Square21

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Business Development Director of Nevogate

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Nevogate is Hungary's largest independent payment orchestration platform, connecting merchants with over 20 payment service providers (PSPs) through a single point of integration. The platform enables merchants to manage their online payments simply and flexibly, without the need to build separate technical integrations with each individual PSP.

Nevogate's services cover a wide range of online payment solutions, including domestic and international card payments, digital wallets, cafeteria benefits, bank transfers, consumer credit, and buy now, pay later (BNPL).

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Square21 to accomplish?

• Modernize Nevogate’s legacy paywall frontend by eliminating outdated dependencies and improving maintainability, scalability, and performance.
• Design and implement a flexible, brandable, and reliable paywall supporting multiple payment providers, one-click payments, and robust retry and error handling flows.
• Improve user experience and checkout performance while ensuring a future-proof architecture aligned with modern React and Next.js best practices.
• Redesign and modernize Nevogate's legacy PayWall frontend by building a flexible, brandable, and scalable checkout experience on modern React and Next.js foundations, with support for multiple payment providers, one-click and embedded payment options, robust error handling, and a future-proof architecture.

SOLUTION

How did you find Square21?

Referral

Why did you select Square21 over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Square21 were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

They took our PayWall frontend and transformed it into a flexible, brandable, and scalable checkout experience using modern React and Next.js. The new solution supports multiple payment providers, one-click and embedded payment options, and robust error handling — all built on a future-proof architecture that sets us up for long-term growth.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The user experience has improved significantly: identifying the different payment types is now straightforward, allowing users to select their preferred payment method more quickly and easily. In case of a failed payment, users can simply retry the transaction with the previously selected method or switch to another one. This is reflected in measurable results: the number of successful transactions has increased, failed payment transactions have decreased, and overall processes are much easier to follow. Our partners using PayWall and their end users are highly satisfied with the new interface.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Their project management was excellent. They always delivered on time, responded quickly to our needs, and were consistently available. What was particularly valuable to us is that they didn't just act as executors — they actively contributed to the project's success with their own ideas and suggestions. Communication was smooth and proactive throughout the entire engagement.

What was your primary form of communication with Square21?

• In-Person Meeting
• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

What impressed us most was their proactive approach. They didn't simply execute tasks — they acted as true partners, contributing their own ideas and suggestions to improve the project, while remaining responsive and available at all times. Their technical expertise and attention to user experience were outstanding.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Square21 could have done differently?

It's hard to point out any specific area for improvement, as the collaboration was seamless throughout.

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

I’m the head of content, AI, and digital development at Street Kitchen, an online and offline gastronomic platform. We offer thousands of online recipes, video content, a mobile app, cookbooks, and magazines for cooking lovers.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Square21?

We needed to redesign our website to deliver a more modern, faster, and higher-converting digital experience that was scalable in the long term.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of their involvement?

Square21 led our website's redesign and translated pre-existing UI/UX designs into a working, responsive site. The team also rebuilt our content and information architecture by optimizing categories, tags, search, and article page layouts to make our gastronomic content easier to discover and consume. Moreover, they worked on performance and technical reliability to achieve faster load times, a stronger mobile experience, and improved maintainability. The team also strengthened our SEO foundations through technical SEO improvements, structured data, and a site structure that supported sustainable organic growth.

What is the team composition?

We worked with 2–5 teammates from Square21.

How did you come to work with Square21?

We found Square21 through a referral and chose them because they had high ratings and their pricing fit our budget.

How much have you invested with them?

The project cost is confidential.

What is the status of this engagement?

We worked together from January 2024–August 2025.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

Square21's work led to clear, measurable improvements for Street Kitchen. After the implementation, we saw a more modern, user-friendly website experience, reflected in smoother navigation and improved usability across devices. We also saw faster site performance, with noticeable gains in page speed and overall responsiveness. Moreover, we saw growth in organic search traffic, indicating that the technical foundation and site structure better supported discoverability via search engines. These outcomes together showed tangible progress in both user experience and sustainable audience growth.

How did Square21 perform from a project management standpoint?

Square21's project management was structured and reliable, with clear communication and good coordination throughout the implementation. The timeline extended beyond the original deadline due to additional changes we requested, but despite that, we still managed to launch the new website before the autumn season, which was the key business milestone for us.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Their ability to translate our media and content needs into practical, high-quality implementation stood out. They were proactive and solution-oriented, handled our changes smoothly, and kept focus on outcomes that mattered for a content platform — speed, stability, and discoverability. Beyond simply “building what was designed,” they consistently flagged risks, suggested improvements, and helped us launch a more modern, user-friendly site.