Tue, 23 February 2021 | advice banking
New research released by NTT DATA found that global consumers are divided on their desire for proactive advice from their financial institutions. While there an opportunity for financial institutions to harness the power of AI to build more meaningful connections and experiences with some customers, roughly half don't desire additional advice.
Highlights of the study included:
“Customer needs are changing, and so are the ways in which financial institutions need to interact with them,” said Wayne Busch, President Financial Services and Insurance, NTT DATA Services.“ Advancements in artificial intelligence, machine learning and data intelligence are giving banks vast capabilities to deliver what customers want — hyper-individualized, relevant and timely financial guidance to achieve their life ambitions.”
To meet these customer expectations, accurate, real-time data must be at the core of every customer interaction. Better data — and the ability to act on its insights through AI — enables FIs to anticipate customer needs, provide personalized financial counsel, improve data protection, automate manual transactions, and power proactive alerts.
“Futurists are the most important customer segment for financial institutions to understand as they pose a substantial opportunity for growth and customer retention,” said Kaz Nishihata, Executive Vice President, NTT DATA. “We believe over time that technological progress will turn the customer segment that today says they will not pay for personalized proactive services into Futurists.”
To explore how AI can enable FIs to attract and retain customers in a digital world, NTT DATA surveyed 4,807 consumers and 476 senior executives in banking, brokerage, capital markets, wealth management, and cards and payments across the U.S., UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan, Brazil and Mexico in December 2020.
Key study findings include:
1) The top five reasons customers leave their financial institution center around price, access, and trust (ranked in priority order).
2) Trust is most important to customers.
3) Gen X and Millennials are willing to pay more to receive personalized recommendations to improve their financial well-being.
4) Customers are willing to share personal data in exchange for personalized proactive services. 61% of consumers are motivated to let go of their reservations around privacy and security in exchange for managing their individual spending budget and getting online individual advice to save money. For example, customers said they would:
Source: NTT DATA