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The relationship between banks' corporate customers and their sources of financial services is examined. From interviews with financial decision makers, in a number of British companies, the author discusses their awareness of, attitudes towards and use of financial services and the attributes considered important in the selection of a supplier of financial services.
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Krishnan Dandapani, Gordon V. Karels and Edward R. Lawrence
Existing empirical evidence indicates internet banks worldwide have underperformed newly chartered traditional banks mainly because of their higher overhead costs. The purpose of…
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Purpose
Existing empirical evidence indicates internet banks worldwide have underperformed newly chartered traditional banks mainly because of their higher overhead costs. The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of internet banking services on credit union activity.
Design/methodology/approach
The impact of internet banking services on credit union over the period 1999‐2006 was studied and regression equations were estimated for the growth in assets, operating expenses and return on assets as functions of portfolio characteristics, economic conditions and a dummy variable indicating if the credit union has adopted internet banking services.
Findings
The operating costs of credit unions providing web access were found to be significantly higher than those credit unions which do not have any web account offerings. There is increased growth in assets for the credit unions which have worldwide web accounts although this relationship is statistically significant in only three of the eight years studied. The return on assets show that the credit unions with web accounts have similar average profitability to those credit unions that do not provide the facility of internet access to their customers.
Research limitations/implications
Consideration could be given to running the regressions with the number of years the web site has been in place instead of just a dummy variable and putting in common bond dummy variables. Some common bonds are so narrow it may not pay to have internet services.
Practical implications
Even though there are costs associated with providing internet services, the retention of profitability and the evidence of potentially higher asset growth rates suggest the importance of internet banking and the trend of internet banking adoption is expected to continue in the near future in the credit union industry.
Originality/value
This is a pioneering study on the effect of internet banking services on the costs, growth and profitability of Credit Unions in the USA.
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Luiz Moutinho and Douglas T. Brownlie
The nature and direction of the satisfactions that are delivered toconsumers of bank services are explored, and the criteria used toevaluate these services are highlighted. The…
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The nature and direction of the satisfactions that are delivered to consumers of bank services are explored, and the criteria used to evaluate these services are highlighted. The non‐metric multidimensional scaling technique enabled respondents′ perceptions to be represented spatially. It is revealed that respondents had high levels of satisfaction with regard to the location and accessibility of branches and ATMs, and acceptance of the current levels of banking fees; but expressed some caution in their evaluation of new and improved services.
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J. Barry Howcroft and John Lavis
Ancillary services as a generic product‐service group represent a key area for growth in the retail banking sector provided their introduction is low and concurrent with culture…
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Ancillary services as a generic product‐service group represent a key area for growth in the retail banking sector provided their introduction is low and concurrent with culture change within the sector. Ancillary services will absorb surplus staff for marketing purposes; the branch network will evolve towards a newer retailing‐based role, and the selling of integrated packages of services will retain customer contact and reinforce customer loyalty. These services can also boost fee earning and incremental profit, increasing market strength. Changing product design, training, infrastructure (branch design), and management control will aid the shift of the retailing structure towards ancillary services. However, these must not be seen to provide cosmetic solutions to banks' deeper problems, and the strategy should not provide a service far removed from existing operations.
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Jabir Ali and Archana Kumari Ghildiyal
This paper aims at analysing the socio-economic characteristics, mobile phone ownership and banking behaviour as key determinants of digital financial inclusion in India.
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This paper aims at analysing the socio-economic characteristics, mobile phone ownership and banking behaviour as key determinants of digital financial inclusion in India.
Design/methodology/approach
This study is based on the Global Findex Survey of the World Bank covering 3,000 adult individuals in India. Simple statistical tools such as descriptive statistics, chi-square test and regression analysis with a marginal effect have been used for the data analysis.
Findings
About 35.2% of respondents have reported using digital financial services in the country. There is a significant association between the socio-economic profiles of individuals with the adoption of digital financial services in terms of gender, age, education, occupation and income. The marginal effect indicates that socio-economic factors, mobile phone ownership and banking behaviour of individuals towards borrowings and savings have indicated significant influence on digital financial inclusion. The analysis depicts that male with higher age, education, working status and higher income are more likely to adopt digital financial services. Further, individuals with mobile phone ownership and utilising banking in terms of borrowings and savings are more likely to adopt digital financial services.
Practical implications
As digital banking services have emerged as a preferred channel for financial service delivery, this study provides timely insights on developing user driven-strategies for promoting digital financial services.
Originality/value
Socio-economic characteristics, mobile phone ownership and banking behaviour are critical determinants of financial inclusion, so assessing its implications in the era of digitisation becomes imperative.
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The peer review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/IJSE-10-2022-0673.
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Jagdish N. Sheth, Varsha Jain, Gourav Roy and Amrita Chakraborty
Artificial intelligence (AI) is used by banking services primarily to automate systems; however, this ecosystem does not work in emerging markets because human intervention is…
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is used by banking services primarily to automate systems; however, this ecosystem does not work in emerging markets because human intervention is needed, and there are concerns related to infrastructure. There is plenty of research on AI-mediated banking services, but the existing discussions are cumbersome, and studies on AI's service features in banking for emerging markets are limited. Furthermore, the ongoing discussions are centred on developed markets where automation in banking services is noteworthy and accepted. Through this paper, the authors emphasise the relevance of AI mediation in emerging markets and the possible role of strategising AI in banking services for personalised experiences.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors' article followed an exploratory, inductive approach through in-depth interviews and thematic analysis. In total, 36 financial experts were interviewed, and the relevant perspectives were analysed to develop the research process and framework for a personalised banking experience.
