When Milliseconds Matter

Redesigning Transaction Alerts for Bond Traders

FinTech

Real-Time Systems

B2B SaaS

Trading Platform

Bond traders at tier-1 banks process hundreds of transaction updates per session. Miss one critical price change? Lose a deal worth millions. See too many alerts? Miss everything. I redesigned how traders triage real-time transaction updates without drowning in noise.

Client

Quinsol Software

Role

Lead Product Designer

Problem

Information overload killing decision speed

Traders couldn't separate signal from noise in high-frequency environments:

Three Critical Failures:

Notification Spam

"I get 50 alerts for ONE transaction as it moves through the workflow"

Related updates scattered chronologically

Risk: Miss critical state changes in the flood

Priority Blindness

"Everything looks equally urgent—but it's not"

No visual hierarchy for severity

Risk: Treat million-dollar alerts like routine updates

Context Loss

"I need to freeze the moment to work, but markets keep moving"

Live KPIs change while reviewing details

Risk: Decision made on stale data without realizing it

Key Insights from Research

Traders triage by priority FIRST, then transaction context
They think in "transaction threads," not chronological streams
Need to work on frozen snapshot during volatility while staying aware of live changes
Legacy systems: modals that block workflow or text-only lists that lack hierarchy

Solution

Transaction-grouped alerts with progressive disclosure

I designed a notification system that mirrors how traders actually think.

Notifications Thread

Outcome

Signal over noise, zero missed opportunities

Impact

Pattern recognition: Traders scan grouped transactions, not message spam
Automatic triage: Priority system surfaces urgent items in <3 seconds
Focused work: Snapshot mode enables deep work during volatility without blind spots

By the Numbers

60% reduction in notification list length via transaction grouping
3-state view system (Compact/Regular/Expanded)
16 notification attributes (category, priority, venue, book, etc.)
Zero rework after dev handoff (Design-Dev Sync prevented misalignment)

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I'm always open to discussing new projects, creative ideas, or opportunities to be part of your vision.

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Adriana Rodriguez-Conto

Product Designer · Systems Builder · Design Lead

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