Better payments, better being

After a series of analysis, we came to the conclusion that more than a matter of demographics, it was necessary to focus the design on people that were currently living under economic dependence or subsistence, a situation strongly characterized by uncertainty on the future and financial insecurity. Flowe has therefore become a "companion app" that allows people to plan for their future and learn how to reach short and long term goals; these needs were found during the research phase and allowed us to build the minimum subset of functionalities (MVP).

Starting from the definition of the target and Flowe’s value proposition, we supported the company to create a product that stood out from the market in terms of visual appearance and language ( creating a unique vocabulary and a distinctive identity for the app’s chatbot), all ensuring the compliance with PSD2 rules.

Many of the choices that led us to the app's first release were guided by combining value for the business (e.g. acquisition of new customers), value for people and development complexity.

• Fast onboarding for children under 18
  Account subscription through the least number of steps, remaining compliant with current PSD2 regulations.
  
• Easy management and consciousness of your money
  Fast payments, shared expenses and common funds management in a simple guided way while maintaining a high level of security.
  
• Behavioural analysis for savings education
  Increasing Awareness of one’s own consumption to reduce their environmental impact, with targeted suggestions to improve savings habits.
  
• Rewards to encourage virtuous user behavior
  A gamification system (badges, points, levels, gems) to encourage positive behavior (pro safety, eco, well-being).
  
• Expenses planning and shared savings objectives
  Creation of personal or shared savings wallets to achieve a personal or common goal by planning your future expenses.
  
• Contents and tips to improve well-being
  Interactive videos and courses to develop your personal well-being and challenges to motivate people to have less impact on the planet.

👏 Thanks to our friends at Illo who designed more than 200 assets building up the entire illustration system around the theme of sustainability.

During the project we managed a design backlog with about 540 user stories, designing flows, wireframes, mockups and design systems of over 200 elements to optimize development times.

We collaborated closely with the Development team and created over 30 interactive prototypes that we tested with 70 users in iterative Agile Test cycles in order to increase the usability of the product and exceed people's expectations.

By closely collaborating with the client’s team through Participatory Design techniques, we supported Flowe to build a design unit in four months (including Hiring), to internalize the skills (6 people overall) necessary to autonomously manage the next product evolution.

We co-created the hiring model by reducing the risk of temporary or insecure hiring, trained the internal team on Agile practices, methods and tools and defined a scalable workflow from design to development to reduce waste and optimize investments.

To create an economically sustainable ecosystem, we have supported the company to define the partner integration model in line with their business objectives and their new value proposition.

We have also accelerated decision-making processes by collaborating with over 20 external partners and suppliers to anticipate possible risks and constraints related to product design and to avoid reworking the final design with consequent additional costs.