Case Study: Revolutionizing Toll Payments & E-Wallet Innovation with Nimbus Cloud IaaS

The Challenge

For years, toll payments in Malaysia relied on a physical device that allowed users to make contactless transactions. While functional, the device was bulky, costly, and required additional hardware. Seeking a more streamlined, cost-effective solution, the company embarked on developing an RFID-based payment system. At the same time, they were also building an e-wallet system to enhance digital payment accessibility.

However, their on-premise IT infrastructure was already supporting an existing legacy payment system, leaving them with limited capacity for new development. They faced two options: build new servers in-house, requiring significant investment in hardware, personnel, and time (estimated at 3–6 months), or seek an external cloud platform that could support their development needs immediately.

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The Solution

To accelerate their innovation, the company issued a request for proposal, leading them to Nimbus. What set Nimbus apart was a unique blend of technical agility, transparent cost models, and deep expertise in supporting mission-critical, secure workloads.

Recognizing the need for agility and scalability, Nimbus provided a scalable, open-source Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) solution tailored to support the development and testing of the RFID and e-wallet projects.

Throughout the engagement, Nimbus collaborated closely with the company’s IT infrastructure team to ensure the platform met all technical, security, and performance requirements of the development team. Nimbus delivered customized virtual environments optimized for rapid deployment, allowing secure, isolated testing environments with strong network segmentation and enforced access policies.

The IT infrastructure team played a crucial role in defining system requirements, while the development team needed a high-performance, scalable environment to execute their vision. By acting as a bridge between these two teams, Nimbus was able to:

• Rapidly set up and begin development within days, instead of months.
• Ensure compliance with infrastructure and security standards while maintaining agility.
• Scale resources as needed without the constraints of on-premise infrastructure.
• Focus on product innovation rather than infrastructure management.
  
  

By offering both infrastructure and expertise, Nimbus enabled seamless collaboration, allowing the client’s teams to focus on delivering innovative digital payment products.

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The Outcome

With Nimbus’ support, the company successfully developed and tested its RFID toll payment system, which offered a more affordable and seamless user experience. The RFID sticker provided a low-cost alternative to the previous system while maintaining the same level of convenience. Simultaneously, the e-wallet was developed, enabling users to integrate their payment cards with a mobile app for digital transactions at various merchants.

By leveraging cloud infrastructure, the company significantly shortened its procurement and development cycle, bringing both innovations to market faster. When the project reached the full-scale deployment phase, the company proceeded with a long-term infrastructure plan aligned with internal strategic priorities. Nimbus played a critical role in laying the foundation for these transformative solutions, accelerating the journey from concept to reality.
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What Was at Stake?

Had the company chosen to build its own servers in-house rather than working with Nimbus, it would have faced several obstacles:

• Significant Delays: Setting up infrastructure from scratch would have taken 3–6 months, delaying both the RFID and e-wallet projects. With Nimbus, development began within days.
• High Capital Expenditure: Purchasing and maintaining hardware, hiring additional IT staff, and ensuring long-term operational costs would have required substantial financial investment.
• Limited Scalability: Expanding resources would have meant additional hardware purchases, while scaling down would have resulted in wasted infrastructure.
• Operational Burden: The internal IT team would have spent valuable time managing infrastructure instead of focusing on innovation and product development.

By choosing Nimbus, the company avoided these challenges, allowing them to stay agile, reduce costs, and accelerate their time to market.

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Why Nimbus?

At Nimbus, we don’t just provide cloud solutions—we enable progress. Our expertise in cloud IaaS helps businesses innovate faster, scale smarter, and bring products to market with efficiency. Our use of open-source cloud infrastructure ensures companies can develop freely without the burden of expensive proprietary licenses, keeping costs low while maintaining full control over their environment. 

By choosing Nimbus, companies gain a trusted partner dedicated to their success, ensuring they have the right tools and support to transform bold ideas into reality.

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Key Takeaways

• Faster Innovation: Development cycles reduced from months to days.
• Cost Efficiency: Eliminated the need for costly in-house infrastructure expansion and avoided expensive proprietary cloud licenses.
• Scalability: Seamless resource scaling enabled by cloud IaaS.
• Market Readiness: Accelerated go-to-market strategy for both RFID and e-wallet systems.

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Conclusion

With the right infrastructure partner, innovation becomes a reality—not a roadmap. By choosing a scalable and responsive cloud platform, this digital payments provider avoided costly delays and infrastructure constraints, accelerating the launch of two major initiatives. Their success shows what is possible when technical teams are empowered to focus on product innovation, not provisioning hardware. Nimbus is proud to have been a trusted guide on this journey—and ready to help others do the same.