The Future of Banking is Connected
Leverage the Banking Ecosystem for Increased Digital Banking Engagement
Your account holders are primarily banking through digital channels. In fact, a survey by Chase at the end of 2021 showed an increase of more than 10% adoption over the previous year when stay-at-home mandates were in place. With online and mobile channels critical to account holder satisfaction and retention, banks and credit unions must turn their attention to user engagement, linked to the user journey, and ultimately to delivering the flexibility and convenience that customers and members desire. Even with the continued adoption of digital banking, account holders expect the same level of service through remote channels as they do in the branch.
“Banking on your own terms” doesn’t solely mean when and where a user wants – financial institutions must also consider the blending of consumer and small business capabilities under the same platform, as well as accessibility to complementary and personalized offerings like financial wellness advice and services specific to their life events. This empathetic banking approach anticipates an account holder’s needs, and through AI and predictive analytics-based capabilities, enables a financial institution to tailor its tone of voice, or the campaign message itself, to guide the user journey towards a specific product, tool, or wellness advice.
These types of personalized banking experiences are now expected at every point of the account holder lifecycle. Soon-to-be parents, for example, may be looking for ways to start a college savings account, while those looking for a new home are likely interested in mortgages. Regardless of someone’s stage of life, users want to feel that their banking experiences are specific to their needs, and that all banking tools are available at their fingertips.
The same can be said for small business owners. Having access to specific capabilities that streamline their operations is vital, as is the financial advice and tools needed to grow their businesses.
However, regardless of how robust and flexible your solution may be, it's impossible to be everything to everyone out-of-the-box. Leveraging a modern, API-based digital banking platform is an important fundamental step, as is bridging the gap between in-branch and remote channels, along with consumer and business banking functionality.
Despite the market’s abundant offerings, there’s a good chance that some level of customization will be required to meet your goals. A software development kit (SDK) built into the digital banking platform can help address these custom development efforts, while an open platform with API-driven capabilities is cost-effective for institutions of all sizes who wish to expand their ecosystems and keep users in-solution, but may not have endless resources, bandwidth, or budget. At the same time, account holders gain access to additional products and services without having to look outside of their trusted banking relationship.
If you’re unsure about enabling access to third-party tools, it’s important to remember that these capabilities have already become a significant part of your account holders’ routines. Forrester Research notes that 81% of survey respondents have linked their primary banking account to a fintech offering, confirming it’s time for banks and credit unions to embrace the idea of a larger banking ecosystem and to work with the fintechs, not compete against them.
Enabling a robust digital banking ecosystem that taps into additional subsets of financial offerings means your institution can provide new, hyper-personalized experiences that deepen engagement and strengthen institutional loyalty. And, increased digital interactions means more access to data that your bank or credit union can leverage for personalization and segmentation. By allowing customers and members to seamlessly share access to account information through your platform, you’ll remain in control of the user journey and be able to combine real-time and historical data to advance the user experience with faster decisions and a better understanding of feature usage and adoption.
Alogent's unified online, mobile, and digital banking platform, NXT, offers integrated capabilities for consumers and businesses. Built from the ground up on the most modern tech stack, its open and API-based platform is scalable and configurable, paired with hundreds of pre-build configurations to leading industry solutions that keep users in-solution and engaged, addressing user needs today and well into the future.
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