precision, security, and QA where "works on my machine" isn't acceptable.
Fintech isn't a stack problem. It's a discipline problem. You need developers who write tests before features. Who understand that "the payment went through but the receipt didn't generate" is a production emergency, not a backlog item. Who handle concurrent transactions without race conditions.
We're that team. Not because we put "fintech" on our homepage, but because we've been doing this for years and the clients keep coming back.
Yes. We help fintech and legal tech teams launch new products, modernize older systems, and ship features faster with a Costa Rica-based engineering team.
We work on payment platforms, tax tools, compliance workflows, reporting dashboards, legal-tech portals, and admin systems where accuracy matters.
Yes. Many clients bring us into an existing product, legacy codebase, or internal team that needs more delivery capacity without starting over.
React, Node.js, Laravel/PHP, secure APIs, audit logging, reporting tools, and integration layers for banks, payment gateways, or back-office systems.
Fintech work needs careful permissions, audit trails, transaction testing, secure integration patterns, and release discipline. We work with your internal compliance or legal requirements instead of treating them as afterthoughts.
Costa Rica gives US fintech teams timezone overlap, fast review cycles, and easier collaboration on regulated workflows that need quick clarification.
Smaller product increments can move fast, but regulated flows, security reviews, and third-party integrations usually extend overall timelines.
Yes. Some clients hire us for full project delivery, while others add one or more developers, designers, or QA people to an existing internal team.
You get North America-friendly time zones, direct communication, and senior product-minded execution without the latency that usually comes with distant offshore delivery.
We begin with your product goals, technical constraints, compliance concerns, and delivery timeline. Then we recommend the right team shape and implementation plan.
Staff augmentation and product development support for 1-800Accountant, an online accounting platform for taxes, bookkeeping, payroll, and small business services.
Staff augmentation for Benefytt, an insurtech platform focused on comparing Medicare, private health insurance, and supplemental coverage options.
