Usyra is a user-centered financial web app designed to make everyday money management feel simple secure and trustworthy. It reduces friction in digital payments so users stay informed confident and in control. Usyra targets users aged 16–45 mainly professionals freelancers and small business owners who need secure rapid and transparent money transfers.
Usyra helps users send money, review transactions, manage payment methods and adjust security settings through a clean consistent interface. It’s built around three key features : Quick and secure money transfers an integrated banking hub and smart notifications and security alerts.
Usyra was created to solve common finance-app frustrations – unclear transaction feedback, complex onboarding and trust concerns. Through iterative design. It evolved into a calm experience powered by biometric sign-in, device verification, key-locker protection, End-to-End encryption, real-time alerts and easy bill-splitting for everyday use.
Usyra is a responsive web application built for desktop, tablet and mobile.
Product Designer – UI/UX
9 months in 2025 while in CareerFoundry‘s Product Design Program.
Figma, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Google Forms, Zoom Video Meetings, Google Meet and WhatsApp.
► Security concerns.
► Complex onboarding.
► Lack of trust.
► Slow processing time.
► Inconsistent experience across devices.
► Biometric authentication + End-to-End encryption.
► Guided user-friendly onboarding.
► Transparent security controls + clear confirmations.
► Real-time transfer status + faster flow feedback.
► Consistent responsive design system.
Usyra users need a secure, sensible way to do business because they fear online fraud find traditional payment methods inconvenient and want a faster, more convenient way to split payments and they send money in.
Solutions meet their expectations with enhanced security features, Provide seamless onboarding and seamless income allocation.
I have analyzed Usyra’s two competitors Wise and Western Union based on their market presence and features.
A deeper competitive analysis was performed on Wise.
🔗 Explore further — Wise & Western Union competitive overview and SWOT analysis (pages 1–3)
🔗 Explore further — SWOT profiles (pages 2–3)
🔗 Explore further — UX analysis & marketing analysis sections (pages 1–4)
🔗 Explore further — Surveys & Interviews
🔗 Explore further — User Persona’s
🔗 Explore further — User Journey
A busy user who cares about trust needs a simple and safe way to manage their money. Right now, financial apps are hard to understand, don’t work the same way on all devices and are risky, which makes it impossible to know where their money is.
During ideation, I explored multiple directions including security-first interactions, simplified onboarding, transparent transactions, consistent multi-device layouts and a calm visual language. These concepts were refined and combined into the final Usyra experience.
🔗 Explore further —Usability Test Methods || Usability Testing Plan || Conducting Usability Tests Test Script || Usability Test Results
🔗 Explore further — A/B testing results
User 3: It looks clean. I prefer centring the beginning text “Welcome to Usyra”.
Center-aligned the intro text “Welcome to Usyra”.
User 2: Notification read unread is not clear.
Unread notifications by making unread ones bold for better visibility.
User 2: I didn’t understand in first look what is delivery option
label with “Select Payment Method” to make the process clearer.
🔗 Explore further — Iteration Highlights
A clear layout and consistent spacing reduce load, while highlighted primary actions support quick task completion.
A calm violet palette builds trust and professionalism, while accent colors highlight key actions and states.
Clear typography improves readability across devices. Strong headings guide attention and comfortable spacing makes financial content easier to scan.
The U-shaped Usyra logo and Google Material Symbols create a friendly. Modern feel and build user confidence.
Accessibility influenced color contrast, font sizing and touch target spacing to ensure the interface remains usable for a wide range of users. Including first-time and low-confidence users.
A walkthrough of the final Usyra interface. Explaining key design decisions, core flows and usability improvements based on user feedback.
The final solution delivers a clear, trust-focused financial UI/UX interface. Improves task flow and user confidence and validates key design decisions through user testing.
Future improvements include AI-driven financial insights to support smarter decisions, a business analytics dashboard for deeper financial tracking and mobile app expansion to enable convenient on-the-go use.