Case Study: N26 doubles release speed and strengthens security with Bitrise

How Bitrise helped N26 double speed, triple release frequency, and enhance security

N26, the Germany-based digital bank serving more than 7 million customers across 24 markets, needed a faster and more secure mobile development process as demand for digital banking grew. Because its entire business depends on mobile app releases, the team was under pressure to ship updates quickly while meeting strict banking security and compliance requirements. To address this, N26 adopted Bitrise for mobile CI/CD and build automation.

With Bitrise’s out-of-the-box mobile automation and security workflows, N26 cut testing time by 80% from 2.5 hours to 30 minutes, reduced build times by 50%, and tripled release frequency from every three weeks to nearly weekly. Bitrise also helped N26 expand security checks and shift more maintenance to the platform, enabling faster pre-screens and safer releases. As a result, N26 grew its mobile engineering team to nearly 80 engineers and launched new features like N26 Smart, Income Sorter, Round Ups, and Split the Bill with greater confidence.

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Dama Damjanovic

Principal Engineer