Leading Neo-Bank in Bahrain

Retail Banking Powered by Digital, Led by User Centricity

A mobile-only retail banking experience that takes accounts, cards, savings and payments online in one place.

UI/UX engineeringPaperless bankingMobile-only bankingData automation & governanceData encryptionQuality assurance
Neo-bank mobile app
Overview

Making banking digital, accessible and effortless

With 9,323 fintech startups in the EMEA region in 2021, every financial institution aspires to take its banking operations online. Our client set out to make banking digital, more accessible and easier than ever for users across the Middle East.

Paper-based processes, complex operations and long queues pushed the bank to transform onto a digital platform. Manual operations also held back its executives from reaching their full potential.

Code Inc. identified the major user personas, studied the most frequent tasks and behavioural patterns, and mapped the entire banking lifecycle to wireframe a mobile application that brings every banking operation together in one place.

Challenges

What had to change

01

Manual bank operations

File management, customer account data and other in-house operations relied on human intervention, which led to delayed and flawed outputs.

02

Unpredictable waiting times

Customers queued at branches even for minor requests. The bank wanted opening an account, checking a balance or transferring money to work fully online.

03

Tedious paperwork

Regular banking services demanded lengthy paperwork and documentation formalities.

04

Scattered data

Manual processing meant executives could not serve multiple requests at once, causing errors and dissatisfied customers.

05

Poor user experience

No systematic approach to customer requests wasted time on the customer side.

App screens
Solution

Solution & features

Based on the personas identified in the initial phase, we used an agile approach and crafted step-by-step portrayals of how the digital banking application would operate, taking every banking operation online.

Stakeholders joined brainstorming sessions throughout, keeping developers and the bank in sync. The result is a scalable, energetic and intuitive app built to cater to future banking needs.

Highlights

Six pillars

01

Online banking

Every routine operation available from one mobile app.

02

UI/UX makeover

Persona-led design with energetic, intuitive navigation.

03

Data transformation

Automated data flows and governance behind the scenes.

04

Digitalisation

Paperless onboarding and servicing.

05

Contactless payments

Virtual and physical debit cards for secure payments.

06

User control

Customers manage PINs, freezes and replacements themselves.

Features & functionalities

Everything in one app

Digitised operations

A robust app that lets users perform every day-to-day operation without visiting a branch.

Data automation

Digitalising operations ensured flawless data outputs and freed executives to focus on what matters.

Registration in a few clicks

An ID and a picture are all it takes to register. Biometric login, no paperwork and no queues.

Tiered interest

Customers earn tiered interest on deposits for better savings over time.

Foreign currency accounts

Open and link foreign-currency accounts and connect multiple currencies to cards.

Real-time goal tracking

Set savings goals with a target amount and date, and automate payments from any currency.

User control

Activate, set or change a card PIN, freeze and unfreeze a card, report it lost and order a new one instantly.

Instant money transfers

Send money to anyone with a mobile number registered to a bank account, in a few taps.

Virtual & physical cards

A virtual card for online payments and a contactless debit card for secure everyday use.

Results

What it delivered

64%

Elevation in ROX

89%

Customer retention

100%

Encrypted data

500k+

App downloads

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