UX design (user experience design) is the process of creating products by focusing on how users interact with them. It involves researching user needs, mapping their journey, testing solutions, and continuously improving the experience to make products functional, intuitive, and satisfying to use.
Unlike UI which focuses on visual elements, UX considers the entire user journey – from first discovering your product to becoming a loyal user. It's about understanding user behaviors, motivations, and pain points, then designing solutions that address them.
In competitive FinTech and Web3, excellent UX isn't a "nice addition" – it's the main differentiator and survival condition. UX decides whether complex financial tools become indispensable or frustrating curiosities abandoned for competition.