Pay Later Hub

Introducing a hub that acts as a one-stop shop for everything
Pay Later globally: US, Australia, France, Italy & Spain.

Lead UX Designer

Role

Figma, Miro

Tools

3months

Timeline

Design Thinking

Methodology

Design Thinking

I utilize Double Diamond as a practical framework for applying Design Thinking.

Team

PRODUCT MANAGERS

UX DESIGNERS

CONTENT DESIGNER

SOFTWARE ENGINEERS

LEGAL COMPLIANCE

RISK MANAGEMENT

CROSS-FUNCTIONAL

Business Problem

Low awareness and discoverability in-app of Pay Later products and information excludes potential customers. Existing Pay Later servicing page offers payment options and plan history, but is limited otherwise and has no shopping incentives.

Customer Problem

Customers need an easy-to-find, user-friendly area where they can track and manage their BNPL loans and take advantage of other BNPL services, such as creating VCC cards for both online and in-store shopping.

The Whys

The main intent is to create a designated unified place within PayPal digital wallet where customers can:

Learn about the Pay Later suite

Shop online to Pay Later or Pay Later in-store

Check/Track their spending power with Pay Later

Check merchants that offer Pay Later

See if they can combine Deals with Pay Later

Check their ongoing Pay Later plans

Scope

Pay Later Hub Global Expansion

A servicing end-to-end experience across native PayPal App & Desktop (Web) platforms in the US, Australia, Italy, France & Spain. I worked with 2 other UX designers on creating the Hub for the US and led design initiatives to scale it to international markets. It included close collaboration with the content team to streamline the localization strategy for all regions in scope. See the list below. 

Regions

 US

Australia

France 

Italy & Spain

UX Research

Surveys, Diary Study, Usage Data & Competitor Analysis

Understand Customers

Based on GPL usage data from January 2023.

Pay Later Archetypes

Based on diary study data from September 2023.

Competitor Analysis KLARNA

Competitor Analysis APPLE

Competitor Analysis AFTERPAY

Ideation

Design kick-off to define the problem, discuss questions & brainstorm ideas on desired end-to-end experience.


Create Engagement Loops

Based on analyzed data, we translate key insights into an experience that motivates customers to engage with Pay Later Hub.

Priya

VALUE SEEKER, AGE 30+

Power PayPal user, looking for more ways to use PayPal Looks to PayPal for trusted and alternative forms of credit.

1. Trigger

Priya is browsing websites looking for a wedding gift for her best friend during her break at work. Gets distracted by an urgent email. When she’s back, she receives a push-notification to finish her purchase using Pay in 4 which she is already pre-qualified for.

Describe the product/service

2. Action

She clicks the link in the notification to learn more about the pre-qualification. She is directed to the Pay Later hub where she learns all the details about the offer. After learning that using it doesn’t require a credit check, she uses it to buy a gift for her friend.

Describe the product/service

3. Investment

Reuses Pay Later for future purchases
Explores Crypto
Signs Up for PayPal Credit.

Describe the product/service

4. Reward

Customer is pre-qualified for Pay in 4
No credit checks, no impact on credit report
Easy and quick to make a purchase.

Describe the product/service

Brainstorming

UED + Product +ENG

Teams generated ideas freely without judgment. The following techniques were used: mind mapping, sketching, role-playing, and rapid prototyping to stimulate creativity. 

Design + Prototype

Bringing concepts into reality.

Current Pay Later Hub

The current live version of the Pay Later Hub that we are going to redesign.

Design Explorations

Localization 

As I led the international expansion of the Pay Later Hub, it was my responsibility to collaborate closely with content and global teams to deliver relevant copies. My background in linguistics and languages helps a lot here – I usually translate the drafts on my own and have the global team revise and/or add recommendations, which saves a lot of time. Furthermore, I worked with the content designer to reflect stylistic differences between Australian and American English (there were a few).

AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺

FRANCE 🇫🇷

ITALY 🇮🇹

SPAIN 🇪🇸

Watch Me Design Hub in Australia 🇦🇺

As a lead designer responsible for global Pay Later Hub expansion, it was my responsibility to scale the US version to the Australian market, design all the possible use cases as well as work with content and global teams to create local copies applicable to each use case.

Prototype

I created the end-to-end flow starting with the acquisition flow from the merchant’s website to the servicing experience in the PayPal App, where the new Pay Later Hub design is implemented.

TEST IT

Success & Impact

US DATA ONLY

+$98M

TPV

+0,7M

Hub Users

+0,3M

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