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ING International Survey Mobile Banking 2017 – Newer Technologies May 2017
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The survey
Austria
15 Belgium
Czech Republic
countries are compared France
in this report. Germany
Italy
1,000 Luxembourg
Netherlands
About 1,000 respondents were surveyed in Poland
each, apart from Luxembourg, with 500. Romania
Spain
14,692 Turkey
United Kingdom
is the total sample size USA
of this report. Australia
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Executive summary
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Infographic
87% 56%
own a of non-mobile
smartphone bankers don’t
trust security
91%
would not let a
computer make
decisions
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Even better
than the
real thing?
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Even better than the real thing?
The question
Beyond the digital hype – Please indicate how comfortable or uncomfortable you would
be letting a computer program do the following tasks for you:
what people say they want Shares who choose “4” or “5” on a scale of 1-5, where 5 represents the greatest level of comfort with an
activity being automated. Investments have an expected return of five percent but can still make a loss.
Responses are mixed. People were least comfortable with allowing a United Kingdom 26% 27% 24% 13 11
computer to automatically transfer six months’ pay into investments; Luxembourg 27% 30% 21%
just 12% in Europe indicate comfort with this.
Germany 28% 26% 20% 15
However, we also find (see p9 for more on this) that many
Belgium 32% 31% 20% 15
respondents say they would never invest money.
Czech Republic 35% 40% 29% 26%
One in five indicate they’d be happy to let a computer apply for new
health insurance for them. France 35% 41% 23% 16%
About a third feel comfortable automating savings transfers (to avoid Poland 36% 38% 35% 24% 13
an overdraft) or having a computer program order milk from a shop
Spain 40% 39% 34% 23% 14 13
(before they have run out).
Turkey 52% 44% 52% 38% 28% 28%
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Even better than the real thing?
The question
People overwhelmingly want Would you allow a robo-adviser to make financial decisions for
you?
to retain control of finances Sample size is based on the weighted numbers for European data grouped together.
financial activities. More than half say this in Luxembourg, Austria and Romania 22% 30% 38% 8%
France. Poland 24% 29% 33% 12%
Only small shares say they would like a computer to conduct financial Italy 29% 35% 26% 6%
activities for them without their approval – in other words, have them
Czech Republic 32% 38% 22% 7%
fully automated. Across Europe just three percent say this.
Netherlands 33% 37% 19% 9%
People in the Czech Republic (38%) and the Netherlands (37%) are
Spain 36% 23% 26% 11%
relatively receptive to accepting advice from a computer program as
long as they themselves still make the decision. United Kingdom 42% 28% 21% 6%
More Turks and Romanians (40%; 38%) suggest they would let a robo- Belgium 46% 27% 17% 8%
adviser make financial decisions for them, if these decisions still need Germany 47% 31% 16% 4
final approval from them. The average across Europe is just 26%.
France 51% 23% 17% 6%
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Even better than the real thing?
The question
“Who do I trust to advise me If you had money available (about one month’s take-home
pay) to invest, where would you most likely get advice?
on my money matters?” Asked to everyone.
People in the UK are more likely to prefer advice from the internet or Turkey 42% 19% 20% 7% 9%
specialist websites than are residents of other countries. Spain 44% 16% 16% 12% 5 8%
Eleven percent in Europe choose “I don’t know” as their answer. Belgium 44% 9% 25% 10% 10%
Americans, Turks, Australians and Romanians are more likely than the
France 45% 8% 16% 13% 17%
European average to favour “friends or family” as sources of advice.
Germany 45% 14% 18% 11% 4 9%
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Even better than the real thing?
The question
“My own bank” still top Suppose you need a new … Which organisation would be your
preference?
choice for managing money Chart shows results from Europe only.
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Banking
anywhere,
any time
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Banking anywhere, any time
The question
Many different devices Please check all items you own / Have you ever done your
banking on a …
used for mobile banking The proportions who indicate they own each type of device and who have banked on that device as shares of
the total sample size for Europe only.
31%
Mobile phone
6
So who is a “mobile banker”?
