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The 2024 Digital Banking Performance Metrics study from Cornerstone Advisors, commissioned by Alkami Technology, is live! Some of the highlights: 1️⃣ 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 For the second straight year, digital spending has nearly doubled. With the current focus on cost containment and reduction, it might be surprising to see this increase. 2️⃣ 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 One measure of digital productivity is the number of users supported by digital channel staff. That metric dropped 50% between 2021 and 2023. 3️⃣ 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 Despite the heavy investment banks have made in opening checking accounts digitally, the % of new accounts opened in digital channels has dropped for the second straight year. 4️⃣ 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗣𝗮𝘆 For years, younger consumers have shunned using banks to pay their bills online, but even among consumers that do, the average number of bills paid through the banks is declining. 5️⃣ 𝗣𝟮𝗣 𝗣𝗮𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 Only about one in 10 digital banking users makes P2P payments through their bank’s digital banking app. Among them, most banks saw just 1.5 P2P transactions per month. 6️⃣ 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁 Despite the downward trend in the number of checks written, since 2021, consumer adoption of mobile deposit is up 50% and the number of checks deposited tripled. 7️⃣ 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘆 Among the study participants that reported mobile payment usage, adoption grew from 22% to 34% year over year, with users making an average of five mobile payments per month. 8️⃣ 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 The % of banks offering customer support through a chatbot grew from 8% in 2022 to 23% in 2023. What's going on with digital? ▶️ 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗹. "Digital" is no longer strictly about customer access and support—increasingly they’re about internal productivity improvement. This causes budgeting and prioritization issues in a lot of FIs. ▶️ 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴. Fintechs and digital banks dominate new checking account openings—not because they’re digital, but because they offer a better digital product. Banks need to reinvent—or at least redesign—their core checking and payment accounts to meet consumers’ changing needs and expectations. ▶️ 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗔𝗜. Banks’ digital banking platforms have made huge improvements over the past 10 years, but need a new refresh to enable better integration with third-party applications, provide bank execs with better insights on user activity and trends, and integrate emerging AI-based tools and capabilities. For a complimentary copy of the 2024 Digital Banking Performance Metrics report, click here: https://lnkd.in/e8rmZsNM #banking #digital #digitalbanking

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Brandon McAdams

Strategic Growth Consultant | Transforming Strategy, Leadership, and Market Positioning

10mo

Ron Shevlin - do you think it's a stretch to see the dwindling digital numbers at the top performers as a bit of a harbinger for all community FIs? I keep wracking my brain on why the highest performers are doing worse than the other cohorts in some of these stats. I agree with your take that non-digital openings: big deposit push = older consumers = branch openings. (Likely from certificate promos that will be a looming weight hanging over some heads...) However, I can only think of two reasons why usage stats would be down: 1) No Longer Competitive: The high performers did well because they were able to capture these digital demands of younger generations in years past, but no longer can keep up. Therefore, these consumers took their money and ran. 2) Great Wealth Transfer: It might also be the start of the Great Wealth Transfer and the reasons why the parents continued to bank at their community FI aren't shared by their kids. Therefore, the kids took the money and ran. Both are frightening, but the second will take a lot more courage and introspection to figure out.

Carey Ransom

Managing Director at BankTech Ventures; Founder at Operate

10mo

I was shopping for a small business checking account online on a community bank website last night. I could choose an “analyzed” vs “non-analyzed” account. I’m working in the middle of all of this and those aren’t words I use to describe anything for business. Nor would I expect any business owner to understand. No wonder they go to Google and look for “easy”

Gideon Asare

Lead Research Analyst at Agpaytech Ltd - UK: Researching on emerging technologies, digital banking, FinTech, payment systems, regulations, remittance, etc.) & Scientific Research.

10mo
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Sheila Fenton

Vice President, Issuer Solutions North America

10mo

Excellent article and great insights! Time to get the digital account opening right and shocked by the drop despite the investments.

Nesime Dogan Gunter

Looking for a Senior Sales Representative/Senior Account Manager role in the IT sector involving international business trips. Passionate, Money driven and Result oriented.

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Interesting findings! 🤔

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Slava Kostin

CEO&Founder at WislaCode | Software Solutions | Fintech, Mobile, Payments, Banking | EMBA (IMD, Switzerland) | Former C-level Executive in Banks

9mo

I'm surprised at the low P2P adoption rates! Low convenience is the primary issue. The stats tell a different story if you look at Revolut's P2P feature or Poland's BLIK transfers. Instant, simple transfers drive adoption as users quickly embrace these frictionless solutions. Banks should take note and prioritize seamless P2P experiences to increase engagement.

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Hugh Connelly, CFA, CTP

Digital Banking Expert | Commercial Lending | Specialized Lending | Equipment Finance | Educator

9mo

Thank you, this is the first of its kind that I've seen. Can a digital bank succeed without a mobile app that does everything the web app does? How core-dependent is a bank's digital strategy. Does the core provider hold them back?

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Been looking forward to this day for awhile! Excited for this report to see the light! Thank you Ron, and thank you Elizabeth Gujral!

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