Tuple built Franchisee.Club, a platform designed with U.S. securities regulatory requirements in mind that is intended to support access for eligible investors to own fractional stakes in franchise businesses. What sounds straightforward on paper is one of the most technically demanding builds in financial services. It was designed to support compliance with multiple US regulatory frameworks, integrating four specialized fintech partners, and delivering all of it through a clean, modern experience designed to build trust with investors. Our team designed the full system architecture, built Franchisee.Club from the ground up, integrated with third-party custody infrastructure partners, and developed compliance-oriented workflows alongside the code.
This case study describes a pre-launch system design. Functionality described is subject to regulatory approval and final implementation.
At a Glance
| Client | Franchisee.Club — a US-based fintech company developing a platform for franchise-backed securities |
|---|---|
| Industry | Alternative Investments |
| Regulatory Scope | Designed with consideration for SEC Regulation ATS, Regulation D, Regulation Crowdfunding, FinCEN KYC/AML requirements |
| Key Integrations | Third-party service providers: KYC/AML, Bank Linking, Payments, Custody |
| Deliverables | Web platform, mobile application, admin portal, regulatory and operational documentation support, compliance workflows |
The Opportunity
A Market Waiting to Be Unlocked
Franchise investment has traditionally been out of reach for most people. You need significant capital, you have to be operationally involved, and you're geographically tied to wherever the location is. Franchisee.Club identified a potential opportunity here: explore structuring franchise-related investments as securities in accordance with applicable regulations. The hard part was engineering a platform that could actually pull it off — and that's where Tuple came in.
What We Built
We delivered the full pre-launch Franchisee.Club platform covering every stage of the investor lifecycle, including onboarding, funding, and portfolio management features. Every piece was designed with compliance considerations integrated so that the regulatory requirements were baked into the architecture rather than bolted on after the fact.
| Capability Area | What We Delivered |
|---|---|
| Onboarding & Compliance | Multi-step investor registration with integrated KYC/AML verification and regulatory gating |
| Securities Workflows | End-to-end securities issuance and architecture accommodating additional trading-related workflows in the future, if separately approved |
| Portfolio & Reporting | Investor dashboards for holdings, performance tracking, and transaction history |
| Funding Infrastructure | Multi-method deposits and withdrawals with fraud prevention and fund segregation |
| Mobile Application | Cross-platform app with biometric security and native fintech SDK integrations |
| Admin & Operations | Back-office tooling for compliance, user management, and operational reporting |
The Integration Ecosystem
Rather than building generic connectors, we went deep on each partner's API to unlock the full capability of their platform. The four integration categories were:
- Identity & Compliance: KYC/AML verification, biometric checks, accredited investor validation, real-time screening against global sanctions lists (OFAC, UN, EU) and PEP databases
- Bank Connectivity: Secure account linking, identity cross-matching, balance verification, automated detection of RTP and FedNow payment networks
- Payment Processing: Near-instant deposits via RTP and FedNow, standard ACH fallback, investment deposits and platform fees routed to separate accounts
- Custody & Settlement: Individual investor accounts provisioned upon KYC approval, omnibus custody with per-investor ledger allocation, automated securities movement, full recordkeeping
Results and Impact
- 4 Integration Partners
- 3 Regulatory Frameworks
- 3 Asset Classes
- 7 Workflow Phases
Why Tuple
We've worked in regulated financial systems long enough to know that compliance isn't something you can retrofit. It has to be the starting point. When we scoped this project, we began with the regulatory requirements and worked backwards into the technical design, which is the opposite of how most engineering teams approach it.
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