This year we defined the “mobile banker” as referring simply to
smartphone, tablet or wearable owners who use them for banking. 8%
In previous years we have adjusted for internet penetration, but Wearable
countries use different methods for calculating this. This year’s
updated approach more closely matches what people mean by the
term “mobile banking” and is more globally comparable.
Own this Used this type of device for banking
Sample size: 12,585
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Banking anywhere, any time
The question
What share of device owners actually uses those specific devices for Smart Wearable Mobile Smart
Tablet
banking? The table shows the percentage per country that have phone device phone TV
banked on a specific device.
European
57% 50% 21% 18% 10%
More smartphone owners and tablet owners living in Turkey have used consumer
these devices at least once for banking. This may reflect sample bias
Turkey 80% 63% 39% 32% 20%
in Turkey, where online respondents are more likely to be young,
affluent and well-educated than in other countries. Poland 65% 59% 31% 26% 12%
Poland and USA are next, with 65% of smartphone owners also having
USA 65% 55% 34% 20% 15%
used the device for banking. They are followed by Spain and the
Netherlands. Spain 64% 47% 15% 26% 10%
In Germany, on the other hand, less than two-fifths (38%) of
Netherlands 64% 42% 16% 13% 4%
smartphone-owning respondents say they have used it for banking.
The UK is closest to the European average. Czech Republic 58% 44% 11% 19% 5%
Smart TVs are not portable and “ordinary” mobile phones do not have France 57% 55% 25% 17% 13%
the internet-enabled features of smartphones, tablets or wearables.
Use of these devices is not considered “mobile banking” in this report. United Kingdom 57% 46% 23% 11% 7%
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Banking anywhere, any time
The question
Convenience and What was the MAIN reason you started using mobile banking
when you did?
availability the key factors Asked to those who indicate they own a smartphone, tablet or wearable and have used it for mobile banking.
Sample size is based on the weighted numbers for European data grouped together.
More than half (54%) of those residing in Europe who have banked on
European consumer 54% 17% 10% 8%
their smartphone, tablet or wearable cite “convenience” as the main
reason. More say this in the Netherlands (67%) and Turkey (67%).
Convenience appears least important in France (35%) − although it France 35% 29% 5% 16% 5%
was still the most-often cited reason, followed by “my bank started Czech Republic 49% 17% 6% 17%
offering it”.
United Kingdom 51% 15% 15% 8% 4
“I became comfortable with the security” around mobile banking is
Luxembourg 51% 24% 6% 6% 6% 6%
the third-most chosen reason for adoption in all countries except
Australia. Smaller shares say this was their main reason for adopting Poland 53% 14% 11% 13%
mobile banking in France (5%), the Czech Republic (6%), Luxembourg Spain 54% 21% 12% 4
(6%) and Austria (6%).
Italy 54% 19% 11% 6% 4
The European average is one in ten, so security fears may still be a
Germany 55% 19% 8% 5% 4 6%
concern for many people.
Romania 55% 23% 9%
About eight percent in Europe indicate they started mobile banking
simply because they had purchased a compatible device. Belgium 57% 18% 7% 10% 5%
The USA and Australia approximate the European consumer average. Austria 61% 17% 6%5%
Turkey 67% 8% 9% 6% 4
Netherlands 67% 12% 10% 6%
Yes, we’re still creatures of habit
About three-quarters (79%) say they started mobile banking simply
USA 51% 16% 14% 8%
because it was convenient, made available to them by their bank, or
they had acquired the right sort of device. This suggests – as Australia 56% 11% 14% 10%
behavioural science has found – that as creatures of habit we I liked the convenience My bank started offering it
typically prefer easy decisions that require little effort, and to need a I became comfortable with the security I got a compatible device
push to shift from the status quo or a default option. My friends or family started using it There is no bank branch or ATM near
To receive fraud alerts Other
Sample size: 7,989
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Banking anywhere, any time
The question
“Why I do not follow the What are the reasons you do not use mobile banking?
