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Fintech Remittances

Making international transfers predictable

A quote calculator for Tenpo that shows customers exactly how much their recipient abroad will receive, before they commit to sending money.

20%
Increase in send conversion

More customers completed a transfer once they could see the full cost upfront.

100%
Upfront fee & rate visibility

Exchange rate, commission, and total received shown before the customer sends.

2.2M+
Active users on the app

Shipped to Tenpo's full user base across web and native apps.

Tenpo remittance quote screen showing exchange rate and total cost
Project

Overview

Tenpo is a Chilean fintech app with 2.2M+ active users, offering a prepaid card and core banking features like accounts, wallet, transfers, and cashback. A large share of its customers are immigrants living in Chile who regularly send money to family abroad.

International transfers existed in the app, but customers couldn't see the real cost of sending money until deep into the flow. The exchange rate, commission, and final amount received were revealed late, which made the feature feel unpredictable and led people to abandon it.

As Senior UI Designer, I designed the remittance quote calculator: a simple upfront view that shows exactly how much a recipient abroad will receive before the customer commits to sending.

Problem

The challenge

Sending money abroad meant entering an amount and only finding out the real cost, exchange rate, and what the recipient would actually receive several steps later. For a feature centered on trust — people sending money to family who depend on it — that uncertainty was a dealbreaker.

Behind the simple "send money" flow was real complexity: a live exchange rate, a variable commission, and multiple currency pairs, none of which was communicated clearly before the customer had already started the transfer.

The Goal

Let customers see exactly what they'll pay and what their recipient will receive, before they commit to sending a single transfer.

Research

Discovery

01

Fees felt hidden

Customers didn't understand the commission or exchange rate markup until they were already mid-transfer.

02

Uncertainty over the final amount

Because the rate wasn't locked upfront, customers couldn't tell their recipient exactly how much to expect.

03

Drop-off before sending

Many customers abandoned the flow once the real cost appeared later than expected.

Approach

The solution

We designed a quote calculator that comes first, not last. Customers enter how much they want to send, and immediately see the live exchange rate, the commission, and the exact amount their recipient will receive — all before starting the transfer.

The same view works across currency pairs, updates in real time as the customer adjusts the amount, and carries that same number all the way through to confirmation, so there are no surprises between quote and delivery.

Tenpo remittance flow screens: transfer menu, amount entry, country selection, quote breakdown, and recipient selection
Design

Key design elements

01

Upfront, transparent quote

The exact amount received, the fee, and the exchange rate are all shown before the customer starts a transfer.

  • Live exchange rate shown before sending
  • Clear breakdown of commission and total cost
02

Multi-currency support

Customers enter an amount in their local currency and instantly see what their recipient receives in theirs.

  • Supports multiple send/receive currency pairs
  • Recalculates in real time as amounts change
03

Native iOS/Android experience

Built with Tenpo's existing design system so the calculator feels like a natural part of the app, not a bolt-on.

  • Reused core input and card components
  • Shipped on both platforms simultaneously
Delivery

Delivery highlights

01

Built within the core banking squad

Delivered as part of the transfers feature set, alongside accounts, wallet, and cashback.

02

Cross-platform from day one

Shipped on native iOS and Android together, sharing components with the rest of the app for a consistent feel.

03

Iterated after launch

Used quote-to-send conversion data to refine copy, defaults, and currency pairs after the initial rollout.