Stephanie Oparaku

Hi, I'm Stephanie.

I grew up in Lagos β€” chaotic, loud, and full of life. And somehow, in the middle of all that chaos, I became someone who was constantly noticing when things didn't work, visually, spatially, functionally, and immediately thinking about how to make them better. I just didn't know yet that that was a skill. Turns out it has a name.

I went on the journey of learning design, found my footing in fintech, and haven't looked back since. That was over six years ago. Since then I've designed across fintech, crypto, Web3, and AI β€” mostly working on products where getting the details wrong has real consequences for real people. Banking platforms, trading exchanges, payment flows. The kind of work where a confusing screen isn't just a UX problem, it's a trust problem.

What still gets me is the blank canvas moment. Every new project starts with that quiet panic: where do you even begin? But I've learned that the panic is part of it. And the feeling when something complex finally clicks into something clear and simple? That's why I do this.

I'm currently Senior Product Designer at FCMB UK, based in Birmingham. Previously Binance and Nestcoin.

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