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SaaS Product Design & Development · 2026

Checkpoint

Checkpoint brings contributions, member records, lending, investments and group finances into one organised digital workspace.

Client
Barons Digital — Product Studio
Our role
Design and development of a connected financial management experience for VICOBA groups and community investment clubs.
Duration
Ongoing product development
Status
Private release
Checkpoint

The context

Financial clarity for groups growing together.

Community investment groups depend on regular contributions, transparent financial records and reliable oversight of savings and loans. Checkpoint brings these activities together in an approachable digital platform.

Designed for group administrators and individual members, Checkpoint makes it easier to follow contributions, review lending activity and understand the financial position of the club.

The portfolio presentation uses real product interfaces rendered with fictional member and financial data. It does not represent actual customer finances or independently measured outcomes.

01 · The challenge

Group treasurers and administrators may need to reconcile payments, loans, interest, expenses and member balances across separate records.

That can make reporting and accountability more difficult as a club grows.

Members also need an understandable view of their contributions and borrowing position, while administrators require a broader operational picture without compromising clarity.

02 · The approach

We built Checkpoint around a central financial overview that surfaces group cash, equity, contributions, loans and other key records, supported by focused modules for everyday administration.

The experience separates administrator and member responsibilities while using a consistent product language across dashboard tables, financial charts, contribution tracking and mobile views.

Checkpoint's existing blue-and-mint brand identity anchors the case-study presentation, combining screenshots captured from its real React and Astro interfaces with composed editorial boards.

Checkpoint — one workspace for contributions, savings, loans and member accountability.
Checkpoint — one workspace for contributions, savings, loans and member accountability.
Brand identity and colour palette grounded in Checkpoint's existing blue-and-mint design system.
Brand identity and colour palette grounded in Checkpoint's existing blue-and-mint design system.
Group overview — real application dashboard with fictional demonstration data.
Group overview — real application dashboard with fictional demonstration data.
Group financial workflows — contribution records and the loan register.
Group financial workflows — contribution records and the loan register.
Member experience — product sign-in and responsive member interface.
Member experience — product sign-in and responsive member interface.
Checkpoint — designed for transparent, connected community finance.
Checkpoint — designed for transparent, connected community finance.

What we delivered

Built around the real work.

  1. 01Group financial dashboard and reporting
  2. 02Member contribution tracking and records
  3. 03Loan register, balances and repayment oversight
  4. 04Investment and expense management
  5. 05Member management and personal finance views
  6. 06Automated fines and contribution follow-up workflows
  7. 07Responsive web experience for administrators and members

03 · The outcome

A functioning product experience for organising investment club finance around a shared, clearer set of records and workflows.

An extensible financial-management foundation; the case study illustrates the product design without asserting user adoption, return on investment or financial improvements.

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