Vbank

Despite Vbank generating lots of excitement through its superb marketing strategies and sleek design, It suffered high user drop-off rates and didn’t retain existing users.

Overview

Project summary: Vbank is a virtual banking app that offers a streamlined digital and mobile banking experience. It gives users access to multiple accounts, swift and secure transfers, bill payments, and money management tools.

Role: UX Writer

How I approached it

The best way to identify a problem is to listen to the customers. 

From Google Play Store reviews to social media interactions, I gathered key insights to uncover the app's core pain points by listening to customer feedback.

After this, I conducted a heuristic evaluation to pinpoint areas of friction within the user flow.

Main Findings

  • Dead ends within the user flow

  • Inconsistencies with navigation labelings and terms

User journey

To write meaningful and helpful copy that’s relevant to the customers, I identified the target market and created a user persona.

Based on the information gathered from user research, I went through the product as the defined user persona and experienced the pain points firsthand. This helped me identify what copy was needed, when it was needed, and how it should sound.

‘Good UX copy is consistent and helpful’

Transfer payment flow

After

  • Consistent wording

  • Heading lets people know exactly where they are, and what action they need to carry out

Microcopy

  • Inconsistent wording

  • Navigation heading doesn’t communicate what the page is about

Before

  • Short helpful copy to put users’ minds at ease

‘Good UX copy anticipates users’ questions beforehand and answers them’

After

Before

‘Good UX copy should help users understand the actions expected of them and guide them to complete it.’

  • Vague heading

After

  • Clear, explanatory heading

  • Tooltip that provides extra information regarding the PIN

Before

‘Good UX copy should alleviate users fears, not worsen it.’

  • Sounds robotic

  • Doesn’t offer any help to solve the problem

  • ‘Warning’ and other alarming words incite panic and worsen the user experience

After

  • Less robotic

  • Offers a solution to the problem

Before