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Biometric Token Activation

Helping users activate their digital token through identity validation.

Role
Product Designer
Focus
Identity validation & security UX
Tech
Incode / Identy SDKs
Selfie verification on phone during biometric validation

I designed the biometric identity validation flow required to activate the digital token in Santander Empresas. The experience guided users through ID capture, selfie verification, and consent as part of a secure onboarding process.

The challenge was to make a sensitive security step feel clear and trustworthy — helping users understand what to do, why it was needed, and how to recover from possible errors before activating their E-Token.

The flow

Biometric validation intro

Users understand why ID and selfie verification are needed.

1
Biometric validation intro
Accept biometric data usage

Users accept the use of biometric data before continuing.

2
Accept biometric data usage
Capture ID document

Users scan the front and back of their INE/IFE.

3
Capture ID document
Capture selfie

Users take a selfie following clear capture guidelines.

4
Capture selfie
Confirmation

The experience ends with a success screen.

5
Confirmation
Guided security

The flow translates a complex security requirement into a step-by-step experience that helps users understand what they need to do at each moment.

Error prevention

Capture instructions were designed to reduce failed attempts by explaining quality requirements before the user interacts with the SDK.

Edge case coverage

We mapped possible interruptions, retries, loading states, failed captures, and validation messages to support users beyond the ideal path.

Capture guidance screens for INE/IFE scan and selfie
Identity verification instructions screen

Outcome

The experience helped users complete biometric validation and E-Token activation through a clearer, more guided flow — reducing uncertainty during one of the most sensitive moments of the onboarding journey.

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