VIVIAN NAVELE
SENIOR PRODUCT DESIGNER | DESIGN LEAD
Designing fintech that
feels human
I'm Vivian. I design financial products, simplifying complexity, building in autonomy, and making something as serious as money feel a little less scary.
Currently at Affinity Africa, Ghana
Awards & recognition
Proud to be part of the work behind these
Featured
World’s Most
Innovative Companies
Fast Company | 2026
Alliance for Financial Inclusion | 2025
Inclusive Fintech Showcase Winner Year
Ghana Fintech Awards | 2026
Digital Financial Institution of the Year
UI/UX Fintech Company of the Year
Ghana Fintech Awards | 2026
“Affinity has set a new standard for how financial products should look and feel - intuitive, elegant and built with the end user firmly in mind. Beautiful design and seamless functionality delivered”
Selected Work
Some things I’ve built
Saving
B2C
Mobile
Boost account: Designing for commitment
Saving is easy to intend and hard to do. A savings experience built around commitment, motivation and the psychology of delayed rewards
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Lending
B2C
Mobile
Instant Loans: Designing for high-stakes trust
Borrowing is aready stressful. How
do you design a loan flow that feels fast, clear and actually on the user’s
side?
Read case study
Research contributions & publications
Writings and research I’ve contributed to
Digital onboarding preferences
Led field interviews exploring how users experience digital onboarding, then contributed to synthesising findings and sharing recommendations with the client team.
Read
The Power of Community
Helped bring a ResearchOps podcast conversation to life in writing transcribing, shaping and polishing the piece for the global ResearchOps Community publication.
Read
UX Team of One
Contributed to editing and refining a practical guide for solo UX researchers, helping turn a practitioner conversation into a published article for the ResearchOps Community.
Read
SENIOR PRODUCT DESIGNER | DESIGN LEAD
Designing fintech that
feels human
I'm Vivian. I design financial products, simplifying complexity, building in autonomy, and making something as serious as money feel a little less scary.
Currently at Affinity Africa, Ghana
Awards & recognition
Proud to be part of the work behind these
Featured
World’s Most
Innovative Companies
Fast Company | 2026
Alliance for Financial Inclusion | 2025
Inclusive Fintech Showcase Winner Year
Ghana Fintech Awards | 2026
Digital Financial Institution of the Year
UI/UX Fintech Company of the Year
Ghana Fintech Awards | 2026
“Affinity has set a new standard for how financial products should look and feel - intuitive, elegant and built with the end user firmly in mind. Beautiful design and seamless functionality delivered”
Selected Work
Some things I’ve built
Saving
B2C
Mobile
Boost account: Designing for commitment
Saving is easy to intend and hard to do. A savings experience built around commitment, motivation and the psychology of delayed rewards
Read case study
Lending
B2C
Mobile
Instant Loans: Designing for high-stakes trust
Borrowing is aready stressful. How
do you design a loan flow that feels fast, clear and actually on the user’s
side?
Read case study
Research contributions & publications
Writings and research I’ve contributed to
Digital onboarding preferences
Led field interviews exploring how users experience digital onboarding, then contributed to synthesising findings and sharing recommendations with the client team.
Read
The Power of Community
Helped bring a ResearchOps podcast conversation to life in writing transcribing, shaping and polishing the piece for the global ResearchOps Community publication.
Read
UX Team of One
Contributed to editing and refining a practical guide for solo UX researchers, helping turn a practitioner conversation into a published article for the ResearchOps Community.
Read
SENIOR PRODUCT DESIGNER | DESIGN LEAD
Designing fintech that
feels human
I'm Vivian. I design financial products, simplifying complexity, building in autonomy, and making something as serious as money feel a little less scary.
Currently at Affinity Africa, Ghana
Awards & recognition
Proud to be part of the work behind these
Featured
World’s Most
Innovative Companies
Fast Company | 2026
Alliance for Financial Inclusion | 2025
Inclusive Fintech Showcase Winner Year
Ghana Fintech Awards | 2026
Digital Financial Institution of the Year
UI/UX Fintech Company of the Year
Ghana Fintech Awards | 2026
“Affinity has set a new standard for how financial products should look and feel - intuitive, elegant and built with the end user firmly in mind. Beautiful design and seamless functionality delivered”
Selected Work
Some things I’ve built
Saving
B2C
Mobile
Boost account: Designing for commitment
Saving is easy to intend and hard to do. A savings experience built around commitment, motivation and the psychology of delayed rewards
Read case study
Lending
B2C
Mobile
Instant Loans: Designing for high-stakes trust
Borrowing is aready stressful. How do you design a loan flow that feels fast, clear and actually on the user’s side?
Read case study
Research contributions & publications
Writings and research I’ve contributed to
Digital onboarding preferences
Led field interviews exploring how users experience digital onboarding, then contributed to synthesising findings and sharing recommendations with the client team.
Read
The Power of Community
Helped bring a ResearchOps podcast conversation to life in writing transcribing, shaping and polishing the piece for the global ResearchOps Community publication.
Read
UX Team of One
Contributed to editing and refining a practical guide for solo UX researchers, helping turn a practitioner conversation into a published article for the ResearchOps Community.
Read
