You’ve set up your wallet, linked your card, and granted permissions. Then comes the call or SMS: “There’s a problem with your account.” A few taps later, your money is gone. In Southeast Asia’s super app landscape, seamlessness can be a double-edged sword; what feels...
Super Apps, Super UX? Part 1: Lessons in Modular App Architecture from SEA Powerhouse
You open an app in the morning to check your bills. Instead, you find yourself navigating a maze of promos, loans, and shopping tabs. Welcome to the double‑edged sword of the super app; more convenience, more complexity. What begins as a convenience promise can...
Research for All? The Quiet Challenges of Democratizing Research
In today’s fast-paced and agile teams, democratizing research—allowing designers, product managers, and even marketers to run user studies—is becoming increasingly common. It’s often seen as a way to empower teams, speed up insights, and make user research more...
How We Ran UX Research with Malaysia’s Underserved Communities
When designing digital solutions for underserved communities who are often overlooked, research can’t be business as usual. It has to be human-first, humble, and grounded in reality. We partnered with Friendsuretech—a fintech innovator—on their mission to design...
Creating Trust Online: How UX Research Helps Banks Win Skeptical Users in Southeast Asia
In 2025, digital banking in Southeast Asia is no longer an emerging concept, it’s a rapidly maturing ecosystem. And creating trust online is becoming just as critical as convenience for many fintech companies. With smartphone penetration soaring and fintech...