Conclusion
Designing a product stems from passion and the drive to create the best possible experience. While offering a wide range of flexibility to users is important, it can also be overwhelming and time-consuming. For startups especially, it’s wise to begin with an MVP that can gradually scale through active user testing, customer feedback, and by observing real user behaviour.
As I write this case study, the design is progressing toward its V2 release. The V1 version- featuring essentials like payment methods and branding-has already been developed.
Conclusion
Designing a product stems from passion and the drive to create the best possible experience. While offering a wide range of flexibility to users is important, it can also be overwhelming and time-consuming. For startups especially, it’s wise to begin with an MVP that can gradually scale through active user testing, customer feedback, and by observing real user behavior.
As I write this case study, the design is progressing toward its V2 release. The V1 version- featuring essentials like payment methods and branding-has already been developed.
A visual teaser for clear product overview
Design Moments That Shaped My Thinking
Conclusion
Designing a product stems from passion and the drive to create the best possible experience. While offering a wide range of flexibility to users is important, it can also be overwhelming and time-consuming. For startups especially, it’s wise to begin with an MVP that can gradually scale through active user testing, customer feedback, and by observing real user behaviour.
As I write this case study, the design is progressing toward its V2 release. The V1 version- featuring essentials like payment methods and branding-has already been developed.
A visual teaser for clear product overview
Create a Master Template, Guided Onboarding Tour for first time users to increase their usability and discoverability curve
Setting Master Template allows business to modify it’s other Business entities with ease not worrying what will be the fallback settings for its sub-business units if settings are removed or if business wants to reset the checkout settings.
Businesses can define their preferred payment methods and customize the sequence in which they are displayed to users
Flexible branding controls let merchants customize colors, buttons, and brand elements for each business unit
After user has made Master Template, User Can Select Multiple Business Units for which user needs to Make checkout, make edits & access saved templates
Merchants can toggle between fields, preview designs in both mobile and web modes, and receive a confirmation prompt before publishing- ensuring they review checkout settings carefully before going live
Customer details, address, enable multi-language, checkout expiry, user login, DCC - Control all things payments
Design Moments That Shaped My Thinking
Why this iteration didn't work?
The design iteration lacked fallback settings,& a universal default wouldn’t work since each business has different needs. To solve this, I introduced Master Template that applies by default to all units, while still allowing detailed customization for each one.
Final Screen
An Idea was born here
Letting users reorder payment methods via drag-and-drop at checkout.
Why this iteration didn't work?
The horizontal expanding card layout consumed too much space and wasn’t scalable, limiting the full-screen web view.
Final Screen
Why this iteration didn't work?
At first, I considered a tile mode for saved templates. But since most Business Units shared similar branding & only differed in details, it wasn’t adding much value. For the MVP, I went with a list view and planned to explore tile mode later based on real user insights.
Final Screen
When Less Is More
We often highlight the features we add, but this time I want to share how I removed one. During user testing, we found that offering custom fields wasn’t necessary in 99% of cases. After careful discussions with the manager, we decided to remove it.
Adding features is good - but adding the right ones is what matters for an MVP. Too many options can dilute user focus. The goal is to prioritize what’s essential and valuable.
Conclusion
Designing a product stems from passion and the drive to create the best possible experience. While offering a wide range of flexibility to users is important, it can also be overwhelming and time-consuming. For startups especially, it’s wise to begin with an MVP that can gradually scale through active user testing, customer feedback, and by observing real user behaviour.
As I write this case study, the design is progressing toward its V2 release. The V1 version- featuring essentials like payment methods and branding-has already been developed.
A visual teaser for clear product overview
Create a Master Template, Guided Onboarding Tour for first time users to increase their usability and discoverability curve
Setting Master Template allows business to modify it’s other Business entities with ease not worrying what will be the fallback settings for its sub-business units if settings are removed or if business wants to reset the checkout settings.
