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The number of people using subscription services like Amazon Prime, Netflix, Spotify, Birchbox, Dollar Shave Club continues to soar. Can financial institutions take advantage of this new business model?
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This content originally appeared here: [ LINK ] By Mike Branton Consumer checking, while the simple hub product for most…
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This content originally appeared here: [ LINK ] By Mike Branton In a previous article, I wrote about the challenge…
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We actively track, quantify, rank and analyze nearly 4 million checking account relationships of community financial institutions nationwide. See our latest research that reveals the bottom line reality of checking.
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Consumers’ relationships with banks are becoming dependent on how products and mobile banking fit in with their lifestyles. And if that relationship is going downhill, customers are much quicker to break up with their bank. That’s why leading banks are on the prowl to find the next great way to offer more than just the basics. They’re adding interesting features to mobile, introducing ways to help customers save money and offering more relevant benefits — all to create positive, lasting relationships with customers.
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Maintaining a customer’s checking account costs your financial institution money. The American Bankers Association estimates the annual cost to a bank to maintain a checking account is between $250 and $400 per year. For community financial institutions with less than $5 billion in assets, the average according to other researchers is closer to $250 to $300.
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Capital One, American Express and U.S. Bank are among the first banks to introduce customers to Amazon’s Alexa as their financial digital assistant. And as conversational interfaces continue to make their way into technology, Bank of America makes plan to release their own in-app assistant Erica.
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There’s been a significant shift in the retail landscape and the way people prefer to purchase. Today’s consumers expect more than just the ability to buy a product or, in the case of credit unions, conduct basic transactions. Instead, they expect a full-fledged experience.
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Big banks are moving up the ranking and overtaking smaller banks in terms of satisfaction. They simply have what the mobile services customers want, when they want it. And they effectively communicate what they have. What good is having services if your customers don’t know about it? It’s like having a giant diamond but never being able to wear it. It’s [past] time to take the plunge and go beyond the basics.
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This content originally appeared here: [ LINK ] According to StrategyCorps Partner Dave DeFazio, there are five mobile banking “must haves”…
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