Behavioral study of business bankers

User research study, Competitive benchmarking & Design validation

User research study, Competitive benchmarking & Design validation

ICICI’s InstaBIZ app is built for current account holders: entrepreneurs, small businesses, and enterprise managers. However, many users still rely on physical branches, call managers for clarifications, and find digital journeys unintuitive or incomplete.

ICICI’s InstaBIZ app is built for current account holders: entrepreneurs, small businesses, and enterprise managers. However, many users still rely on physical branches, call managers for clarifications, and find digital journeys unintuitive or incomplete.

ICICI’s InstaBIZ app is built for current account holders: entrepreneurs, small businesses, and enterprise managers. However, many users still rely on physical branches, call managers for clarifications, and find digital journeys unintuitive or incomplete.

ICICI’s InstaBIZ app is built for current account holders: entrepreneurs, small businesses, and enterprise managers. However, many users still rely on physical branches, call managers for clarifications, and find digital journeys unintuitive or incomplete.

My Role

UX designer at
ZEUX innovation

My Role

UX designer at
ZEUX innovation

My Role

UX designer at
ZEUX innovation

My Role

UX designer at
ZEUX innovation

Team

Sugesh Sugathan
Arushi Sethi
Atmaja Patel
Vanshika Jain

Team

Sugesh Sugathan
Arushi Sethi
Atmaja Patel
Vanshika Jain

Team

Sugesh Sugathan
Arushi Sethi Atmaja Patel

Vanshika Jain

Team

Sugesh Sugathan
Arushi Sethi
Atmaja Patel
Vanshika Jain

ICICI Team

Product Managers

Product Head
Executive leadership

ICICI Team

Product Managers

Product Head
Executive leadership

ICICI Team

Product Managers

Product Head
Executive leadership

ICICI Team

Product Managers

Product Head
Executive leadership

Objective

Our research goals

Understanding business banking needs & behavior

Benchmark the app against other competition

Test the revamped journey and gather feedback

Research methods used

Started with user interviews

Research methods used

Started with user interviews

We gathered alot of useful data

We gathered alot of useful data

The question we had

How do we synthesize everything we heard and observed?

Sifting through the data

We explored user behavior across industries, financial activities, and compared InstaBIZ with competitors. Through user flow tests and card sorting, we identified 5 key UX improvements to enhance the app experience.

We explored user behavior across industries and financial activities and compared InstaBIZ with competitors. Through user flow tests and card sorting, we identified five key UX improvements to enhance the app experience.

Shifting through the data

Understanding the business ecosystem

To understand the business banking ecosystem, I segmented users by business type and mapped their interactions across five layers: actors, activities, channels, institutions, and environments. This helped uncover what matters most to users, what they rely on daily, and what often gets ignored and underused.

To understand the business banking ecosystem, I mapped user types across five layers—actors, activities, channels, institutions, and environments

Narrowing down further

Digital tools within the business ecosystem

This detailed breakdown captures how they interact with digital tools across core financial activities. We mapped their preferred channels, friction points, and behaviors, clearly showing what tools they rely on daily, what causes stress, and where meaningful improvements can be made.

Narrowing down further

Benchmarking against banking & NBFC competitors

We conducted benchmarking across leading banks and NBFCs, evaluating each on 7 key parameters. This helped us identify best practices, gaps in InstaBIZ, and opportunities to elevate the overall user experience.

Narrowing down further

Task analysis of the existing ICICI app with users

We conducted task analysis by using eye-tracking and mapping user mental models. We compared what users were expected to do with what they actually did while completing specific journeys in the app. This helped identify mismatches, confusion points, and overlooked elements.

Learning

Takeaways from the research study

Get the hygiene stuff right

Get the hygiene
stuff right

Get the hygiene stuff right

Get the hygiene stuff right

Users often compare unrelated terms, but what they truly seek is simplicity. By prioritizing essential features and using progressive disclosure, we reduced fatigue and made key actions easier to access.

One structure can fit all

One structure can
fit all

One structure can fit all

One structure can fit all

Through benchmarking, we uncovered a universal UX pattern for banking apps.
This structure places key elements upfront, reducing cognitive load and navigation easier

Through benchmarking, we uncovered a universal UX pattern for banking apps.
This structure places key elements upfront, reducing cognitive load and making navigation easier.

Through benchmarking, we uncovered a universal UX pattern for banking apps. This structure places key elements upfront, reducing cognitive load and navigation easier

User wants to feel smart, not lost

User wants to feel smart, not lost

User wants to feel smart, not lost

User wants to feel smart, not lost

Our research showed users wanted more guidance for using the app. To support this, we introduced bite-sized videos that made the experience more engaging and informative.

Our research showed users wanted more guidance for using the app. To support this, we introduced bite-sized videos that made the experience more engaging and informative.

⚠️ Due to NDA, much of the work can't be publicly shared

looking at the system as a whole

© 2025. by AtmajaPatel

looking at the system as a whole

© 2025. by AtmajaPatel

looking at the system as a whole

© 2025. by AtmajaPatel

looking at the system as a whole

© 2025. by AtmajaPatel