New Venmo Features.
For my Information Architecture Class, I was asked to choose an existing company and either redesign their interface or to add new features. I chose to add new features to the existing company, Venmo. The features I added to Venmo are being able to create group payments and schedule payments.
Timeline
3 weeks
My Process
I started by looking at Venmo’s existing interface and saw the opportunity to add new features that would make it easier for people to pay others. I wanted to make it more efficient for people to create different groups and be able to request or pay more than one person at a time, as well as keep track of who pays what. In addition to group payments, I also added the feature of scheduled payments. People will be able to set a date and time when they would like to be reminded to pay bills, friends, etc. so they will no longer forget.
Current Compose Payment Wire Flow
Currently, when users compose a payment, to add more than one recipient you have to click back on the first recipient's name to add another.
Current Compose Payment Flowchart
Wireframe Sketches
Create Groups.
People will easily be able to create and name groups making it more organized for quicker access.
New Wire Flow
Future Group Payment Flowchart
Scheduled Payments
Currently, there is no feature in Venmo that allows users to schedule payments and receive reminders about upcoming payments.
Current Hamburger Bar
Current Hamburger Bar Flow
Wireframe Sketches
Never Forget a Payment.
No more worrying about forgetting to pay your friends or family because with this new feature you will be able to set scheduled payments and receive reminders.
New Wire Flow
Future Hamburger Bar Flowchart
Impact
New implemented features maximizes user’s experience and allows them to create groups and schedule payments.