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A Multitouch, Multichannel Approach Proves Successful
Customer retention is top of mind for eBusiness professionals at financial services firms, as are customer experience and engagement. An increasingly important strategy to achieve all these goals is...

In the midst of the recession and ongoing sovereign debt crisis, only 29% of Europeans believe their bank acts in their best interest. However, some banks rank much higher than others in our customer...

Our research shows that a key driver of deeper customer relationships among financial services consumers is a trait we call "customer advocacy" — the perception on the part of customers that a...

Processes: The Digital Money Management Playbook
The critical question for eBusiness and channel strategy professionals who have launched, or are about to launch, digital money management is how to drive customer adoption and use. To help,...
Forrester conducted an online survey fielded in July and August 2012 of 6,008 individuals ages 16 to 75 in top urban areas/provinces of Argentina and top urban areas/states of Brazil and Mexico. In...
This is one of two reports that detail the findings from Forrester's annual ranking of the digital sales offerings of the 12 largest banks in North America. The report covers six major US banks and...

Firms Continue To Enhance Core Functionality But Lack New Digital Banking Features
This report details how the secure websites of the six largest retail banks in Canada stack up against each other across six categories and 66 individual criteria measuring the banks' online...
Commonwealth Bank Generates Leads With Convenient Mobile Services
Commonwealth Bank of Australia is generating 1% of its overall mortgage leads by using mobile augmented reality (AR) within a homebuyer's research application to enhance its home-buying service. This...

Multichannel Integration Uncovers New Opportunities
Bank Hapoalim observed a shift in expectations and interactions within a high-value segment of customers with a direct channel preference. To meet those customers' needs, Bank Hapoalim developed a...

The Polish retail banking market is characterized by strong growth and competition. Only 68% of the population owns a current account, and a large number of banks are competing for customer...
This is one of two reports that detail the findings from Forrester's annual ranking of the digital sales offerings of the 12 largest banks in North America. The report covers six major Canadian banks...
Using Regression Modeling To Better Understand The Drivers Of Acquisition, Retention, And Cross-Selling In Banking
In 2012, the age of the customer is in full swing. Gone are the days when companies could simply offer their services and customers could choose to take them or leave them — today, companies...
Banking channel use is changing in France as customers slowly turn away from traditional channels like branches and the telephone to use digital channels like Internet and mobile banking. Digital...

eBusiness Professionals Must Integrate Mobile Into Loan Processes
As customers become more comfortable with research and applying for financial products through mobile devices, eBusiness professionals at banks will need to consider how mobile can support...

Advanced PFM Goes Beyond The Firm's Existing Website Offering, And The eBusiness Team Applies The Lessons To The Website
In July 2011, Citibank officially launched its first ever tablet banking app, but the true breakthrough took place five months earlier, when eBusiness leaders at the bank began the process of...
Remote Deposit Capture Sharply Cuts The Cost Of Deposit Taking
Financial institutions continue to face challenges on generating revenue. Recent US regulations have greatly reduced overdraft fees and debit card interchange income. With no clear sources of...
ForecastView Spreadsheet
Adoption of online banking by individual adults in the EU-7 countries of France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and UK. The forecast reports the addressable market and...
Forrester believes that the next stage of mobile banking will center on payments and commerce. Developments in 2012 are moving in that direction with bank rollouts of advanced money movement...

Put Digital Touchpoints At The Heart Of Your Multichannel Strategy
In this research, we explore what the state of the economy, new regulations, competition, and changing customer behavior mean for the priorities of eBusiness and channel strategy executives at...

Forrester conducted an online survey fielded in October 2012 of 5,612 Canadian individuals ages 18 to 88. For results based on a randomly chosen sample of this size (N = 5,612), there is 95%...
Landscape: The Mobile Banking Strategy Playbook
Mobile banking continues to gather momentum across developed countries, fueled by rising smartphone use and the steadily improving supply of mobile banking from banks in North America, Europe, and...

Forrester conducted an online survey fielded in June 2012 of 11,413 US individuals ages 18 to 88. For results based on a randomly chosen sample of this size (N = 11,413), there is 95% confidence that...
Multichannel Strategy Is More Of A Pipe Dream Than Reality
The rapid development of customer touchpoints and rising customer expectations turn up the pressure on eBusiness professionals at retail banks to continue investing in digital channels. Yet few...
