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Fintech

craftinnovations.global

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Global fintech-focused research and design firm turning customer insights into usable digital products.

Craft Innovations is a global fintech-focused research and design firm that helps organizations innovate faster, increase product value, and grow customer engagement through user research, usability testing, and human-centered design. We offer end-to-end capabilities across research, UX design, usability testing, and growth optimization for digital touchpoints such as websites, apps, and SaaS platforms. Our mission is to empower ambitious fintech leaders to launch faster with lower risk, and our vision is to be at the heart of truly great, human-centric financial innovations.

We help ambitious fintech leaders launch faster, with lower risks of failure.

What we offer

Customer Research Services

Service

Enhance product development through actionable insights from customer research services.

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Product Research Services

Service

Gather unbiased insights to drive product innovation.

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Product Market Fit Consulting

Service

Validate product ideas with data-driven insights to ensure market demand and successful launches.

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Customer Experience Services

Service

Transform customer interactions into loyalty with tailored CX strategies.

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Customer Satisfaction Research Services

Service

Enhance customer loyalty and satisfaction through targeted research and actionable insights.

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UX/UI Design

Service

Transform complex ideas into intuitive user experiences that drive growth.

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Market segments

Market size by segment

Growth potential (CAGR)

Customer experience strategy

15.78 Billion USD13.7% CAGR

Strategic services to design and optimize end-to-end customer journeys, personalization, loyalty, and UX to improve retention, conversion, and lifetime value.

Market validation and product-market fit testing

3 Billion USD8.5% CAGR

Methods to generate decision-ready market evidence through structured experiments, messaging tests, white-space and wedge selection, and signal scoring to assess product-market fit before scaling.

UX and digital experience design

14 Billion USD15% CAGR

User research, interaction and visual design, prototyping, and usability testing to create human-centered digital interfaces and product experiences.

Usability testing and satisfaction measurement

3 Billion USD14.1% CAGR

Quantitative and qualitative assessment of customer satisfaction and usability using NPS/CSAT/CES, usability testing, UX audits, and mystery shopping to surface friction and improvement opportunities.

Competitive intelligence and benchmarking

5.7 Billion USD12.9% CAGR

Collection and analysis of competitor positioning, market share, and performance benchmarks to inform go-to-market, M&A, and strategic decisions.

More information about our offering

Customer Research Services

Customer research services that steer fintech product innovation. Our ad-hoc and strategic research uncovers unmet customer needs, collects evidence, and translates insights into actionable product decisions. We help validate ideas with real users, compare experiences with competitors, and shape customer value propositions.

  • Refine Customer Journeys
    Identify pain points and opportunities for enhancing customer satisfaction across all touchpoints.
  • Drive Innovation
    Explore market trends and customer demands to inform product development and positioning.
  • Validate Product Ideas
    Rapidly test and confirm product concepts with real users to minimize risks before market entry.
  • Optimize Development Resources
    Focus on developing features that resonate most with customers, maximizing investment impact.
  • Enhance Revenue Stream
    Identify the best pricing models and structures based on real user data to optimize sales.
  • Understand Market Position
    Gain insights into competitors’ strategies and identify areas for improvement in your offerings.
  • Boost Customer Retention
    Understand what builds loyalty and create strategies to foster longer-term customer relationships.
  • Measure Performance
    Evaluate your product's user experience against competitors to identify areas for enhancement.

Product Research Services

Product research services that fuel fintech innovations. We help fintechs gather unbiased insights across segments. Our approach combines ad-hoc and strategic research, competitor intelligence, UX/CX benchmarking, and customer experience insights to support product decisions and go-to-market plans.

  • Identify High-Value Opportunities
    Conduct comprehensive research to discover unmet needs and inform the development of impactful products.
  • Enhance Customer Satisfaction
    Gather feedback on customer interactions to optimize products and improve user satisfaction.
  • Validate Product Hypotheses Quickly
    Enable organizations to test assumptions on product concepts and gather immediate feedback from target users, ensuring alignment with market needs.
  • Understand Market Positioning
    Analyze competitors to identify market gaps and enhance strategic decision-making for product positioning.
  • Assess Competitive UX Standards
    Evaluate user experience against industry benchmarks to identify areas for improvement and innovation.

Product Market Fit Consulting

Product-market fit consulting to validate ideas, features, and pricing. Our PMF program follows a structured path: market and problem validation, UVP validation, business potential validation, and user experience testing, with pricing and market sizing analyses to support evidence-based decisions.

  • Rapid Prototyping and Feedback Cycle
    Utilize AI-assisted methods to quickly prototype and gather user feedback, ensuring the product meets market expectations before full development.
  • Identify Market Opportunities
    Through thorough analysis, determine the realistic market size and share, allowing for informed strategic planning.
  • Focus Marketing Efforts
    Analyze behavioral patterns and needs to prioritize target audiences for effective marketing and onboarding.
  • Enhance Product Clarity
    Conduct message testing and user interviews to ensure the product's value proposition resonates with target users.
  • Optimize Pricing Strategies
    Assess customer willingness to pay through structured experiments, enhancing revenue potential by identifying ideal price points.

Customer Experience Services

Customer experience services that turn interactions into loyalty. We design and implement CX strategies, enhance existing experiences, and design end-to-end service journeys across channels. We also develop value propositions and monetization ideas, and run CX strategy workshops.

