Goodface

Goodface, founded in 2016 and based in Kyiv, specializes in payment interfaces, trading platforms, and banking app design. Their portfolio includes Magnetiq Bank and PayAtlas — both requiring sophisticated compliance UX. Their philosophy centers on human-centered design for financial products, meaning they prioritize reducing cognitive load in compliance workflows while maintaining security integrity.

Their experience with payment processing and trading interfaces makes them ideal for compliance platforms handling financial transactions.

• Employees-to-Client Ratio (Bandwidth): 1:2–1:3 — Focused team with selective project engagement

• Process Maturity: User research-driven design methodology with financial services specialization

• AI Design Experience: Emerging AI for fraud detection UX and trading signal visualization

• Client Communication: Collaborative design process with iterative prototyping and user testing

• App/Web Dev Support: Full-stack capability with mobile and web development expertise

• Office Culture: European-based team with fintech specialization and human-centered design culture

Lazarev

Lazarev operates globally with specialization in digital banking and neobank UX design. Their approach translates security compliance into user confidence rather than friction — a critical differentiation for compliance tech. With clients like Vessel Finance, Lazarev has demonstrated ability to design for cutting-edge fintech compliance requirements while maintaining intuitive user experiences.

Their global perspective helps compliance platforms scale design across multiple regulatory jurisdictions.

• Employees-to-Client Ratio (Bandwidth): 1:2–1:4 — Flexible capacity with modular project engagement

• Process Maturity: Global banking design methodology with multi-market regulatory awareness

• AI Design Experience: Moderate AI integration for banking automation and compliance monitoring

• Client Communication: Regular sprint reviews and collaborative design iteration cycles

• App/Web Dev Support: Full-stack capability with fintech development expertise

• Office Culture: Global distributed team with banking and fintech specialization

Pony Studio

Pony Studio, founded to serve the Web3 ecosystem, specializes in blockchain UX and cryptocurrency accessibility. For compliance platforms operating in the crypto or blockchain space, their expertise in regulatory complexity and user-friendly Web3 design is invaluable. They combine bold branding with accessibility, ensuring compliance platforms don't sacrifice visual innovation for regulatory requirements.

Their focus on cryptocurrency accessibility means they've solved unique compliance challenges around wallet security, transaction verification, and regulatory status transparency.

• Employees-to-Client Ratio (Bandwidth): 1:2–1:3 — Selective engagement with Web3-focused project portfolio

• Process Maturity: Web3-native design methodology with blockchain and compliance innovation focus

• AI Design Experience: Active AI integration for smart contract interaction design and blockchain monitoring

• Client Communication: Collaborative Web3 design workshops with crypto community engagement

• App/Web Dev Support: Full-stack Web3 development with blockchain technical expertise

• Office Culture: Web3-native team with innovation-focused and decentralized collaboration culture

Cake & Arrow

Cake & Arrow, founded in 2002, brings two decades of experience in insurtech and financial service design. Their portfolio includes MetLife and Chubb — among the world's most compliance-demanding insurance platforms. This enterprise legacy means deep understanding of regulatory reporting, claims processing workflows, and multi-stakeholder governance in compliance platforms.

Ideal for established compliance tech companies in insurance, underwriting, or large-scale financial services needing a proven partner with institutional credibility.

• Employees-to-Client Ratio (Bandwidth): 1:3–1:5 — Established team with multiple concurrent enterprise clients

• Process Maturity: Enterprise design governance with 20+ years of compliance process refinement

• AI Design Experience: Growing AI integration for claims automation and risk assessment interfaces

• Client Communication: Structured quarterly governance and executive stakeholder alignment

• App/Web Dev Support: Full design-to-development pipeline with enterprise infrastructure expertise

• Office Culture: Established agency with formal organizational structure and long-term enterprise relationships

Conclusion

Choosing the right UX agency for compliance tech requires understanding both your regulatory complexity and your users' tolerance for friction. The best compliance tech agencies balance security requirements with intuitive design — translating compliance demands into user confidence rather than user friction. Whether you're building a neobank, regtech platform, or enterprise compliance tool, prioritize agencies with proven experience in your specific regulatory domain, clear communication processes, and demonstrated ability to reduce cognitive load in compliance workflows. The right partner will help your compliance platform achieve both regulatory excellence and user adoption success.

FAQs

What are the most crucial factors to consider when choosing a UX agency for compliance tech projects?

The top three factors are: (1) proven experience in your specific regulatory domain (fintech, regtech, legal tech, etc.), (2) demonstrated ability to balance security with usability in KYC flows and permission systems, and (3) clear communication processes for rapid iteration when regulatory requirements shift. Additionally, verify the agency's experience translating compliance frameworks like SOC 2, PCI DSS, and GDPR into intuitive user interfaces — not just security checkboxes. According to research on fintech design agencies, the best partners demonstrate "trust-building" design that reduces cognitive load while maintaining security integrity.

How can a UX agency specializing in compliance tech improve our product's user engagement?

Compliance tech platforms face unique engagement challenges because users must complete mandatory verification, authentication, and reporting tasks. A specialized UX agency improves engagement by: (1) streamlining KYC flows to reduce abandonment, (2) designing transparent security communication that builds trust rather than fear, (3) creating role-based permission systems that match organizational workflows, and (4) simplifying regulatory reporting into actionable dashboards. Design agencies focused on compliance understand that engagement in regulated environments comes from reduced friction, clear value communication, and intuitive workflows — not entertainment or gamification.

What kind of ROI can we expect from investing in expert UX design for compliance tech solutions?

Based on fintech agency benchmarking data, companies investing in specialist compliance tech UX design typically see: improved customer onboarding completion rates (reducing KYC abandonment), faster time-to-compliance for users, reduced support tickets related to complex workflows, and improved user retention. Enterprise clients like Chubb and MetLife work with agencies like Cake & Arrow because better UX directly reduces operational costs in compliance workflows. Expected ROI includes 20–40% improvements in task completion rates and measurable churn reduction in compliance-heavy user segments.

How does Bricx Labs differentiate itself from other UX agencies for compliance tech specialists?

Bricx Labs approaches compliance tech design with a proprietary framework that translates regulatory requirements into behavioral design patterns. We combine regulatory domain expertise with conversion optimization methodology — ensuring compliance workflows feel natural rather than obstructive.

Our 1:2 client-to-team ratio ensures dedicated focus on your compliance challenges. We integrate emerging AI capabilities for audit workflows and anomaly detection, helping compliance platforms stay ahead of regulatory trends. Unlike generalist SaaS agencies, we've built compliance tech expertise across fintech, regtech, and legal tech — understanding that each vertical's compliance complexity demands specialized design thinking.

Can you provide examples of successful compliance tech projects Bricx Labs has handled?

Bricx Labs has specialized in designing compliance-heavy SaaS products across multiple verticals. Our work spans fintech onboarding platforms (reducing KYC friction while maintaining regulatory integrity), regtech audit dashboards (translating complex compliance data into actionable insights), and legal tech document workflows (streamlining contract review and compliance tracking).

For more information on our compliance tech design expertise and detailed case studies, visit Bricx Labs or explore our work across legal tech design services and fintech UX design agencies.