Overview

Buburuza is an AI-native financial platform that combines traditional banking with real-time crypto infrastructure. Users can hold fiat accounts in 50+ currencies, manage crypto wallets, send money across borders, and control shared access — all within a single mobile app. Think Revolut, but with deeper crypto integration and AI-powered financial automation.

I joined the team as a product designer during the 0-to-1 phase, working on the app from early concepts through to the first staging release.

The Challenge

The fintech space is crowded. Revolut, Wise, and N26 have set a high bar for what users expect from a financial app — clean UI, fast onboarding, and instant transfers. Buburuza needed to match that level of polish while introducing features that go beyond what traditional neobanks offer: native crypto wallets, multi-signature transaction approval, and granular shared account access.

The core design challenge was making complexity feel simple. A user managing fiat accounts in three currencies, a crypto wallet with six tokens, and shared access with family members should feel just as comfortable as someone with a single USD account.

My Role

I was one of three product designers on the team, reporting to a Product Owner and working closely with a Product Manager. My responsibilities spanned the full design lifecycle:

Research & Discovery

• Conducted competitive analysis of Revolut, Wise, N26, Crypto.com, and Trust Wallet — mapping feature sets, onboarding flows, and information architecture patterns
• Performed heuristic evaluations of competitor apps to identify friction points in multi-currency management and crypto-to-fiat transitions
• Synthesized findings into actionable design recommendations that shaped the product roadmap

UX/UI Design

• Designed end-to-end flows for several key product areas (detailed below)
• Created high-fidelity screens and interactive prototypes for user testing and developer handoff