2021
Role: UX/UI Designer
Timeline: soft-launch cohort (1–14 May 2021)
Measurement: public launch cohort (15–31 May 2021).
Project Type: Simplifying global payments for businesses
Scope: End-to-end user journeys, financial dashboards, real-time payments
Tools Used: Sketch, Notion, Miro, Maze, Hotjar, Google Analytics
Team: Product Owner, Front-end Developer, Back-end Developer
Deliverables: Hi-fi Framer prototype of the PL-market homepage, Component library
Case
Within two weeks of opening to the public we iterated the hero copy, simplified the 3-step form, and added social proof — delivering a 22 % lift in ‘Get Started’ clicks and cutting drop-off by 15 % compared with our soft-launch cohort.
Research & Insights
How do you communicate Zen’s full-stack payment solution multi currency wallets, low fees, instant transfers—in a single scrollable page that converts? Create a business user-friendly onboarding process. Such processes are usually very complicated. That is why we decided to use Natural Language for this purpose.
Goals:
Competitive & User Audit
Benchmarked leading challengers (Revolut, Wise, Payoneer): all open with a clear
“hero → key benefit → social proof” arc.
Qualitative Interviews
Interview sessions with focused groups
In-Depth Stakeholder & User Interviews
To quickly understand the product, we ran structured interviews with key stakeholders. We prepped targeted questions, mapped roles, and fostered open, recorded sessions to gather rich feedback.
Sessions covered:
Customer Service: User needs and daily challenges
Developers: Technical priorities and product strengths
Legal: Compliance and feature requirements
Product: Engagement, metrics, and user feedback
Marketing: Campaign effectiveness and business goals
PO/PM: Synthesis of findings and next steps
This process captured diverse perspectives, ensuring the design met both business and user needs.
Key Takeaways
Lead with pain relief: “Tired of hidden fees?”
Surface trust instantly: license badges, press logos, encryption icons
Chunk complexity: break features into “Wallet → Cards → Transfers → Integrations”
Information Architecture & Wireframes
Flow
Hero + Primary CTA (“Open your Zen wallet in 2 minutes”)
Top Benefits: three feature cards (No hidden fees, Multi-currency, Instant transfers)
Trust & Compliance: EU license badge, PCI-DSS, GDPR icons
In-Depth Feature Sections (Wallet, Virtual Cards, API Integrations)
How It Works: 3-step graphic (Sign up → Verify → Transfer)
Pricing Table: free vs. business plan comparison
Testimonials & Press: star ratings, article logos
Footer CTAs & FAQ
Wireframe notes
• Tested alternative hero headlines (“Global payments made easy”
vs. “Open your wallet in 2 minutes”)
• Chose the latter - 30% higher click-through in prototype tests
Trust, Security & Compliance
• Security badges front-loaded in hero and Trust section
• Regulatory logos (EU EMIs license, FCA) with tooltips explaining coverage
• Accessibility: all CTAs and form inputs meet WCAG AA contrast; keyboard-only sign-up tested
Results & Impact
Post-launch metrics (15–31 May 2021 vs. soft-launch 1–14 May 2021):
• +22 % “Get Started” clicks
• –15 % sign-up abandonment (53 % → 45 %)
• +0.4 pages / session (2.0 → 2.4)
Business outcomes:
Onboarded 1043 new business accounts in Poland in 30 days
Secured a partnership pilot with a local SME co-op
We chose natural language
NLP combines computational linguistics, and rule-based modeling of human language — with statistical models, machine learning, and deep learning. Together, these technologies enable computers to process human language in the form of text or voice data and “understand” its full meaning, including the intentions and feelings of the speaker or writer.

User journey
Designed navigation elements and personalized features, such as intelligent transaction categorization, effortless expense tracking, and simplified payment workflows, further enhance the user experience, ensuring a seamless and efficient banking journey tailored to the unique needs of business clients.
Onboarding Usability – UX Case Study
We identified and addressed pain points in the individual account setup by running two rounds of usability testing (10 and 12 users).
Test tasks included:
• Account creation with promo code
• Top-up
• Ordering a physical card
• Logging in/out
• Currency exchange
• Reviewing transactions
• Trying cashback
• Adding card to Apple Pay
Key findings:
• Minimalist design and illustrations were well received
• Navigation issues on the main screen
• Mixed feelings about the jingle, so mute option added
• Occasional confusion with OTP auto-fill and error messages
• Difficulties finding transaction history and understanding cashback terms
• Card ordering and top-up were easy, but some UI labels and info needed clarification
This iterative process provided actionable insights that directly improved onboarding usability.
Lessons Learned & Next Steps
• A/B test pricing toggles: more granular tiers for high-volume users
• Deep-dive case studies: expand “Integrations” into dedicated sub-pages
• Localization: adapt hero messaging for other key markets based on user language preferences