Projects / Savings Pods

I designed a feature to help GreenFi's banking members organize money in their savings.

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Year
2026
Company
GreenFi
Role
Design, Engineering
Tools
Figma, VSCode, Claude
Platform
Web, iOS, Android

Summary

Savings Pods were built as a way to let GreenFi’s banking members organize the money in their GreenFi Savings account without us needing to move to a cost-prohibitive multi-account model with our banking infrastructure partner.

I worked closely with our Product Manager and our engineering team to pare down an ambitious initial feature set, arriving at a simple MVP that delivered real functionality without disrupting other larger roadmap initiatives.

From a design perspective, I focused on designing lightweight, intuitive flows for setup and funding of pods, while leveraging emoji and custom naming to make the feature feel personal and fun.

Nearly 5% of members were using Savings Pods within three months of launch. The feature drove a 29% reduction in churn related to a “lack of financial management tools”, along with a roughly 1% increase in total checking and savings deposits.

A 'What are you saving for?' screen with a two-column grid of emoji-topped suggestion cards: Emergency Fund, Vacation & Travel, Down Payment, New Car, Child, Pets, Gifts & Occasions, Hobbies & Games, Bills & Utilities, and Something Else.A 'What are you saving for?' screen with a two-column grid of emoji-topped suggestion cards: Emergency Fund, Vacation & Travel, Down Payment, New Car, Child, Pets, Gifts & Occasions, Hobbies & Games, Bills & Utilities, and Something Else.
Setting up a new Savings Pod starts with a grid of suggestions to get members thinking about what they might want to save for. The list came from survey data about what members save for, paired with emoji I selected to ensure a variety of colors and fun 🐙.
A 'Customize your Savings Pod' screen with an editable emoji field showing a tent emoji, a name field filled in with 'Hawaii Trip,' and a green Continue button above the keyboard.A 'Customize your Savings Pod' screen with an editable emoji field showing a tent emoji, a name field filled in with 'Hawaii Trip,' and a green Continue button above the keyboard.
The name and emoji for a Savings Pod can be personalized. To avoid data issues, I worked with our backend team to add a new API with a select set of safe emoji known to be available on all supported platforms.
A Savings account view with a $4,253.77 total balance broken into Available Balance and Savings Pods tiles, Add Money and Send Money buttons, and a 'Savings Pods (3)' list showing Hawaii Trip, Snacks, and Garden Project with balances and progress bars.A Savings account view with a $4,253.77 total balance broken into Available Balance and Savings Pods tiles, Add Money and Send Money buttons, and a 'Savings Pods (3)' list showing Hawaii Trip, Snacks, and Garden Project with balances and progress bars.
The main Savings account view was updated to provide a breakdown of the account balance, as well as a list of active Savings Pods.
A Hawaii Trip Savings Pod detail sheet rising over the dimmed Savings view, showing a $1,425.28 balance, a saving-goal progress bar, and Goal Amount, Progress, and Goal Date figures above a green Add Money button and an overflow button.A Hawaii Trip Savings Pod detail sheet rising over the dimmed Savings view, showing a $1,425.28 balance, a saving-goal progress bar, and Goal Amount, Progress, and Goal Date figures above a green Add Money button and an overflow button.
Tapping a Savings Pod in the list shows a lightweight sheet view with a prominent button for adding money. Actions for withdrawing money, editing the name and emoji, or closing the Savings Pod are tucked into an overflow menu.
An 'Add Money to Hawaii Trip' screen with $150 entered into a prominent amount field, a note that $927.46 is available in GreenFi Savings, a custom numeric keypad, and a green 'Add Money to Savings Pod' button.An 'Add Money to Hawaii Trip' screen with $150 entered into a prominent amount field, a note that $927.46 is available in GreenFi Savings, a custom numeric keypad, and a green 'Add Money to Savings Pod' button.
We used the project to build a clean new money movement form with custom keypad that we'll eventually incorporate into all money movement flows. Not pictured: the UI was designed to adapt to show recurring options, source & destination picker, and more.