FinSave

Mobile

Fintech

Africa

A savings and budgeting app designed specifically for young urban Africans, built from spending diary research, not Western finance assumptions.

Year

2025

Services

UX Research, Mobile Design, Behavioural Design, Prototyping

Story

Problem

Every major personal finance app was designed for a Western user: one salary, standard categories, no family obligations. For a young Nigerian with side income, irregular pay, and a monthly "send money home" line item, none of them fit.

Solution

Built from 3-day spending diary research with Lagos professionals: culturally honest spending categories, a multi-income architecture, identity-framed savings goals, and a payday commitment feature that works with human psychology, not against it.