Nigerian Fintech Mobile Banking

Tolulope Amao

Fintech Mobile UI/UX: The Nigerian Digital Bank Experience

Africa's digital banking revolution demands interfaces that are not only beautiful but are culturally relevant and deeply trustworthy. This project focuses on designing a smooth, dual-mode (Light/Dark) dashboard for a Nigerian/African Fintech application that manages daily banking, bill payments, and personal budgeting.

The Challenge: Balancing Approachability and Trust

The challenge was creating a mobile interface that felt friendly and approachable (critical for broad adoption) while securely handling daily transactions and local bills (critical for trust).

The Solution: Contextual Clarity and Progressive Onboarding

I designed the app dashboard for maximum clarity and immediate action, tailored for the high-frequency use of a daily finance app.
💵 Action-Oriented Dashboard
Immediate Balance: The "AVAILABLE BALANCE (₦5,000.00)" is bold and instantly visible, anchored by a clear currency symbol (₦).
Quick Actions: Key transactional icons (Deposit, Add bills, Add budget) are placed right below the balance, offering one-tap access to the most frequent user tasks.
Pay Bills: A dedicated section highlights popular local merchants (Virgin, Prime+, Spotify, Shell), reinforcing the app's utility for everyday needs and making bill payment effortless.
🌓 Dual-Mode Sophistication
The design includes both a vibrant, friendly Light Mode and a deep, focused Dark Mode.
The Dark Mode uses high contrast and rich purple accents to provide a premium feel and improve legibility, particularly when viewing transaction history.
🚀 Progressive Onboarding
The Light Mode view cleverly uses progressive onboarding to guide new users to full account activation:
Task Bar: The "Finish setting up your account... (0/4)" bar provides a gentle nudge.
Contextual CTAs: Blocks like "Verify your Email Address" and "Add your First Subscription" break down the setup process into small, achievable steps, reducing friction and ensuring higher completion rates.
The result is a highly practical, culturally relevant, and user-friendly banking interface designed for daily financial control in a fast-paced market.

Versatility Showcase:

This project further demonstrates proficiency in the high-stakes Web3 domain. The accompanying video showcases a clean, functional flow for a mobile crypto wallet, proving the ability to handle traditional banking (Fintech App)
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Posted Nov 28, 2025

A dual-mode (Light/Dark) mobile application UI/UX focused on accessible digital banking, bill payments and progressive onboarding for the Nigerian market.

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Oct 30, 2025 - Nov 6, 2025

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