Concept Design

Banking App

This is a concept that explores a redesigned Banking app (I took Nordea as example), focusing on enhancing wallet management, account overviews, and savings tracking while ensuring a seamless and intuitive user experience.

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Banking App

Research & Approach

Given my initial lack of familiarity with banking systems, I started with in-depth research, benchmarking existing banking apps to understand best practices and analyzing user forums to identify pain points and expectations. This process helped me uncover how users interact with banking services and how to foster stronger user engagement.

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Defining the Target Users

The app needed to accommodate both tech-savvy users and those with limited digital experience. Nordea's diverse customer base includes a wide range of age groups and needs, so the design focused on clarity and ease of navigation.

  • Consistent branding with Nordea’s signature electric blue color palette.
  • Clear icons & descriptive labels to ensure accessibility.
  • Toolbar & tab navigation to provide quick access to essential functions.
  • Guided user flow for an intuitive experience, especially for users less familiar with digital banking.

Key Features & Value Proposition

The home screen provides instant access to essential information, allowing users to quickly:

✅ View account balance & transactions

✅ Manage upcoming payments & savings

✅ Perform fast transfers & bill payments

✅ Use a predictive search to find payment contacts

✅ Access an interactive wallet section similar to the home screen

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The visual user interface

The UI maintains a balance between minimalism and functionality, ensuring clarity without sacrificing depth.

  • Card-based design for better information grouping.
  • Vibrant CTA elements to highlight key actions.
  • Draggable carousel for payment cards, mimicking the real-world interaction of selecting a physical card for NFC
  • payments.

The user can check the balance, savings, transferences, withdraws and the most visual feature there, cards. Users pays with cards (debit, credit). A draggable wheel of cards, that I can select and pay, using NFC technology could make the look and feel realistic. Like holding a card in the hand.

Testing & Iteration

User testing uncovered several usability challenges, leading to critical refinements:

🚀 Menu Accessibility – The three-dot vertical menu was hard to tap, requiring an increased touch area for easier access.

🚀 Toolbar Navigation – Users missed hidden features due to horizontal scrolling, so I added a subtle overflow indicator for better discoverability.

🚀 Multi-Account Switching – User feedback highlighted the need for a quick way to switch between multiple accounts, a feature earmarked for future development.

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