A finance app is judged at the moment money moves, and the design question is always whether the person is certain. Hesitation at a transfer confirmation costs more than any onboarding metric, because it ends the relationship rather than merely delaying it.
So we design for certainty: identity checks finished in one sitting, balances readable at a glance, transfers where the confirmation is never in doubt, security that reassures rather than interrupts, and regulatory copy placed to be read instead of skipped.
3 main challenges holding back your growth
Outgrown identity
Your company has grown, but the brand no longer reflects scale or direction.
Outgrown identity
Your company has grown, but the brand no longer reflects scale or direction.
Outgrown identity
Your company has grown, but the brand no longer reflects scale or direction.
Onboarding stalls midway
Two steps of eight are finished before the account application is abandoned.
Documents never clear
A document is submitted, every route it takes ends without an approval.
Approval feels hollow
The account opens, the money lands, and the customer still feels nothing.
“All projects in which we’ve involved Halo Lab have been great successes, but their leadership on our brand refresh is worth highlighting.”
“We’ve had feedback from users, investors, and employees, and everyone has said that Halo Lab did a fantastic job with the branding.”
“We’re proud of their branding services. They not only do what we tell them but also make suggestions to help us improve our offerings.”
What we deliver
Finance app design from
first check to first transfer
Onboarding & KYC Flows
Identity checks completed in one sitting, rather than abandoned halfway through a document upload.
Accounts & Balances
Balances, cards, and history made readable at a glance, in poor light and on a small phone screen.
Payments & Transfers
Sending money designed so that the confirmation is never in doubt, and never arrives too late.
Trading & Portfolio
Positions, charts, and orders presented clearly under the time pressure of a moving market.
Security & Authentication
Biometrics, limits, and alerts designed to reassure the account holder rather than to interrupt them.
Budgeting & Insights
Spending patterns surfaced where the decision is actually made, rather than buried in a monthly report.
Regulatory Disclosures
Regulatory copy placed so that it is genuinely read, rather than skipped past inside a modal.
Design System
Reusable component library delivered, so your team ships new screens without a full redesign.
Our most ambitious work
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How we work
Our process for your
finance app design
Start with a strategy call where we align on your goals, challenges, and priorities, and set a clear direction for the entire branding process.
3–4 Days
Research & analysis
Discovery & Product Definition
We map the customer, the regulated steps they must pass, and the moments trust is won or lost, then set what the app has to do before it passes.
3–5 Days Product definition
Flows & Information Architecture
We define navigation, money movement, and verification flows before design begins, with every critical action measured in taps.
3–5 Days App architecture
UI Design
We design onboarding, account, payment, and security screens in Figma — real financial data, one-handed layouts first.
1–2 Weeks UI designs
Prototype & Usability Testing
We build clickable prototypes and test them with your customers, fixing the flows that break before a single screen is engineered.
1 Week Test findings
Design System & Handoff
We deliver a component library and engineering handoff — states, tokens, and platform specs your developers build from directly.
2–3 Days Design system
Start with a strategy call where we align on your goals, challenges, and priorities, and set a clear direction for the entire branding process.
3–4 Days
Research & analysis
Industries we serve
Mobile app design for
diverse organisations
Healthcare
Mobile app design for hospitals, clinics, and health systems.
Financial Services
Mobile app design for banks, insurance firms, and financial platforms.
Logistics
Mobile app design for logistics, transport, and supply chain companies.
Real Estate
Mobile app design for property developers and management firms.
Education
Mobile app design for schools, universities, and e-learning platforms.
Web3 & Blockchain
Mobile app design for Web3 startups and blockchain-based products.
Wellness/Fitness
Mobile app design for wellness brands, gyms, and fitness studios.
Information Technology
Mobile app design for tech companies, software products, and platforms.
6 reasons why clients
choose Halo Lab
Team with industry depth
Strategy before design
Custom-only approach
Expertise for complex needs
Clear, collaborative process
Flexible value for any budget
100+ verified
love letters
“Halo Lab is very organized in planning to achieve the goals within the set deadlines. We feel they were part of our internal team project.”
“Their experts have a very diverse range of skills and always find a solution to exposed issues. The communication process was clear.”
“During the collaboration, Halo Lab prioritized our people, always taking into account our input and ideas and giving all team members a voice.”
“The Halo Lab team unified branding across our patients’ app, showcasing professionalism, convenience, and consistency.”
“Halo recreated our existing portal with a modern and beautiful experience, greatly increasing usability and delight for the end user.”
“Halo Lab is brilliant. We were impressed with their timely delivery, cost-effectiveness, and the people who knew what they were doing!”
“The value we get from Halo Lab and their quality designs sets them apart from others. They are the right mix of price, talent, and style.”
“We gave the Halo Lab team a chance, and we immediately knew they were the ones we wanted to work with.”
“The Halo Lab work pleasantly surprised us, and bringing in their professional design team has been a worthy investment for us.”
“When collaborating with Halo Lab, we felt that communication was straightforward and that the deliverables fit what we expected.”
“Halo Lab has helped us with a rebrand and defined a new name, logo, and color palette. We’ve had a great experience working with them.”
12 years
We’ve built one of the most trusted agencies
150+
Specialists in design, engineering & product management
78%
Returning clients in Europe & North America
FAQ
Why invest in branding services?
Why invest in branding services?
What does finance app design include?
Onboarding and KYC flows, account and balance screens, payments and transfers, trading and investment views, security and authentication, budgeting and insights, compliance and disclosure design, usability testing, and a design system with engineering handoff.
How do you improve KYC completion?
By designing the document step for a phone camera and saving progress at every stage. Most identity checks are abandoned at upload, not at the decision to open an account.
How do you design a transfer people trust?
By making the confirmation unambiguous. Amount, recipient, and timing are restated in plain language before commitment, and the receipt after it removes any doubt the money moved.
How do you balance security with usability?
Biometrics for the routine, step-up authentication only where risk justifies it. Constant re-authentication trains people to dismiss prompts, which makes an app less secure rather than more.
How long does finance app design take?
Most fintech and banking app design projects run 10 to 16 weeks from discovery to handoff, depending on regulatory scope, product surface, and internal review cycles.
Do you design for banking or investment products?
Both, and the pacing differs. Banking is designed for certainty on routine actions; trading is designed for speed and clarity under time pressure without encouraging careless orders.
How do you handle regulatory disclosures?
By designing them to be read. Required copy is placed at the moment it is relevant and written to be understood, rather than collected into a modal everyone dismisses.
Do you run usability testing?
Yes. Clickable prototypes are tested with your customers before engineering starts, and money movement flows are tested hardest because that is where hesitation is most expensive.
Can you also develop the app?
Yes. Design and development are delivered by one team — iOS, Android, or cross-platform build, core banking and payment integrations, accessibility work, and QA before release.