Optus Cash
9 Awards and recognition
Completed at: GD!L: Singtel-Optus
Location: Singapore / Sydney
Role: User Interface Designer
Live site: https://cash.optus.com.au/
Cash by Optus™ is a facility that let’s you store up to $500 to make payments using your mobile phone with Visa PayWave technology or using a Visa prepaid debit card over the phone or online. Cash by Optus™ is now extending their digital payments into smart wearables. Optus has announced a proof of concept that uses wearable technology to enable mobile payments on Apple and Android handsets via the Cash by Optus app.
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Brief
Using the wireframes created by Fay Afshar, User Experience Architect, style the design according to the new Optus branding launched in mid 2014. This project was the first newly Optus branded piece of digital work nationally. Additionally, after the launch of Android, an audit for an iPhone design was prepared, followed by UX enhancements to incorporate wearable technology.
Optus Cash Promo Video
See my illustrations and designs come to life.
Slick & Simple Guided Tour
Because this technology is still quite new, a slick and simple on-boarding process was required. I designed a horizontal swipe tour with each screen containing instructional videos. Contextually, the user always knew where they were in the tour using the pagination at the top of the screen.
NFC Payments
The main feature of this application is to swipe and pay by NFC. Using animated illustrations, I was able to demonstrate to the user how to perform this task. The user is able to switch to creditcard payment by simply swiping/tapping the tab to activate a different mode.
Easy Recharge
Topping up the user’s account needed to be swift and hassle free. Using the navigation along the top, the user can easily opt to recharge at any point in time. I designed three clear and bold call-to-action buttons for the user with the most popular option highlighted in yellow above the other two.
Custom illustrations
The instructional illustrations were the most complex and the most fun of the project. All icons and illustrations were created custom for this project and were used as part of the promotional video and print collateral and in future Optus branding. We tested the illustrations with users and perfected them to ensure the correct message was being delivered.
The existing IA was assessed and new user journeys were created to cater for the new accessories.
The user journeys were translated into wireframes. Existing styles from the current app were used to develop the new screens into the Proof of concept prototype. These wearables will only be released at the end of the year.
Awards and recognition
Combining innovation, design and technology, Optus Pay has won 9 awards:
ACOMMS
Best Vendor Innovation 2016
Best Mobile Solution 2015
Best Mobile Solution 2016
World App Design
Best Fin Tech 2016
Best New Service/App 2016
Best Connected Device 2016
Best Wearable Tech 2016
ADMA AC&E
Best use of New Technologies 2016
Finder Innovation Awards
Best Mobile Payment Service 2016
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