✦ OVERVIEW
Blend metrics, a B2B SaaS website where the users can automate payments so that services never get interrupted.
MY ROLE
UX Researcher and Designer
Team
PM, Developers, Snr UX designer
Focus
Design system, Responsive web design
TIMELINE
3 Months
Tools
Figma, Miro, Slack
✦ results
15%
More user retention rate expected
70%
NPS score
✦ THE USER PROBLEM
users doesn't trust defaulting a card for variable fees
✦ THE BUSINESS PROBLEM
Interrupted services
✦ PROBLEM STATEMENT
increase trust in payment automation for users so that they can avoid service interruptions?
✦ SOLUTION
Funds from the e-wallet will be used automatically to ensure uninterrupted service.
You can set a trigger amount and a recharge amount to automate the minimum balance in an e-wallet.
✦ HOW DID I GET THERE?
End-to-end product design roadmap
Explanatory research since the problem was known
✦ Explanatory User research
the problem was known, so I started with interviews.
User empathy with unbiased data
5 Insights and 2 main themes
Affinity mapping and clustering for insights and themes
trust issues
"What if if they charge me more?"
need for communication
Variable fee bacame a hidden fee
Flexibility required
Building trust takes time
✦ Competitive analysis
How does 30+ competitor provide more "Trust" in payments?
UX/UI audit of competitors to understand market beset practices for automatic payments in B2B platforms
AHA moment!
Twilio offers an e-wallet feature that allows users to withdraw funds from their account more quickly and conveniently based on their usage. Additionally, users have the option to set a minimum balance settings on the platform.
✦ Ideation
Defining success, collaborating with the PM
We defined the essential features that define success for the user. To ensure a balanced approach that considers both UX and budget feasibility, we utilized the Moscow Method to create the Phase 1 product features.
Fail, but fail fast.
Tested Internally with 2 team members.
Visual brand definition + Responsiveness + Accessibility
Developers and the client loved using untitled UI as the design system. It helped in saving time and money.
✦ FINAL DESIGN
Hi-Fi prototype in production
Now usage charges are taken out of e-wallet for an uninterrupted services.
Admin can set a trigger amount and recharge amount to automatically top up their e-wallet.
The client loved this because
1. Happy users
2. Early payment
3. They get to keep the remaining unused money
Easily filter between overage charges and other payments
View overage usage, identify the top consumer responsible, and set a payment method for overages.
Add/edit payment method sand set if as default
✦ Is the app easy to use?
Usability testing
making e-wallet more prominent
Dashboard now clearly indicates e-wallet and related resources
Easy overage charge filtering
Sorting out what’s the monthly subscription charge and what’s the overage has never been easier!
More emphasis overage visual data
Visual call out of overage usage, without compromising information hierarchy.
✦ Learnings
Self Reflection
Takeaways
Next steps