Simplifying Agri-Commodity Trading to Drive User Adoption

Agridence Rubber Platform (ARP) is designed for procuring physical and sustainable natural rubber. It digitises the natural rubber supply chain, providing data-driven insights and tools that enhance operational efficiency.

Timeline

3 Months

Role

Sole Designer

Responsibilities

Process mapping, user research, UX/UI design, and design handoff

Challenge

Users rely heavily on WhatsApp for negotiations, which is both inefficient and unsustainable for managing complex deals over the long term. Additionally, our current mobile app has not been well received by users, leading to low adoption rates.

Objective

Revamp the mobile app to streamline users' digital workflows, drive higher adoption rates, and position the app as an essential tool for their daily trading activities—making it their go-to platform for negotiations and deal management.
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Solution ✨

HOMEPAGE

Empower Your Trades with Dashboard Insights

The customised dashboard provides users with comprehensive information to keep them up-to-date with their trading activities. It enables a quick overview and summary of their recent trades, analysis of trading patterns, and assessment of their progress, empowering them to make informed decisions moving forward.

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OFFER/BID PANEL

Send offer/bid In No Time

Users can navigate through a volatile market effortlessly with just a few clicks. They can make offers or bids swiftly on the go, regardless of their location, eliminating the need to switch to the web platform and reducing the risk of duplicate efforts.

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TRADE PANEL

Engages In Your Trades Anytime & Anywhere

Users can seamlessly accept, reject, or counter trades on the go, ensuring they never miss critical opportunities, regardless of their location. This feature empowers them to stay connected to the market in real time, allowing them to respond instantly to trade offers as they arise.

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CHAT

Integrated Chat for Real-Time Negotiations

The app lets users easily chat with counterparts and accept trades on the go. Integrated bid and offer quotes allow users to accept trades directly within conversations, making trading faster, smoother, and more convenient.

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Process 📚

My Research Goals

To identify factors contributing to the low adoption rate, understand the challenges traders face, and evaluate the extent to which the goals were achieved.

Customer Journey Map

This CJM captures both the seller and buyer trading experiences, from negotiating trades on WhatsApp to finalising them on the web platform and accepting them via the mobile app. The goal is to optimise the user flow, identify gaps in the experience, and ensure a more seamless and efficient trading process for both parties.

Insights

Define

Product Launch 🚀

In collaboration with SGX, we have achieved a successful launch of the Agridence Rubber Platform App. This collaboration provided us with an excellent opportunity to unveil our new app and present a live demonstration to the participants.

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Key Takeaways

Collaboration is Key

Understanding engineering constraints and stakeholder concerns has helped me design more feasible solutions and solve problems efficiently. By balancing business requirements with user needs, I’ve delivered solutions that are both effective and aligned with organisational goals.

Don’t Assume

Instead of rushing into solutions, I focus on understanding user needs and business requirements—especially in B2B contexts. With limited trading industry experience, listening and learning first helps me identify real challenges and design balanced, effective solutions.

Thank You!

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