Fourdigit Inc. Receives the Bronze A' Design Award for Aeon Wallet Comprehensive Financial App in Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design

Fourdigit Inc. of Fourdigit recognized for mobile technologies, applications and software design by the international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 17, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design category for Aeon Wallet Comprehensive Financial App by Fourdigit Inc. of Fourdigit, designed for Aeon Financial Service Co., Ltd.. The award was conferred within the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

The Bronze A' Design Award Explained

The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.

About Aeon Wallet Comprehensive Financial App

Aeon Wallet is a comprehensive financial service provided by Aeon Group, a massive conglomerate with 17,900 stores and 9 trillion yen in sales. It has 48.24 million credit card members and offers various financial services as an integrated company. Aeon Wallet has a simple and easy-to-understand design that anyone can use. By suggesting the essential needs according to the user's context, they are provided with a personalized experience. We have built a financial service that allows users to conveniently get the information they really need.

About Fourdigit

FOURDIGIT is a design and tech company that provides essential 'design' to connect digital technology and people, creating comfortable experiences for everyone involved.

Award Record

This recognition makes Fourdigit Inc. of Fourdigit a winner of 1 A' Design Award.

About the A' Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design Award

The A' Mobile Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good design in mobile industry by leading designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to mobile designers, application developers, software engineers and user interface designers from all countries. Typical entries include smartphones, tablets, wearables, mobile applications, mobile games and mobile software. The awarded mobile designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/mobile

About A' Design Award & Competition

Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

Press Resources

Winner Page: https://designers.org/158393
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/158393
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!158393
Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/353122
Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.aeon.co.jp/service/lp/aeonwallet/

Media Contact

Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project: Aeon Wallet Comprehensive Financial App
Function: Comprehensive Financial App
Category: Mobile Technologies, Applications and Software Design
Discipline: Communication Design
Industry: Software and Electronics & Appliances
Colors: Dodger Blue, Chocolate, Lavender, Sky Blue and Cadet Blue
Images: 5
Client: Aeon Financial Service Co., Ltd.

The Recognition

Laureate: Fourdigit Inc.
Country: Japan
Brand: Fourdigit
Recognition: Bronze A' Design Award
Edition: 2023 - 2024
Design ID: #158393

Credits

Design Details

Unique Properties: Comprehensive financial services provided by Aeon group, a huge conglomerate operating in Japan and Asia with 17,900 stores, 570,000 employees, and sales of 9 trillion yen. Aeon targets suburban/rural residents with limited digital and financial literacy. A user-friendly app redesign aims to cater to all users by customizing information based on their needs. This ensures a personalized experience, minimizing the risk of missing critical information.
Inspiration: We emphasized the importance of catering to individual users. While many Japanese financial apps previously featured crowded screens with numerous functions and ads, our research of 1,300 users revealed that only a limited number of functions were actually being used. To prevent users from overlooking valuable information due to information overload, we proposed a simple design philosophy and an app UX that allows users to customize information and functions as needed.
Research: Surveying other companies' services revealed dissatisfaction and latent needs in current payment and financial services. We also explored the primary functions used by our cardholders, in-store tasks, and usage scenarios for each financial product. Using data from user interviews conducted from concept study to public release, we designed a dynamic, personalized experience that improves literacy and continues to be conveniently used.
Challenge: In Japan's payment market, various providers like credit cards, QR code payments, electronic money, and BNPL are vying for space. Many Japanese financial apps aim to become "super apps", yet Japan's cashless ratio stood 36% in 2022, low by global standards. Users need help to keep up with the plethora of options, and Aeon Wallet strives to offer the best experience by providing simple functionalities and clear differentiation from competitors.
Realization and Technology: The app's framework is "Flutter", enabling efficient and speedy development. The operability and user-friendliness were confirmed at an early stage with implemented functionality, allowing for improvements. Furthermore, "Lottie" was used for some animations, such as tutorials and object interactions, to achieve smooth and unique movements in a lightweight manner.
Operation and Interaction: We aim to prevent information overload and ensure users get all essential details. Users can customize the UI and skins according to their needs to foster user attachment and usage, and they can quickly grasp their usage status through visual representations and interactions, regardless of their financial literacy. Furthermore, we provide disaster preparedness features in our daily contact services to enhance disaster awareness and ensure smooth actions and peace of mind during emergencies.
Project Duration and Location: Tokyo, Japan. The concept and visual identity planning started in September 2022, detailed design, development, usability testing, etc., began in December 2022, and the application was released in September 2023.
Specifications: Our goal is to provide a user-centric experience, including a home UI where users can select defaults, recommendations based on usage, and suggested features even without user selection. We aim to offer a new payment service that differs from conventional services. Additionally, we provide channel options like widget provision to cater to various scenes.
Keywords: Financial, Payment, Card, Bank, Shopping, Disaster