Mobile Fintech UX Research UI Design
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$1M+ Revenue
on a redesign strategy

Complete redesign of the UP Sí Vale app: From a basic balance-check app to an active marketplace with over 1 million users impacted.

Client:
UP Sí Vale
My rol:
UX Lead · UI Designer
Year:
2020
UP Sí Vale app mockups

The client

UP Sí Vale is a Mexican benefits platform serving corporate employees. The app showed balance, transactions, and a benefits section with zero segmentation.

Context

Users accumulated electronic balance without spending it — not because they didn't want to, but because they didn't give them no reason or direction to act. A million potential active users were sitting idle.

The Process

We followed a structured process to ensure every design decision on the new strategy design.

Planing
  • Define project objectives
  • Select methods based on budget
  • Recruit participants
🔍
Research
  • User interviews
  • Identify behavioral patterns
  • Translate findings to recommendations
📋
Synthesis
  • Create personas
  • Journey maps realization
  • Define problem statements
🖥
Design & Testing
  • Design Thinking + sprints
  • High-fidelity prototyping
  • Usability testing with defined task
  • Map pain points

Synthesis and Research

Based on the innovation team research we identify two profiles as the main users of our mobile app and design personas for both of them.

Research synthesis User personas

Problem Statements

We were convinced that we have a great added value and the potential to increase the engagement of the users. The first stop, was interviewing real users and making research qualitative an quantitative. The issues were clear:

1.
Not active users:

They were just checking their balance monthly.

2.
Digital cards not used:

Users didn't know where to spend their money (lack of information).

3.
Accessibility issues:

The design had not recommended good practice of accessibility.

Designing the interface

Wire-framing in low and high fidelity, prototypes showing to the stakeholders and feedback sessions framing in low and high and of idea here.

Low resolution wireframes Prototype for usability test

Wireframes in low resolution were fundamental to decide the new architecture information of the app

Prototype for usability test

New
Design

Improvements
  • Visual Metaphor in app card design look like a physical one
  • Promote to secondary a button
  • Details as a secondary button
Added value for users
  • Promotions, categories, and filters
  • Near to you section
  • Search of promos and brands
  • Where to buy info
  • Accessibility considerations
New design screens

Impact for users

How the redesign make a better and easier experience for the users.

1.
Ease

Track spending and details of their spending in movements

2.
Discover

New business and brands when use the app

3.
Exclusive

Promotions for use the digital and physical UP Sí vale cards

$3M+
Income from e-commerce partners
22
New in-company partners
400k
New users on the mobile app
170M
Promo views in the 2 months launched
1.2M
Active users in the app monthly
$1M+
Revenue from marketplace sales

Team
Impact

🧭 Driving UX Maturity

Led initiatives to embed UX principles across the organization by introducing Design Thinking workshops and Agile collaboration practices. Increased stakeholder buy-in the design process, resulting in stronger cross-functional alignment and more user-centered product decisions.

🤝 Cross-Functional Governance

Established a design governance committee that connected Product, Technology, and business stakeholders. Improved visibility into design initiatives, standardized design tokens, and ensured consistent implementation of UX standards across multiple teams and projects.

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