Designing a reward-first experience for Amazon Pay’s next chapter

Amazon Pay
Mobile Experiences
Fintech
India
Amazon Pay
Mobile Experiences
Fintech
India

Context

Amazon Pay is Amazon India’s payments arm, expanding beyond e-commerce into the competitive UPI ecosystem, where established payment experiences have set high expectations.

We created a distinctive, reward-first design language for the app, making cashback, offers, and gamification more visible while building a cohesive visual system ready for leadership approval and launch.

Goal

Our mission was to build a new design language for the Amazon Pay app — reward-centric, distinctive, and ready for leadership sign-off.

Outcomes

Design Language Frozen

through five explored visual directions.

Reward-Centric Model

by highlighting cashback and gamification.

Leadership Alignment

through senior stakeholder approval upfront.

Live In Market

by delivering a launch-ready system.

Everyday Payments

Bringing payments, bills, offers, and rewards together in a single accessible experience.

Playful Rewards

A playful illustration language makes rewards and everyday payments more engaging.

Simplified Payments

Refining the payment interface to prioritise rewards, simplify actions, and improve usability.

Research-led Discovery

Turning research findings into clearer navigation and new personalised payment experiences.

Everyday Payments

Bringing payments, bills, offers, and rewards together in a single accessible experience.

Bringing payments, bills, offers, and rewards together in a single accessible experience.

Playful Rewards

A playful illustration language makes rewards and everyday payments more engaging.

A playful illustration language makes rewards and everyday payments more engaging.

Simplified Payments

Refining the payment interface to prioritise rewards, simplify actions, and improve usability.

Refining the payment interface to prioritise rewards, simplify actions, and improve usability.

Research-led Discovery

Turning research findings into clearer navigation and new personalised payment experiences.

Turning research findings into clearer navigation and new personalised payment experiences.

The results

For Amazon Pay, we defined a reward-first design language — approved by leadership and shipped to market.

Differentiation

a distinct language in a crowded market.

Engagement

driven by visible rewards and gamification.

Alignment

leadership sign-off before build committed.

The Mobile App Experience

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Educational
institutions
Educational Institutions
Scalable, plug-and-play systems for fast-moving tech environments.
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Financial
institutions
Educational Institutions
Scalable, plug-and-play systems for fast-moving tech environments.
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Healthcare
facilities
Educational Institutions
Scalable, plug-and-play systems for fast-moving tech environments.
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Developed expressive illustrations to communicate trust, broader payment services, and AI-powered experiences across key app narratives.

Defined illustration guidelines covering colour palettes, icon proportions, object placement, anchoring, and character composition for consistency.

Explored three distinct visual directions for the home experience, comparing different colour, styling, navigation, and interface treatments.

Explored flexible card and icon treatments across payments, cashback, bills, travel, gifting, subscriptions, and other services.

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