Ajike Launches 'FINUI', a UI Design Support Service for Financial Institutions

Ajike Inc. (Headquarters: Tokyo; Members Group, hereinafter 'Ajike'), a firm specializing in UI design support for financial institutions, is announcing the availability of documentation and demo requests for 'FINUI', a UI design support service exclusively for financial institutions and their partners.

This service provides 'Financial UI Standards'—essential banking screens in a ready-to-use format—to address burdens faced by digital managers in the financial sector, such as 'having to discuss transfer screens from scratch' and 'UI design philosophies being reset every time a vendor changes.'

What is 'FINUI'? This service provides 'design patterns' based on Ajike's extensive experience in supporting UI design for financial digital services. It serves as a reference for financial UI design, offering necessary screens for tasks like transfers, account openings, and authentication in a pre-completed state.

Unlike general UI kits composed primarily of visual elements, FINUI offers practical screen patterns and their design intent. By adjusting colors and copy, these serve as a starting point for discussions without needing to reconsider designs from scratch every time. Each screen also includes the design intent—explaining 'why it takes this shape'—along with considerations for relevant regulations and WCAG guidelines.

Deliverables consist of Figma files and Storybook (implementation code). Organized across four layers—design tokens, components, patterns, and templates—they are not only viewable in Figma but also provided as functional code.

Three Core Elements 1. Design Tokens: Variables for colors, typography, spacing, and border radius that can be customized to match a brand. 2. Components: Frequently used UI parts in financial UI, such as buttons, input forms, amount displays, and authentication codes. 3. Usage Scenario Templates: Groups of screens assembled step-by-step for business scenarios such as 'first-time transfer to another bank' or 'account opening'.

FINUI provides the framework and philosophy of financial UI design accumulated by Ajike, rather than a bespoke deliverable built for a specific institution. Customization and implementation tailored to each institution's brand are conducted during projects with Ajike.

What Changes? Digital managers and staff in financial institutions face issues like debates starting from scratch whenever transfer screens are reviewed, UI design philosophies being difficult to inherit when vendors change, and challenges in articulating reasons for improvements even when a sense of 'wrongness' exists.

These issues stem from a lack of common references for UI 'patterns' and the tendency for knowledge to remain locked within individual projects. FINUI organizes accumulated knowledge into actual screen patterns and design intents, serving as a reference point for discussions and decision-making.

By leveraging FINUI, expect changes in the following areas: - Reducing 'blank page' debates: Discussions can begin using completed screen patterns as concrete starting points. - Establishing a common language with vendors and stakeholders: Referring to actual screens reduces perception gaps (e.g., 'it just feels different') and facilitates sharing the direction for modifications or development. - Easier justification for improvements: Since design intent, related laws, and WCAG concepts are referenced, it becomes easier to explain why changes are necessary.

Three Features of FINUI 1. Reference designs organized by usage scenario: Business scenarios such as 'first-time transfers' and 'account opening (eKYC)' are organized step-by-step. 2. Implementation code via Figma and Storybook: Serves as a foundation for discussion with SIers and vendors. 3. Alignment with laws, WCAG, and device-cross-platform organization: Considerations for relevant laws and compliance are mapped to each usage scenario.