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Caio Mauro Kiva Analysis CS319 Enhancing Kiva's User Experience: A Comprehensive UI/UX Analysis Kiva has revolutionized microfinance by connecting individuals globally with peer-to- peer loans. Through its online platform, Kiva finds lenders to provide financial support to low- income entrepreneurs and students in almost 100 countries. The goal at Kiva is to bridge the gap between lenders and borrowers, creating financial inclusion and improving the quality of financial services in underserved communities. Today we look at the user experience and user interface development for Kiva's platform. By examining the specific needs of both borrowers and lenders, we hope to provide recommendations for optimizing the UX/UI design, considering the constraints of embedded systems and cloud-based applications. Data Requirements for Borrowers via Embedded Systems: Borrower’s Goals: o Borrowers want to find information about Kiva and the borrowing process. This includes staying informed, requesting loans, and tracking the loan payback process. Applicable Data Fields: o Key data fields for borrowers include funded_amount, loan_id, status, repayment_interval, posted_time, and planned_expiration_time. These data fields store a lot of data that relates directly to the Borrower and their loan. Important information like their loan id for support, expiration date, and amount funded is very important. Interface for Embedded System: o Given the limitations of embedded systems specifically with connecting to the internet or downloading applications, an SMS-based interface is recommended. Users could text a specific keyword to access a menu with options such as viewing current loans, requesting a loan, learning about lenders, and understanding Kiva. For newer devices an optimized menu-based application would be the best. The application
would consist of a menu with options found on the website. Options would include New Loan, My Current Loan, About Kiva, About Lenders and other things like a FAQ page. The User: o The user base is made up of those with existing loans looking to find information or get support with their loan and potential borrowers who need details about lenders and Kiva's loan system. Design Requirements: o The system must efficiently return loan-related data, present that information clearly, facilitate loan requests, and create a stress-free user experience. Optimization for performance, compatibility, and research on development tools are going to be very important. It will be important to know which embedded systems may allow for access to the web or to applications so that users could download the Kiva app or must use the SMS based system. Refining Data Needs Through Borrower Stories After reviewing five borrower stories on the Kiva Lend Filter page, it was very clear that the purpose for loans varies widely. From dire business survival needs to more lax business expansion, the range of devices and connectivity will also vary. This highlights the importance of supporting devices with limited processing power. The goal is to server underserved communities and to do that inclusion of any device no matter how weak it may be is important. The diverse loan amounts requested tell that there is a need for information on Kiva. It seems like certain stories that should be requesting a higher loan are not and settle for a small loan. While other wanting to fund a parade or have money to sign their brand into whole foods request the limit of $15,000. It will be important to have a way for users to be recommended or be made aware of how much they can get a loan for. Additionally, the eligibility for loans should be easy to find so that those who are not eligible can become eligible.
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