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• Report Research Overview: Tech Titans In Healthcare, Banking, And Retail

  A Guide To Forrester's Research On The Tech Titans

  February 23, 2021 | Alyson Clarke, Arielle Trzcinski

  The "tech titans" — Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google — are expanding into the healthcare, banking, and retail sectors. They will look to further reorient customer expectations as they take on...

• Report The Canada Banking Customer Experience Index, 2020

  How Canadian Banking Brands Earn Loyalty With The Quality Of Their Experience

  January 28, 2021 | Alyson Clarke

  How well do leading banking brands earn loyalty with the quality of their customer experience (CX)? In 2020, we reveal the complete rankings of 12 banking brands that were analyzed as part of the...

• Report Learn From — Don't Fear — The Tech Titans To Prepare For The Future Of Banking

  December 17, 2020 | Alyson Clarke

  The tech titans — Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google — have been dabbling in financial services for years, and they continue to push into many aspects of banking and payments. This report looks at...

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  Webinar Banking Predictions 2021

  December 16, 2020 | Oliwia Berdak, Alyson Clarke, Jost Hoppermann

  COVID-19 has brought uncertainty to banking and reduced profitability. 2021 will see consolidation and lower appetites for risk. Many banks, traditional and digital, will bite the dust or emerge...

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  Webinar Industry Lens: Tech Titans In Banking

  September 25, 2020 | Fiona Swerdlow, Alyson Clarke

  Join Forrester principal analyst Alyson Clarke for the second in our three-part "Industry Lens: Tech Titans" webinar series. Episode 2 focuses on how tech titans such as Apple, Google, and others...

• Blog The Future Is Here: Google Moves Forward With Its Banking Marketplace

  August 5, 2020 | Alyson Clarke

  The future is here. As discussed in Forrester’s recent research on the future of banking, success for many banks will come from powering products and distributing through others’ marketplaces. And...

• Blog The Future Of Banking: Invisible, Connected, Insights-Driven, And Purposeful

  July 30, 2020 | Alyson Clarke

  Leading banks are pivoting and rebooting their strategy — capitalizing on the pace of change and innovation and setting their course for the next decade. By 2030, banking will be invisible,...

• Report The Future Of Banking Is Built On Trust

  Vision: The Digital Banking Strategy Playbook

  July 29, 2020 | Jacob Morgan, Alyson Clarke

  The economics of the next decade will challenge banks. COVID-19 has shifted the focus but will not dominate the future narrative. Leading banks are pivoting and rebooting their strategy —...

• Blog The Future Of Banking: Sneak Peek Into Our Upcoming Research

  July 16, 2020 | Alyson Clarke

  As part of our upcoming research report on the future of banking, Jacob Morgan and I have been interviewing financial services experts around the globe. Out of that research, four clear themes...

• Report How To Persuade Customers To Open A Checking Account

  Apply Lessons Learned From Forrester's Q1 2020 Banking Sales Wave™ Evaluations

  April 21, 2020 | Alyson Clarke, Andrew Hogan, August du Pont

  Checking accounts are central to a customer's relationship with their primary bank, and an increasing number of customers are using their mobile phone to find, research, and apply for an account....

• Blog First Apple, Now Amazon: Goldman Sachs’ Move To Help Big Tech Into Banking

  February 4, 2020 | Alyson Clarke

  Goldman Sachs has already partnered with Apple on its credit card, and we now hear that the firm is close to striking a deal with Amazon on small business lending. What does it mean, and should...

• Report Customer Advocacy 2019: How Advocating For Customers Helps Financial Firms Drive Loyalty

  US Customers Rate Their Banks, Credit Card Providers, Insurers, And Wealth Management Firms On Advocacy And Future Purchase Intent

  February 3, 2020 | Alyson Clarke, August du Pont

  Customer advocacy — customers' perception that a firm does what's best for them, not just what's best for the firm's own bottom line — is a key driver of loyalty and future purchase intent at...

• Report The Forrester Banking Sales Wave™: Canadian Mobile Sites, Q1 2020

  Canadian Banks Need To Better Help Prospects Choose And Apply

  January 23, 2020 | Alyson Clarke, Andrew Hogan

  Chequing accounts are central to a customer's relationship with their primary bank, and an increasing number of Canadians are using their mobile phone to find, research, and apply for an account....

