Fintech Design: Led Strategic Pivot to 700K+ Transactions

Mubarak

Mubarak Babajide

Challenge:

Passpoint launched as a travel + fintech hybrid. Analytics revealed users preferred financial tools 3x more than travel services. The company needed to pivot to fintech-first or risk losing market traction.
Passpoint 1.0 Beta Dashboard
Passpoint 1.0 Beta Dashboard
Fintech First Approach Dashboard
Fintech First Approach Dashboard

My Role:

Stepped into the Lead Designer role during this critical transition (Sept 2023). Led design strategy across 4 major product iterations in 18 months while the company repositioned itself.

Key Work:

Redesigned platform architecture from a travel-first to a fintech-first approach
Built a comprehensive design system with 80+ reusable components, reducing design-to-dev time by 30%
Optimized card application flow based on merchant feedback, directly supporting card adoption
Redesigned onboarding/KYC process to increase conversion and support new product launch (Q1 2025)
Led information architecture restructuring across mobile, web, and enterprise platforms
Maintained design consistency through 4 product versions: Mobile, GO (merchant platform), Enterprise, and full Fintech pivot
Over 80 design components
Over 80 design components

Impact (Q4 2024):

745,000+ transactions processed
62,000+ cards created
30% reduction in design-to-development cycle time
Successfully launched 4 major product versions in 18 months
Supported the company's complete strategic pivot without losing user trust
The platform now supports virtual cards, multi-currency wallets, crypto capabilities, and virtual accounts.
The goal was to get the best of both worlds, which is the interoperability between traditional currencies and cryptocurrencies
The goal was to get the best of both worlds, which is the interoperability between traditional currencies and cryptocurrencies
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Posted Jun 7, 2025

Led design through strategic pivot from travel to fintech. Result: 700K+ transactions processed, 60K+ cards created, 30% faster dev cycle.

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Timeline

Sep 1, 2023 - Ongoing

Clients

Passpoint