GSMA: Powering Secure Authentications Through User Research

Empowering a global organization with industry insights for better solutions

Industry

Telecom, Networks & Smart Devices

Platforms

Mobile Platforms

Expertise & Services

User Research

The GSMA is a global organization unifying the mobile ecosystem to discover, develop and deliver innovation foundational to positive business environments and societal change.

Mobile Connect, a GSMA initiative, aimed to enrich the authentication process through a better understanding of their users in India.

Think Design was thus onboarded as a research partner to conduct a system-level study through multiple research methodologies and share critical insights and advice on areas of improvement.

GSMA

Our Strategy

The Thinker Approach

To conduct comprehensive research, our first steps were guided by defining a research foundation and recruitment criteria through a primary basic study.

A UX audit was done to identify and judge the existing product’s UX around the areas of customer onboarding, navigation, and data representation, helping us define user tasks and the product’s usage metrics.

A Research Questionnaire was hence developed drawing from both the study and audit which fed to conduct the primary research.
Primary research methods like usability tests and interviews and focus group discussions were employed to gain insights into user expectations and needs. This helped us generate ideas to determine the design directions for Mobile Connect.

Insights We Drew/ Insights Inferred

One of the key insights we attained was the unavailability of relevant information and data for the users. Service providers should display information related to all processes across the platform to let the users know how their data would be used.

Privacy and security is the other important aspect of money-centric applications. Users would opt for the privacy of information over convenience in a heartbeat.

KEY FEATURES

01

Information Design and Disclosure

The application was recommended to be revamped considering key features of security, privacy, convenience, and information dissemination.

02

Color Identity

The most preferred colors were gathered from interviews and user perceptions, documented, and suggested, highlighting the reason for their preference amongst the users.

03

Simplification of the Interface

Enhanced, clearer visual elements and iconic representations of error messages were recommended. Additionally, the need for simplification of the wait screen with the use of comprehensive and direct content was emphasized.

04

Improved UX Across Workflows

Design directions for various user workflows were suggested with new changes drawn from the UX audit and user research insights.

05

Comparative Study

A comparison between the UX Audit and the new design suggested was done to highlight the current challenges, providing a way forward with the new design recommendations.

DESIGN ACTIVITIES

Consulting

Research Design

Participant
recruitment

Summary and
Consolidation

Outcomes and Impacts

Research activities were conducted and reports were delivered in 2017.

GSMA MOBILE CONNECT
Understanding users of the global payments industry