Asked to those who indicate they do not use mobile banking. Multiple answers possible. Sample size is based
mobile banking trend” on the weighted numbers for European data grouped together.
Among those “on the outside looking in” when it comes to mobile
European consumer 56% 22% 14% 11% 10% 8%
banking, for 56% the reasons include that they don’t trust the
security. This tallies with surveys in previous years.
This year, residents of Germany (68%), the UK (63%) and the USA Italy 41% 20% 18% 17% 9% 7%
(63%) are the most likely to cite security fears as the reason not to Turkey 45% 9% 12% 24% 15% 20%
bank on the go. Italians, Turks and Romanians are least likely to agree.
Romania 47% 21% 10% 15% 10% 14%
High shares, in Australia (37%), the UK (35%), Luxembourg (32%), the
Austria 51% 23% 19% 5 10% 7
Netherlands (32%) and the USA (32%) particularly, say mobile banking
offers them nothing new. The exception is Turkey, where just nine Czech Republic 52% 27% 13% 9% 8% 7
percent say mobile banking adds nothing new. Netherlands 52% 32% 16% 7% 8% 6
Nearly a quarter in Turkey say they find mobile banking “difficult”. A Belgium 53% 30% 17% 7% 12% 5
relatively high share (15%) of Turks say they don’t have access to
Poland 54% 22% 12% 12% 10%
compatible software.
France 54% 18% 17% 9% 9% 8%
In Europe, 14% choose “other reasons”. When asked to specify, a
popular answer is “I prefer my laptop or PC”. Others say they don’t Spain 55% 28% 14% 12% 7% 6
have a suitable device or indicate a lack of interest in mobile banking. Luxembourg 58% 32% 15% 8% 8%
say this. And those who agree that “I will never go completely I don't trust the security It offers me nothing new
cashless” or who say they do not want automated financial services Other reasons I find it difficult to understand
are more likely to say they distrust mobile security. The software isn't compatible None of my friends or family use it
My bank doesn't provide it
Sample size: 6,327
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Banking anywhere, any time
The question
Keeping tabs on your Using your mobile phone/tablet/wearable device, have you
done any of the following in the past 12 months?
balance? Many people do Asked to smartphone, tablet and wearable owners. Multiple answers possible. Those who replied “none of
these” not shown.
A third in Europe also used mobile banking facilities to receive alerts – United Kingdom 51% 34% 42% 23% 29% 19
typically checking personal finances or activity on one’s bank account. Belgium 52% 44% 42% 16 31%
In the USA, 28% say they “deposited a cheque” into their accounts Romania 52% 46% 29% 41% 24% 21 24%
electronically, using the camera on their mobile phone.
Austria 53% 40% 31% 17 23%
The countries with the highest proportions participating in multiple France 17
55% 17 35% 33% 15
mobile banking activities were Turkey and Poland. Germany, on the
Italy 56% 27% 16 41% 18 20 23
other hand, had relatively small shares who did each activity.
Czech Republic 58% 41% 34% 46% 29% 26%
In the Netherlands, eight percent say they scanned and paid a giro.
Netherlands 58% 51% 49% 25% 43% 11
Twenty-four percent in Europe did “none of these” activities.
Spain 62% 27% 44% 40% 24 27% 20
Poland 65% 51% 44% 54% 34% 26% 38%
Turkey 70% 63% 56% 52% 51% 39% 26%
Age and gender matter in mobile banking USA 52% 36% 37% 28% 17 22 16 28%
Men, generally, appear slightly more likely than women to say they
Australia 52% 39% 48% 21 27% 20
have participated in any of the suggested mobile banking activities
in the last 12 months. Younger folk are more likely to have done any Checked balance or transactions Made a bill payment
of these actions than people aged 45 or older – with the peak age, Transferred money between accounts Received an alert
with the highest shares saying they had done one or more of these Sent money to relatives or friends Located an ATM or branch
activities, in the 25-34 bracket. Paid in a shop Deposited a cheque to my account
Scanning and paying a giro
Sample size: 11,361
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