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FinTech · 2024

Finova

Reimagining personal finance for the digital generation

Product DesignDesign SystemUX Research
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Role
Lead Product Designer
Duration
8 months
Year
2024
Tools
Figma, Principle, Maze, Framer
67%
Retention increase
43%
Drop-off reduced
4.8★
App Store rating
2M+
Active users

Overview

Finova needed a complete redesign to compete in an increasingly crowded fintech space. Users were abandoning the app at critical moments, citing confusion and visual overwhelm.

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The Challenge

The existing product had 12+ years of design debt, 3 incompatible design languages, and zero component consistency. Users couldn't find core features and the onboarding had a 71% drop rate.

3

The Solution

We conducted 40+ user interviews, mapped 6 distinct user archetypes, and rebuilt the entire product from a unified design system outward — ensuring every pixel served a purposeful function.

Design Process

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Phase 01

Research & Discovery

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Phase 02

Wireframes & Architecture

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Phase 03

Final Design System

Outcomes

Designed and shipped a 400+ component design system

Reduced time-to-first-transaction by 65%

Increased NPS from 28 to 71 in 6 months

Won the Webby Award for Best Financial App UX 2024