• Report The Forrester Banking Sales Wave™: US Mobile Sites, Q1 2020

  US Banks Need To Better Help Prospects Choose And Apply

  January 23, 2020 | Alyson Clarke, Andrew Hogan

  Checking accounts are central to a customer's relationship with their primary bank, and an increasing number of customers are using their mobile phone to find research and apply for an account. To...

• Report The Future Of Work In Banking

  Routine Compliance And Branch Management Tasks Give Way To Deeper Customer Relationships And Digital Skills

  January 14, 2020 | Alyson Clarke, J. P. Gownder, August du Pont

  Digital technology can perform routine tasks like data entry more effectively than humans, freeing up human workers to complete other, more complex tasks. Banks that find the right balance of human...

• Report Fix Your Culture Gaps To Speed Up Digital Transformation

  Beginner Level: Culture Practices For Digital Business

  November 25, 2019 | Alyson Clarke

  Culture is one of the biggest barriers to digital transformation. Many firms put it in the "too hard" basket, focusing on all the other aspects of digital transformation until they can't ignore it...

• Blog Google Makes Moves Into Banking: Should Banks Be Worried?

  November 14, 2019 | Alyson Clarke

  Google looks set to offer consumers checking accounts through Google Pay as soon as 2020. So is Google becoming a bank? Will it be successful? And should banks be worried? Watch the video below to...

• Report Predictions 2020: Banking

  Competition Will Intensify With Better Deposits And New Innovative Services And Pricing Models

  November 5, 2019 | Peter Wannemacher, Jacob Morgan, Alyson Clarke

  Banking executives are getting used to the fast pace of innovation and change in the industry. 2020 will be no different, as new entrants will target customers with better deposit products,...

• Report Predictions 2020: Wealth Management

  Wealth And Investment Firms Will Get Creative To Protect Their Revenues

  November 5, 2019 | Vijay Raghavan, Zhi-Ying Barry, Alyson Clarke

  Wealth and investment firms are buffeted by forces largely beyond their control. In 2020, as fears over the end of the equity bull market and climate-change-related risks reach a peak, executives...

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  Webinar Financial Services Firms Should Personalize Across The Lifecycle And On All Touchpoints

  October 31, 2019 | Alyson Clarke, Aurelie L'Hostis

  Most financial services companies are taking a narrow approach to personalization. Digitally empowered customers are seeking and expecting better, more relevant experiences in their immediate...

• Report Eight Ways To Grow Deposits

  Strategies And Tactics For Banks And Credit Unions To Drive Deposit Growth

  October 23, 2019 | Alyson Clarke

  Winning deposits is a key priority for many banks and credit unions, and competition is fierce in the battle to find cheap deposits and keep funding costs down. But attracting deposits isn't only...

• Report Accelerate Your Culture Practices For Digital Transformation

  Intermediate Level: Culture Practices For Digital Business

  October 22, 2019 | Michelle Beeson, Jacob Morgan, Alyson Clarke

  Strong digital culture underpins successful digital transformations. Once the foundations are in place, digital leaders must accelerate change and entrench digital skills, processes, and technology...

• Report Apply Cultural Patterns From Leading Digital Innovators

  Advanced Level: Culture Practices For Digital Business

  October 4, 2019 | Jacob Morgan, Alyson Clarke, Michelle Beeson

  Cultural alignment is a huge enabler of change — when done well, it greases the skids; when poorly executed, it can stop transformation dead in its tracks. Digitally innovative firms are...

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  Webinar The US Banking Customer Experience Index, 2019

  October 3, 2019 | Alyson Clarke, Michelle Yaiser

  During this webinar, we delve into the latest results from Forrester’s US Banking Customer Experience Index. We discuss what drives a great customer experience for banking, the role that...

• Blog Customers Don’t Think Bank Experiences Are Improving

  October 1, 2019 | Alyson Clarke

  Customer experience (CX) leaders grow revenue faster than CX laggards, drive higher brand preference and loyalty, and can charge more for their products. So how well do banks earn loyalty with the...