  • Enhance Customer Interactions
    Develop a comprehensive approach that guides all customer touchpoints to increase satisfaction.
  • Align CX Goals With Teams
    Conduct workshops that bring teams together, ensuring shared understanding of customer experience aspirations.
  • Develop Compelling Value Propositions
    Engage with stakeholders to craft offerings that resonate deeply with target audiences.
  • Optimize Customer Touchpoints
    Identify and refine existing customer interactions to enhance performance metrics like NPS and CSAT.
  • Create Comprehensive Service Journeys
    Design intuitive journeys across different channels, ensuring consistent and enjoyable user experiences.
  • Maximize Revenue Opportunities
    Develop pricing strategies that reflect customer value perceptions and improve profitability.

Customer Satisfaction Research Services

Assess customer satisfaction and loyalty using NPS, CSAT, and CES. We conduct customer experience audits, brand loyalty research, and UX/usability testing, with mystery shopping to reveal frontline performance and opportunities for improvement.

  • Measure Customer Satisfaction Metrics
    Utilize NPS, CSAT, and CES scores to track customer perceptions, identify gaps, and monitor satisfaction over time.
  • Evaluate Customer Touchpoints
    Conduct comprehensive audits of customer interactions to pinpoint areas for improvement and enhance overall satisfaction.
  • Improve User Experience
    Utilize quantitative and qualitative insights from usability testing to fine-tune interfaces and enhance overall customer engagement.
  • Understand Loyalty Drivers
    Analyze customer purchase behavior and emotional connections to strengthen long-term relationships and convert customers into advocates.
  • Assess Service Quality
    Conduct hidden buyer research to gain insights into customer experiences across critical touchpoints.

UX/UI Design

UX/UI design and prototyping to transform ideas into experiences that fuel growth. We turn complex concepts into intuitive interfaces, making complex things easy to use across fintech websites, apps, and SaaS solutions.

  • Enhance User Experience
    We focus on optimizing user journeys through systematic empathy mapping and design thinking, ensuring that every interaction is enjoyable and effective.
  • Validate Concepts Early
    By creating clickable prototypes, we allow stakeholders to test ideas and gather user feedback before full development, ensuring designs meet user needs effectively.
  • Create Cohesive Interfaces
    We ensure that each UI element aligns with the brand identity, enhancing user engagement and satisfaction while maintaining functionality.
  • Identify User Friction Points
    Through usability testing, we identify potential barriers in user interactions, providing actionable insights to refine the designs and enhance overall usability.
  • Inform Design Decisions
    Utilizing qualitative and quantitative research methods, we uncover user needs and behaviors, directly influencing the design process for better alignment with user expectations.

References

Methodology and sourcing behind the figures shown above.

Customer experience strategy

Primary estimate uses MarketsandMarkets CEM report (2026) which places the customer experience management market at USD 15.78B in 2026 with a 13.7% CAGR to 2032. This is corroborated by Business Research Company (USD 14.17B in 2025; ~16% CAGR to 2030). Note: AI-specific CX submarket shows higher expansion (InsightAce: ~26% CAGR), indicating stronger growth potential for AI-enabled CX services within the broader CEM market.

Market validation and product-market fit testing

No search result provided explicit market-size or CAGR figures for “market validation and product‑market fit testing.” I estimated size by treating this segment as a specialized subset of the broader market‑research, product‑analytics and UX/research tools ecosystem. Using an assumed combined addressable base (market research + product analytics/UX testing) and a conservative market‑share for PMF/validation services (~3–6%), the resulting estimate centers near $3.0B. Growth potential reflects faster‑than‑average digital research and SaaS testing adoption (startups, PLG companies, and enterprise UX programs), so I estimate a mid‑single to high‑single digit CAGR (~8.5%).

UX and digital experience design

Estimates synthesized from multiple industry reports in the search results. Mordor Intelligence and GlobalMarketStatistics report global UX/UX design services market sizes of ~USD 13.06B–15.64B (2026) with CAGRs ~14.5%–16.2%. BusinessResearchInsights reports a smaller UI-design subset (USD 3.21B, 15.01% CAGR). UX research software is a narrower subsegment (~USD 0.461B, 12.8% CAGR). I selected a midpoint market size (~USD 14.0B) and a consensus CAGR (~15.0%) as a representative estimate for the broader UX and digital experience design segment.

Usability testing and satisfaction measurement

Estimated using explicit CAGR for the usability testing software segment found in the provided results (14.1% CAGR, 2026–2033). Because no explicit market-size figure for the broader “usability testing and satisfaction measurement” segment was provided, I used related testing-market figures (automation testing / QA market) to bound the size: automation testing is large (~USD 36.8–42.3B range in 2025–2026), and usability/usability-software (including NPS/CSAT tools, UX testing platforms, mystery shopping and related services) is plausibly a small share (~5–10%) of that addressable testing/QA market, implying a mid-single-digit billion USD market. Rounded estimate: ~USD 3.0B in current scale with growth potential aligned to the usability-testing-software CAGR (~14.1%).

Competitive intelligence and benchmarking

Search results show varying scopes: narrow “tools” estimates range from ~USD 0.56B (Coherent) to multi-billion figures (Precedence). A broader industry estimate is USD 8.2B (Sendview). For the segment covering tools, benchmarking, and services, I use Precedence Research’s 2025 figure (USD 5.7B) as a representative market-size estimate and its 12.9% CAGR as the growth potential, with corroboration from other sources showing similar double-digit CAGRs for tools and the wider CI industry.

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