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New Raddon research explores how to optimize mobile banking

SCHAUMBURG, IL (August 24, 2017) — RaddonSM, a Fiserv® company and provider of innovative research, insightful analysis and strategic guidance to financial institutions, has published a new report that analyzes consumers’ mobile banking usage and its impact on other banking channels, and makes recommendations on how financial institutions can optimize their investment in the technology.

The report, titled Raddon Research Insights: Grappling with Mobile Banking Engagement Issues, found that mobile banking usage has grown from 7 percent of all consumers in 2010 to 41 percent of all consumers today. As the ubiquity of the service grows, differences in how consumers use the service become more important to a financial institution’s overall strategy. The report outlines how financial institutions can separate these consumers into segments based on their volume of mobile banking usage in order to determine where to allocate funds, how to better target their marketing efforts and whether to invest in additional technology solutions.

Impact of Mobile Banking Use on Other Banking Channels

One-third (33 percent) of all mobile bankers report they use branch facilities less because they use a mobile banking service. However, nearly one-quarter (23 percent) of all mobile bankers assert they use ATMs more due to their mobile banking use, and 38 percent of all mobile bankers indicate they use an online banking service more.

“When a consumer adopts mobile banking the assumption has been that they will be less costly to serve because they visit the branch less, but that is an oversimplified equation,” said Bill Handel, vice president of research, Raddon. “Mobile banking drives increased usage of services like online banking and ATMs. This is positive from an engagement perspective, yet it leaves financial institutions grappling with how to best serve this ‘want it all’ consumer. The key is for financial institutions to hone in on the value of the overall customer relationship to make sure they are delivering the appropriate levels of service and not over or under-investing in technology.”

Financial institutions can examine their mobile banking users’ service activity in order to provide the technology that corresponds to the needs of the end user, adjusting their investment priorities based on their current customer compositions as well as the consumers they wish to serve in the future.

The research in the Raddon Research Insights: Grappling with Mobile Banking Engagement Issues study was gathered from 2,343 online surveys conducted in 2016.

An Executive Summary of the research is available at www.raddon.com/mobilestudy and the full report can be purchased at raddon.com. Raddon will host a webinar on the study on August 31, 2017 for purchasers of the report.


About Raddon

Raddon, a Fiserv company, has been providing financial institutions with research-based solutions since 1983. Raddon works exclusively with financial institutions and has a unique understanding of the industry, resulting in the ability to apply practical know-how to the challenges and opportunities financial institutions face. Raddon combines best practices in research and analysis with consulting and technology solutions to help institutions achieve sustainable growth and improve financial performance.

About Fiserv

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ:FISV) enables clients worldwide to create and deliver financial services experiences that are in step with the way people live and work today. For more than 30 years, Fiserv has been a trusted leader in financial services technology, helping clients achieve best-in-class results by driving quality and innovation in payments, processing services, risk and compliance, customer and channel management, and insights and optimization. Fiserv is a member of the FORTUNE® 500 and has been named among the FORTUNE Magazine World’s Most Admired Companies® for four consecutive years, ranking first in its category for innovation in 2016 and 2017. For more information, visit fiserv.com.

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