Research
Persona's
User journey
Task models
Mind mapping
Style guide
Wireframes
UI Visual design
Prototyping & testing

Research
Persona's
User journey
Task models
Mind mapping
Style guide
Wireframes
UI Visual design
Prototyping & testing

The usability of financial apps from even the largest banks is behind what we have become accustomed to, we deal with finances regularly & the management needs improvement, giving full convenience into regular activities hassle & stress-free can be achieved.

The usability of financial apps from even the largest banks is behind what we have become accustomed to, we deal with finances regularly & the management needs improvement, giving full convenience into regular activities hassle & stress-free can be achieved.

The challenges with banking are focused quite strongly on regulation, security & usage of data, especially with examples such as KYC.

The challenges with banking is focused quite strongly on regulation, security & usage of data  especially with examples such as KYC.

A chatbot that gives clients instant responses to issues & queries.

A chatbot that gives clients instant responses to issues & queries.

Setting goals, the ability to save as you spend, & personal targets

Setting goals, the ability to save as you spend, & personal targets

Spending report, detecting anomaly spending & advanced filtering.

Spending report, detecting anomaly spending & advanced filtering.

Gathering accurate data proved to be helpful & narrowed down the key product focuses, I wanted to understand how different profiles manage finances & what would help them

Gathering accurate data proved to be helpful & narrowed down the key product focuses, I wanted to understand how different profiles manage finances & what would help them

Conducting surveys & interviews with 7 users I gained useful data on the way that Millenials feel about their finances. I asked questions about device usage, their feeling about savings,  spending & banking issues

Conducting surveys & interviews with 7 users I gained useful data in the way that millenials feel about their finances. I asked questions in relation to device usage, their feeling about savings,  spending & banking issues

Data that I gathered from the research I could form the personas to be used to relate to while designing the solution it gave in sight to the user's needs & pain points.

Data that I gathered from the research I could form the personas to be used to relate back to while designing the solution it gave in sight to the users needs & pain points.

I wanted to map out a typical user journey from observations. This helped me understand opportunities, improvements & pain points in the process so I could narrow down the needs & problems. The task model mapped out the process from actions like research, and decision, down to the final purchase.

I wanted to map out a typical user journey from observations. This helped understand opportunities, improvements & pain points in the process so I could narrow down the needs & problems. The task model mapped out the process from actions like research, decision, down to the final purchase.

Visualising the app architecture, structure, user & process flows. Wanted to see the full vision of what needed to be built

Understanding the app architecture, structure, user & process flows. Wanted to see the full vision of what needed to be built

The information needed to be understood in terms of the users needs & process, so I invited some users in our demographic to attend a workshop. This was needed for me to better understand the onboarding journey & security. Started sketching to plan out the design of wireframes to correspond with user stories & needs.

The information needed to be understood in terms of the users needs & process, so I invited some users in our demographic to attend a workshop. This was needed for me to better understand the onboarding journey & security. Started sketching to plan out the design of wireframes to correspond with user stories & needs.

Wireframe Iteration

Wireframe Iteration

The process was back and forth between me, my co-partner & the developer refining the functions & processes to adhere to the requirements of the user research. We created small prototypes & performed usability testing to validate further.

The process was back and forth between me, my co partner & the developer refining the functions & processes to adhere to requirements of the user research. We created small prototypes & performed usability testing to validate further.

Bixtr has built using an 8 pt grid system & has most elements inspired by the 'Atomic design system'   

Bixtr has built using an 8 pt grid system & has most elements inspired by the 'Atomic design system'   

A simplified way of viewing all your transactions, categorising spending, giving the user access to smart search & filter functions, and easily depositing to their account.

A simplified way of viewing all your transactions, categorising spending, giving the user access to smart search & filter functions, and easily depositing to their account.

From data users want effective ways to save, the savings feature allowed the users to set goals, targets, reminders & save as they spend. The benefit was that it would act as an incentive for users to save.

Users want effective ways to save, the savings feature allowed the users to set goals, targets, reminders & save as you spend. The benefit was that it would act as as an incentive for users to save.

Detects un-usual recurring bills that are higher than average & keeps you aware of your spending. Using the chatbot you can request for invoices and spending reports & the bot will send you what you need.

Detects un-usual recurring bills that are higher then average & keeps you aware of your spending. Using the chatbot you can request for invoices and spending reports & the bot will send you what you need.

Where your finances are being spent, where you spent over the average easy-to-track transactions. Making payments convenient & easy via contacts on your phone, via a link, SMS or transfer.

Where you finances are being spent, where you spent over the average easy to track transactions. Keeping payments convenient & easy via contacts in your phone, via a link, sms or transfer.

The challenges faced to build a banking platform are immensely doing partnerships with third parties it involve exceptional costs i.e verification, card payment service, databases, AWS & a full dev team to build the design, not to mention the costs of having the card printed. Other than the design & idea this concept got to a basic level but didn't progress to a build due to the implications above. 

The challenges faced to build a banking platform are immensely doing partnerships with third parties it involve exceptional costs i.e verification, card payment service, databases, AWS & a full dev team to build the design, not to mention the costs of having the card printed. Other than the design & idea this concept got to a basic level but didn't progress to a build due to the implications above. 

Building a product that initially seemed simple on the design front end, learnt it needed considerable investment. Building a concept bank was something I found extremely exciting & a fun challenge especially understanding the actual user needs & goals. I've learnt a lot during the process, especially in regards to the business, architecture & building based upon real user data. 

Building a product that initially seemed simple on the design front end, learnt it needed considerable investment. Building a concept bank was something I found extremely exciting & a fun challenge especially understanding the actual user needs & goals. I've learnt a lot during the process, especially in regards to the business, architecture & building based upon real user data.