Use case · Digital wallets

Protect digital wallets and the value stored inside them

A wallet app holds tokens, balances and payment credentials on a device you do not control. SecIron keeps that value safe by hardening the app, detecting runtime attacks and showing you where fraud is being attempted.

Person holding a smartphone over a card reader to pay with a digital wallet
On the device

Balance, tokens and keys all live on the handset

A wallet app holds the things an attacker wants most: stored value, payment tokens and the keys that authorise them, on a device that may already be rooted or running an overlay.

SecIron hardens the compiled wallet so stored secrets stay unreadable, detects tampering and instrumentation while the app runs, and reports every attempt to your fraud team as it happens.

The problem

How wallets get drained

Wallet fraud rarely needs a breach of your back-end. It needs a copy of your app, a rooted phone and a few hours with freely available tools.

Extracted tokens and keys

Decompiling the app to find where payment tokens, API keys and encryption keys live, then lifting them for use outside the app.

Cloned wallet apps

A repackaged copy that looks identical, collects PIN and OTP, and forwards them to the attacker.

Runtime manipulation

Hooking frameworks that change balances on screen, skip transaction limits or bypass PIN and biometric checks.

Emulator and bot farms

Thousands of wallet instances on emulators used to farm sign-up bonuses, cashback and referral rewards.

Man-in-the-middle on top-ups

Stripped certificate pinning lets attackers intercept and replay top-up, transfer and QR payment calls.

Overlay and screen capture

Malware that draws a fake PIN pad over your real one or records the screen during a transaction.

How SecIron solves it

Protection that travels with the wallet

Three layers, one platform. Assessment finds the weaknesses, hardening removes them from the build and monitoring tells you what attackers try next.

Before release

Assess with IronSCAN

Find insecure storage, weak crypto and exposed endpoints before the wallet ships.

  • Credentials and tokens stored in the clear
  • Hard-coded keys and secrets
  • Missing or weak certificate pinning
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At build

Harden with IronWALL

Harden the compiled wallet in minutes with no code changes.

  • Obfuscation, encryption and integrity checks
  • Anti-hooking, anti-debugging, anti-tampering
  • Root, emulator, overlay and screen-capture detection
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In the field

Monitor with IronSKY

See every attack on the wallet by device, region and method.

  • Emulator-farm and cloned-app alerts
  • Device risk signals for transaction decisions
  • Evidence for fraud and compliance teams
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In practice

What changes once the app is protected

ScenarioBefore SecIronWith SecIron
Tokens extracted from the APKKeys reused to script payments from outside the appSecrets encrypted and bound to the hardened app; extraction attempts are detected
Cloned wallet in a third-party storeCustomers lose PIN and OTP to a fakeIntegrity check fails on launch; clone cannot run and is reported to IronSKY
Emulator farm claiming sign-up rewardsPromotion budget drained by botsEmulators detected at runtime; sessions blocked and devices flagged
PIN pad overlay on a user deviceCredentials captured during top-upOverlay detected; the app blocks the screen or warns the user
Regulator asks for mobile channel evidenceA pen-test PDF from last yearContinuous attack telemetry plus IronSCAN assessment reports
Common questions

Frequently asked

Can SecIron protect the wallet SDK we embed in partner apps?

Yes. SecIron offers SDK-level protection for third-party or proprietary modules, including wallet and payment modules embedded in partner apps and mini apps inside super apps.

Will protection affect app performance?

Modern hardening is designed to provide strong security with minimal impact on performance. Implemented correctly, users experience little to no noticeable difference in launch time or responsiveness.

Do our developers need to change code?

No. IronWALL protection is codeless: you upload the compiled APK, AAB or IPA, select the protection modules and receive a hardened build. There is no SDK to wire in and no source code access required.

Can SecIron run in our own environment?

Yes. SecIron can be deployed on-premise or in a private cloud for organisations that cannot send application binaries or telemetry outside their own environment.

See it on your own app

Send us a build and we will harden it live, so your team can judge the protection and the performance impact before you decide.