Accenture North American Digital Banking Consumer Survey 2014 2. The Digital Disruption in Banking
Demons, Demands, and Dividends
• In 2014, Accenture conducted an
online survey of nearly 4,000 retail
banking customers of the leading
banks in the US and Canada.
• It found that customers want a
bank that’s nimble and proactive,
and far more digital, to be a part
of their daily lives.
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3. Four key findings reveal that banks
need to be more than digital—extending
their role into the daily lives of their
customers—or risk becoming vulnerable
to new entrants.
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Key Finding #1
27%
would consider a
branchless digital bank
5. 71%
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Key Finding #2
consider their banking
relationship to be
transactional rather than
relationship driven
6. want their bank to
proactively recommend
products and services
for their financial needs
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Key Finding #3
51%
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Key Finding #4
are interested in real-time
and forward-looking
spending analysis
48%
8. Millennials:
A new breed of banking customers
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Are highly connected, with
an always-on mentality.
94%are active users of
online banking, 72% are active
users of mobile banking, and
92% are active users of social
media
Have higher expectations
of omnichannel distribution.
67%feel the traditional
and digital experience they
receive from their bank is
somewhat or not at all seamless
(compared to 45% for those
over 55)
Embrace new entrants.
72%would be likely to
bank with non-financial services
companies with which they do
business (compared to 27% for
those over 55)
Want help managing their
finances.
67%are interested in
their bank providing tools and
services that help them create
and monitor a budget (compared
to 31% for those over 55)
Expect their bank to be
proactive.
58%are interested in
their bank proactively
recommending products or
services (compared to 46% for
those over 55)
9. Responding to the Threat –
Banks should advance on three fronts
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1. Become truly omnichannel
by seamlessly integrating the customer experience
across in-branch, assisted, and digital interactions
2. Extend the ecosystem
by offering a greater range of services for their
customers
3. Offer digital personalized financial advice
and counseling to their customers to help them
better manage their financial needs
10. Read the complete survey results and view the video at:
www.accenture.com/digitalbankingsurvey2014
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