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ueno+ · 2025–2026

Scaling loyalty beyond banking

Evolving a loyalty experience designed to grow across products, partners, and an expanding ecosystem.

Role
Senior Product Designer
Year
2025–2026
Scope
Discovery, MVP, validation, delivery
Collaboration
Product, Engineering, and merchant partners
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The question behind the work

How can a loyalty experience work across a growing partner ecosystem?

Outcome

Contributed to fewer inquiries and complaints, and improved merchant integration.

01 / Context

A loyalty experience across an ecosystem

At ueno bank, I worked on the loyalty program from early discovery through MVP definition, validation, and delivery.

Fictional banking home, loyalty rewards hub, and partner offer interface
Illustrative concept mockup

02 / Strategy

Shape what to build first

I contributed to roadmap conversations and prioritization, helping define a focused MVP for the program.

Illustrative loyalty MVP roadmap and prioritization workspace
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03 / Ecosystem

Connect the experience to merchants

The work included improving merchant integration and supporting Engineering with clearer product decisions and greater autonomy.

Fictional rewards experience linking customer, merchant offer, and redemption screens
Illustrative concept mockup

04 / Outcome

Improve service and delivery

The program contributed to fewer customer inquiries and complaints, stronger merchant integration, and more autonomy for Engineering.

Illustrative loyalty operations dashboard for merchant offers and customer support
Illustrative concept mockup