Hi! I’m Stephanie, a UX designer and business owner in South Africa.
I specialise in high-trust mobile products. With 7 years in Fintech and 3 years in Marketplaces, I lead design & strategy that balances strict compliance with user ease. I bring a founder’s mindset and a deep personal investment in finance to the mission of financial freedom.
Currently working in the travel sector at a Dutch Scale-up as UX Lead (remote)
*Where I add value
*My product philosophy
*Where I add value *My product philosophy
The Insight: In high-value marketplaces, fear is the biggest conversion blocker.
My Approach: I design "Trust Signals"—using transparency and verification to convert curious browsers into confident transactors.De-risking conversion
Case study #3 Designing trust for high-value bookings
The Insight: Onboarding is a balance of friction vs. security. I design KYC flows that convert.
My Approach: I use progressive disclosure to make heavy sensitive data and uploads feel like a seamless part of the value exchange.Identity & access
The Insight: Users aren't just high net worth or low income. They are proactive, reactive, or anxious.
My Approach: I build tools that adapt to Financial Maturity, guiding users from "Saving" to "Investing" to "Wealth Building”.Behaviour over numbers
Case studies
#1 Designing trust for high-value bookings
A collection of small A/B tests to reduce "Fear of Loss" in high-stakes asset marketplaces.
#2 Designing for financial confidence: Beyond the balance sheet
A product discovery study on cashflow behaviours to improve financial inclusion in a country with low financial literacy.
#3 Reducing friction in high-data onboarding for scholarships
Helping students gain scholarships with empowering and simple tools to build the best application (KYC conversion) .
