UI/UX Designer: Premium Polish for Fintech/Travel Aggregator (Figma Only)

Customer: AI | Published: 01.03.2026

We are PaperPlane (https://getpaperplane.in/), a live fintech platform that helps travelers find the absolute cheapest and most efficient ways to get foreign currency. We aggregate data across local vendors, zero-markup credit/debit cards, and complex arbitrage routes (USD Bridges). Our underlying engine works flawlessly, and our V1 is live. Now, we need a world-class UI/UX designer to take our functional interface and elevate it to a premium, "impeccable" standard. Think Stripe meets Airbnb meets Skyscanner. The Deliverable: Figma designs only. No coding is required for this contract. We need a complete, responsive (Mobile + Desktop) UI/UX overhaul of our core user journey. It needs to be a charm to use, highly credible, minimalist, and deeply intuitive. The Core UX Challenges We Need You to Solve: We have identified several key areas where our current UI is falling short. We want your expert perspective and solutions on the following: 1. The Header & Global Context How do we create a unified, premium header? Currently, our logo, search parameters (Source ➔ Destination, Amount), and our "Freshness Ticker" (Live data timestamp) feel disconnected. Question for you: Where is the optimal placement for the freshness ticker so it proves credibility without cluttering the main navigation? 2. The "Master Ledger" (The Results Feed) How can we make the individual strategy rows/cards look better? Are we currently over-showing vendor logos, and how can we present them more elegantly? Question for you: How do we design the "Winning" row to visually pop so the user implicitly trusts the top recommendation? 3. Progressive Disclosure & Navigation Currently, when a user clicks a strategy from the main list, we route them to a completely new page. Question for you: Should we be using a different paradigm? Is a heavy bottom-sheet (mobile) or a slide-out modal (desktop) preferable to keep the user anchored to the main search results? 4. Trust, Warnings, & Information Architecture Forex is a high-trust industry. How can we make the entire website look undeniably credible? How do we show important notes, bank requirements, or warnings without triggering user anxiety or using aggressive red warning triangles? Question for you: What is the most elegant way to handle tooltips and "info" icons for complex financial jargon? 5. Filtering & Layout Standards How do we present our filters (Strategy Type, Card Networks, Convenience) intuitively? We want to heavily borrow from modern design standards (like Skyscanner's layout). How do we perfectly adapt these desktop paradigms to a flawless, native-feeling mobile web experience? What We Expect From You: A brief UI Audit: Tell us what we are currently doing wrong. UX Wireframing: Solving the "New Page vs. Bottom Sheet" routing problem. High-Fidelity Figma Prototypes: Pixel-perfect, component-based designs for Desktop and Mobile, utilizing a clean, modern design system. To Apply: Please do not send a generic cover letter. Start your proposal with the word "Impeccable." Link to 2 specific projects in your portfolio that demonstrate dense data aggregation (fintech, travel, dashboards) made beautifully simple. Briefly answer one of our questions above: If a user clicks a result in a dense list, do you prefer routing them to a new page, or opening a bottom-sheet/modal? Why?