Businesses can define their preferred payment methods and customize the sequence in which they are displayed to users
Flexible branding controls let merchants customize colors, buttons, and brand elements for each business unit
After user has made Master Template, User Can Select Multiple Business Units for which user needs to Make checkout, make edits & access saved templates
Merchants can toggle between fields, preview designs in both mobile and web modes, and receive a confirmation prompt before publishing- ensuring they review checkout settings carefully before going live
Customer details, address, enable multi-language, checkout expiry, user login, DCC - Control all things payments
Design Moments That Shaped My Thinking
Why this iteration didn't work?
The design iteration lacked fallback settings,& a universal default wouldn’t work since each business has different needs. To solve this, I introduced Master Template that applies by default to all units, while still allowing detailed customization for each one.
Final Screen
An Idea was born here
Letting users reorder payment methods via drag-and-drop at checkout.
Why this iteration didn't work?
The horizontal expanding card layout consumed too much space and wasn’t scalable, limiting the full-screen web view.
Final Screen
Why this iteration didn't work?
At first, I considered a tile mode for saved templates. But since most Business Units shared similar branding & only differed in details, it wasn’t adding much value. For the MVP, I went with a list view and planned to explore tile mode later based on real user insights.
Final Screen
When Less Is More
We often highlight the features we add, but this time I want to share how I removed one. During user testing, we found that offering custom fields wasn’t necessary in 99% of cases. After careful discussions with the manager, we decided to remove it.
Adding features is good - but adding the right ones is what matters for an MVP. Too many options can dilute user focus. The goal is to prioritize what’s essential and valuable.
Conclusion
Designing a product stems from passion and the drive to create the best possible experience. While offering a wide range of flexibility to users is important, it can also be overwhelming and time-consuming. For startups especially, it’s wise to begin with an MVP that can gradually scale through active user testing, customer feedback, and by observing real user behaviour.
As I write this case study, the design is progressing toward its V2 release. The V1 version- featuring essentials like payment methods and branding-has already been developed.
A visual teaser for clear product overview
Create a Master Template, Guided Onboarding Tour for first time users to increase their usability and discoverability curve
Setting Master Template allows business to modify it’s other Business entities with ease not worrying what will be the fallback settings for its sub-business units if settings are removed or if business wants to reset the checkout settings.
Businesses can define their preferred payment methods and customize the sequence in which they are displayed to users
Flexible branding controls let merchants customize colors, buttons, and brand elements for each business unit
After user has made Master Template, User Can Select Multiple Business Units for which user needs to Make checkout, make edits & access saved templates
Merchants can toggle between fields, preview designs in both mobile and web modes, and receive a confirmation prompt before publishing- ensuring they review checkout settings carefully before going live
Customer details, address, enable multi-language, checkout expiry, user login, DCC - Control all things payments
Design Moments That Shaped My Thinking
Why this iteration didn't work?
The design iteration lacked fallback settings,& a universal default wouldn’t work since each business has different needs. To solve this, I introduced Master Template that applies by default to all units, while still allowing detailed customization for each one.
Final Screen
An Idea was born here
Letting users reorder payment methods via drag-and-drop at checkout.
Why this iteration didn't work?
The horizontal expanding card layout consumed too much space and wasn’t scalable, limiting the full-screen web view.
Final Screen
Why this iteration didn't work?
At first, I considered a tile mode for saved templates. But since most Business Units shared similar branding & only differed in details, it wasn’t adding much value. For the MVP, I went with a list view and planned to explore tile mode later based on real user insights.
Final Screen
When Less Is More
We often highlight the features we add, but this time I want to share how I removed one. During user testing, we found that offering custom fields wasn’t necessary in 99% of cases. After careful discussions with the manager, we decided to remove it.
Adding features is good - but adding the right ones is what matters for an MVP. Too many options can dilute user focus. The goal is to prioritize what’s essential and valuable.
Conclusion
Designing a product stems from passion and the drive to create the best possible experience. While offering a wide range of flexibility to users is important, it can also be overwhelming and time-consuming. For startups especially, it’s wise to begin with an MVP that can gradually scale through active user testing, customer feedback, and by observing real user behaviour.
As I write this case study, the design is progressing toward its V2 release. The V1 version- featuring essentials like payment methods and branding-has already been developed.