Corporate Cards for Spend Control
Sr. Product Designer • Aspire,SG (Series C)
In 2022, Aspire launched physical corporate cards in Singapore, designed as part of an integrated expense management system with real-time spend controls and insights.
Overview
As Aspire scaled, customers needed compliant, premium physical cards with clear spend controls for offline use. Existing solutions were either too bank-like or too consumer-oriented to support modern finance teams.
Met Partha Rao, Co-founder and CEO of Pints.ai, at the La French Tech 2025 in Bangalore—showcasing the metal cards I designed for Aspire in 2022.
Roles & Responsibilities
I designed the metal and plastic corporate cards and the in-app spend limits, with CFO and CMO reviews to balance control, compliance, and brand guidelines.
Design Explorations
The exploration started from various the texture and logo plancement explorations for internal discussions. Shortlisting our choices to a few top picks.
Textures
Physical Card Design (Metal & Plastic)
The cards were designed to convey trust, durability, and professionalism while remaining scalable for operations.
Through clear visual hierarchy, brand-aligned minimalism, material differentiation, and built-in security cues, the result was a cohesive card family that felt premium without being flashy.
Spend Limit Feature (Mobile App)
Spend limits were treated as a core experience, not a hidden setting. The design focused on clarity and confidence—making limits easy to understand and adjust, with clear visuals for used vs remaining spend—supporting finance teams while keeping everyday use fast and intuitive.
Learnings & Outcomes
The work supported Aspire’s physical card launch in Singapore and delivered a unified experience across card design and in-app controls. Teams could spend confidently while staying in policy, reinforcing Aspire’s positioning as a modern expense management platform.
Physical products strongly influence trust in fintech, and spend controls feel empowering when designed with clarity. Designing money flows requires emotional sensitivity, with cards treated as interfaces—not just objects.