Best Practice Report

2008 European Bank Secure Web Site Rankings

Forrester Evaluates The Customer Experience On 11 Large Banks' Web Sites

Tim van Tongeren
 and  four contributors
Mar 12, 2008

Summary

Are European banks frustrating or delighting their customers within their secure, online banking Web sites? To find out, we analyzed the Web sites of 11 major European banks using Forrester's Competitive Site Assessment methodology. The overall results: Six sites failed to meet Forrester's minimum requirements while first direct raises the bar with an extensive online customer service offering and an easy-to-use site. Despite abundant flaws, our evaluation uncovered some early signs of next-generation banking site features like personalization, advanced transaction functionality, and more extensive customer service.

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