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Consumer Insights
NewMass Affluent Banking in the Middle East – Regional Breakdown by Market Trends, Investment Preferences and Competitor Benchmarking
Mass Affluent Banking Market in the Middle East Report Overview Investment penetration and value are significantly higher among the mass affluent in the Middle East. Offshore investment penetration is especially high and will further increase in the future. Digital wallets are the most popular new investment providers across markets, and half of mass affluents also prefer arranging their investments on a mobile app or digital platform. Nonetheless, a third still prefers to invest in person or over the phone. Providing...
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Consumer Insights
NewMass Affluent Banking in Western Europe – Regional Breakdown by Market Trends, Investment Preferences and Competitor Benchmarking
Mass Affluent Banking Market in Western Europe Report Overview Western Europe has an attractively large segment of the mass affluent population accounting for over 90% of the liquid asset value invested in the region. Equities and mutual funds are the most popular assets besides private pensions and investment properties. Achieving a financially secure and comfortable retirement is the main financial goal of mass affluents. Hence, a large percentage of them prefer accumulating assets instead of repaying their debts. This indicates...
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Consumer Insights
NewMass Affluent Banking in Anglo Region – Regional Breakdown by Market Trends, Investment Preferences and Competitor Benchmarking
Mass Affluent Banking in Anglo Region Report Overview Being financially independent and asset accumulation are the primary goals for mass affluence in Anglo markets. Banks targeting the mass affluent should therefore focus on building savings and investment offerings to expand their customer bases. The ‘Mass Affluent Banking in Anglo Region’ report analyzes the behaviors and preferences of mass affluent customers in the Anglo market. This includes financial goals, banking patterns, investment preferences, and insurance preferences. The report also identifies the...
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Thematic Analysis
NewBanking and Payments M&A Deals, Q1 2024 – Top Themes – Thematic Intelligence
This report analyzes the disruptive themes that have driven M&A activity in Q1 2024 in the Banking & Payments Sector
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Company Insights
NewUnited Overseas Bank Limited – Digital Transformation Strategies
United Overseas Bank Digital Transformation Strategies Overview United Overseas Bank is exploring the use of advanced technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence, big data, and cloud to increase its operational flexibility and efficiency. AI, big data, cloud, and blockchain are among the key technologies under focus for the company. The annual ICT spending of United Overseas Bank was estimated at $835 million in 2023. A major share of this spending is earmarked for acquiring software, ICT services, and network and...
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Consumer Insights
NewMass Affluent Banking in Greater China – Regional Breakdown by Market Trends, Investment Preferences and Competitor Benchmarking
Mass Affluent Banking Market in Greater China Report Overview Emerging affluents and mass affluents make up most of the affluent population in the Greater China region. The population of affluents has been exponential in the last decade in the region. However, the growth is expected to slow down in the upcoming years as the economies mature. Despite low growth, the number of mass affluent customers in the region is exceedingly large, offering a huge market to the financial providers looking...
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Analyst Opinions
Innovations in Accounts and Cash Management – Trends, Drivers and Opportunities, 2024
Reasons to buy the ‘Innovations in Accounts and Cash Management’ report: Track competitors’ innovations to gain an advantage within the market. Identify factors affecting consumer spending and wealth management. Discover the factors driving savings and investment platforms.  How is our ‘Innovations in Accounts and Cash Management’ report unique from other reports in the market?  This report provides an overview of innovations within multiple retail banking and wealth management markets with specific applications on Savings Accounts and Cash Management.  The report...
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Thematic Analysis
Social Media in Banking – Thematic Intelligence
Social Media in Banking Thematic Report Overview Social media companies will increasingly diversify away from their ad-funded business model in the face of increased regulatory scrutiny. Social media in banking thematic report maps out the prospects of social media giants for a deep assault on financial services, and how incumbent banks might respond. The report shares findings from GlobalData’s 2023 Financial Services Consumer Survey, which covers consumer openness to a wide variety of different types of financial services from different...
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Sector Analysis
Hong Kong (China SAR) Retail Banking Analysis by Consumer Profiles, 2023 Update
Hong Kong (China SAR) Retail Banking Consumer Profile Report Overview A few distinct personas have been created through a cluster analysis of GlobalData’s 2023 Financial Services Consumer Survey to understand Hong Kong (China SAR) survey respondents and their attitudes, preferences, and unmet needs. The five personas have been created based on age, relationship status, and preference for digital or traditional providers. Each of these profiles is then individually analyzed to describe the unique features of its preferences and product holding....