BBVA
UX Design
BBVA Mobile App, Your Bank Advisor In Hand.
BBVA Mobile Banking App
Project Statement
Refreshing entire UI, simplifying accessibility for user to reach what they want. The previous BBVA mobile app has many inconvenient user-flows with blurry visual hierarchy. I redesigned three tasks based on user reviews in App Store.
BBVA is a global financial group present in 35 countries throughout the world, has more than 130,000 employees and serves 66 million customers. BBVA enjoys a solid leadership position in the Spanish market, is the largest financial institution in Mexico, and has leading franchises in South America, in the US Sunbelt region and in Turkey. The group also operates an extensive branch network worldwide. BBVA Group manages the different needs of acquisition of goods and contracting of services from the main geographical areas, which are: Argentina, Spain, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile, United States, Peru, Venezuela, Colombia, Mexico, Turkey, and Bolivia.
Data Analysis
The BBVA platform serves to give life to the countless things that a group with a 160 year history and a presence in over 30 countries does. To do so, content is published on a daily basis in multiple formats (text, video, infographics, podcasts) that attempts to provide audiences of all kinds a closer view of the bank’s realities. In 2019, BBVA’s corporate website had over 21 million unique users and 55 million pageviews. Most of the traffic comes from Spain (26%), followed by Mexico (23%), Colombia (10%), Argentina (9%), the U.S. (5%) and other countries.
Audience Analysis
According to language usage analysis, Hispanics account for more than 50% of North American BBVA users, including 18% of Duo-lingo (who speaking English and Spanish). English speakers and the remaining Asians account for about 30%.
I opened a survey among my friends and counted the most frequently used mobile banking app functions, and the results corresponded to the BBVA banking APP one by one. It is not difficult to see through comparison that some commonly used functions are difficult to find in BBVA. For example, if user wants to deposit a check through BBVA, from login page to scan check page, user has to click 10 buttons to reach it. It follows that improving the efficiency of users in using these functions is an urgent matter.
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Eddie, 26
Eddie, 26
Eddie, 26
Interior Designer, Houston, TX
"I believes that if the "transfer money" can be found in the checking account, it will be more convenient for user. User can directly view your account information through the checking account page is a very good design."
Emily, 27
Eddie, 26
Eddie, 26
Accountant, San Francisco, CA
"I hope the credit card page can be improved by changing hierarchy. It’s not easily to find credit payment button, every time I have to pay attention on navigation bar to look up options."
Jason, 31
Eddie, 26
Jason, 31
UX Designer, Chicago, IL
"The entire UI design is clean, but there are many unnecessary functions on the home page, and it is difficult for users to clearly find the page they want. The search bar is useless on each page, due to results are from website not in app itself."
"I want to deposit $100.00 check to my BBVA checking account by using mobile app"
Ethan is an interior designer and a fan of acrylic painting. He usually paints some works, and his friends also like his works and buy one of them. Yesterday his friend bought a Sunflower painted by Ethan and gave him a check for $100.00. Ethan wants to deposit the check into his bank account conveniently.
Pain Point: BBVA bank closes on weekend and long distance.
"I want to pay my monthly statement of credit card thru BBVA banking app"
Daniel is an accountant. He usually spends with a credit card, whether he watches movies, buys clothes, or even phone bills. A credit card is a way to cover all his payments. Daniel finds it very convenient to use a credit card, because every month he only needs to pay all statements at the end of the month.
Pain Point: It's risky and time-consuming to mail the payment.
"I want to transfer $50.00 to my friend Wukong"
Hao is a graphic designer. On weekdays, he likes to hangout with friends, have a drink after get off work or go to a delicious restaurant. Every time checks, Hao lets his friend pays for him first, and then transfer the money to his friends when back home. He’d like to avoid the trouble for the waiter to separate the order.
Pain Point: Hao doesn't have cash to split order with friend.
