After a number of years of sharp decline, confidence in the global banking industry is on the rise, trust in individual banks is high and most customers across the globe are satisfied enough to recommend their main banking provider, finds EY’s 2014 global consumer banking survey.
The study, Winning through customer experience, which surveyed over 32,000 banking customers in 43 countries, shows banks are providing traditional services well, but are viewed as falling short on important aspects of the customer experience, and are also increasingly vulnerable to competition from new providers of banking services.
The results from Irish consumers showed different trends and findings compared to those from across Western Europe, and globally – some of which are highlighted below.
With Irish customers having such low confidence and trust in their banks – added to their sensitivity of fees and charges – meeting customer expectations will require service providers to constantly review customer engagement to improve satisfaction levels. Delivery of services in a standard and transparent manner across channels will be important to this engagement, considering the way Irish customers use all of the channels available to them.