Findings
The authors' paper introduced five key themes and presented those themes accordingly. The first theme details the importance of AI-mediated banking and the skills necessary for operational capacity. The second theme is on the relevance of AI-mediated banking awareness amongst users. The third is about channelling the importance of AI-driven interfaces through managers and employees. Fourth, the authors emphasised the relevance of human intervention due to users' demographic patterns. The fifth theme led to a discussion on personalised AI-mediated banking services.
Research limitations/implications
The authors recommend that managers understand the relevance of quality service amongst users. The authors' paper discusses the relevance of AI and human intervention in banking services; however, the process for seamless, personalised banking experiences is not provided. Thus, this paper encourages managers to build a banking ecosystem that delivers a seamless banking experience through AI.
Originality/value
The authors' paper highlights the importance of human intervention in AI-driven banking by introducing personalised service experience elements and highlighting the role of customer experience in AI-driven banking services in emerging markets.
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The purpose of this paper is to investigate the criteria invoked by university students when choosing banking services, and determine whether male and female students rate the…
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The purpose of this paper is to investigate the criteria invoked by university students when choosing banking services, and determine whether male and female students rate the importance of the various criteria differently.
Design/methodology/approach
Data are gathered via a quantitative approach using a questionnaire, from 300 students of a public higher learning institution in the Federal Territory of Labuan, Malaysia. The students were all aged between 18 and 25 years old, and the data obtained are analysed using exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis findings, prior to using Statistical Package for Social Sciences to conduct a multiple discriminant analysis.
Findings
The multiple discriminant analysis revealed that bank services, people influences, electronic services, and banking security significantly affect students’ decisions when choosing banking services, and that female students attach more importance to each of these factors than do their male counterparts.
Practical implications
Banks as financial service providers should provide less complex and more user-friendly banking systems and services that require minimal mental and physical effort for students, and should ensure their compatibility with students’ banking norms and lifestyles.
Originality/value
The identification of the most noteworthy criteria for choosing banking services, particularly accounting for gender differences among university students, provides information to banks that allows them to improve their standards of service, offer more attractive incentives and increase their visibility, thereby attracting and retaining customers.
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Manlio Del Giudice, Francesco Campanella and Luca Dezi
The purpose of this paper is to study the existing relationship between the products offered by the banks of things and the relative return on equity (ROE). This can be used to…
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The purpose of this paper is to study the existing relationship between the products offered by the banks of things and the relative return on equity (ROE). This can be used to highlight the benefit of carrying out investments to transform traditional banks into banks of things.
Design/methodology/approach
The sample used in this empirical research contained 3,692 banks that, in 2013, were located in 28 European countries. To determine whether the Internet of Things (IoT) has an effect on the banks’ profitability, the authors employed the classification analysis method (classification and regression tree).
Findings
The empirical analysis shows that a high ROE for banks is expressed by the following features: first, banks offer IoT retail services to customers; second, banks offer IoT corporate services to customers; third, banks offer customers a large number of home banking services; and finally, banks offer customers a large number of traditional investment services.
Research limitations/implications
The survey covers a sample of European banks. It would be necessary to extend the sample to other geographical areas. It would be possible to generalize the results.
Originality/value
Scientific research on the implications of the “Bank of things” are still few and fragmented.
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Reports a piece of empirical research that concentrates on just one segment of the corporate market – those companies, which have subsidiary companies in Europe. Says that these…
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Reports a piece of empirical research that concentrates on just one segment of the corporate market – those companies, which have subsidiary companies in Europe. Says that these companies were chosen because they represent a rapidly growing market segment due to the increasing importance of European markets for UK industry. Highlights that the banks used in Europe for a subsidiary's financing were dependent on factors of chance or convenience. Concludes that banks will have to organise themselves more on traditional industrial lines, with divisions between salesmen, marketing, technical staff, personnel and general management, but in spite of 1970s difficulties the banking community is in a health condition.
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Jessy Nair and Mohith Kumar Jain
The purpose of this study is twofold: first, to develop a framework to implement electronic delivery systems for connecting federal government with rural citizens using banking…
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The purpose of this study is twofold: first, to develop a framework to implement electronic delivery systems for connecting federal government with rural citizens using banking infrastructure as a reintermediation platform; and second, to understand the challenges faced by banks in reintermediation for financial inclusion (FI).
Design/methodology/approach
This exploratory research adopts case study method to gain insights of the challenges faced by banks in e-government services for FI. In-depth structured interviews are conducted with key respondents: branch managers heading banks in rural areas.
Findings
Preliminary results based on in-depth interviews with branch managers of banks suggest that banks leverage facilitators called Bank Mitras (BM) (friends from bank as per the local language) to disseminate services offered by the banks to rural customers at each village. However, a key challenge faced by banks is the increased dependency on bank employees to complete the process of e-government transactions by the beneficiaries because of trust factor.
Research limitations/implications
This exploratory research builds on the case study approach using in-depth interviews with the branch managers of five banks as key respondents to develop the preliminary research framework for FI.
Practical implications
Policymakers can design banking systems to enhance transparency by implementing technologies and decentralizing routine transactions to citizens by enhancing the role of facilitators (BM).
Social implications
FI aims to reach out and empower citizens with banking facilities for disbursing e-government services. This process needs to be refined for the rural population of India to understand and better use the e-government services and schemes.
Originality/value
Insights from in-depth interviews with key respondents of the banks were collated and augmented with literature to enhance the rigor of the exploratory research.
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