United Kingdom (UK) Retail Banking Analysis by Consumer Profiles, 2022 Update

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United Kingdom (UK) Retail Banking Analysis Report Overview

A few personas have been created through a cluster analysis (Calinski-Harabasz criterion) of GlobalData’s 2022 Financial Services Consumer Survey, to understand Swedish survey respondents and their attitudes, preferences, and unmet needs. The personas have been created using three core attributes: age, marital status, and their preferred financial services (FS) provider type (i.e., traditional banks and credit unions or alternative providers such as digital challenger banks, Big Tech, fintech, digital wallets, and retailers).

The UK retail banking analysis looks at six different customer personas in the UK market. It offers a deep dive into their financial goals, unmet needs, and banking preferences while providing actionable steps for financial providers to take to achieve high levels of retention and cross-sell effectively and accordingly.

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UK Retail Banking - Customer Personas

The key customer personas in the UK retail banking sector are Older Generation Z, Younger Millennial, Older Millennial, Generation X, Boomers, and Millennial.

Older Generation Z: Older Generation Z is the youngest customer persona. He prefers alternative providers, but he has not yet found a provider that is suitable for him. Despite being with a traditional provider, he is unhappy with them and would prefer to use digital alternatives. He believes digital-only banks offer better rates and online security than traditional banks. Mobile banking is his most frequently used channel, and he believes the functionality that alternative providers offer here is significantly better than traditional banks.

Younger Millennial: Younger Millennial has no dependents and is not in a relationship, but she has experienced some financial difficulty over the past two years. She prefers to bank with traditional providers, having an exclusively strong preference for their services. Despite her view that alternatives will offer better online functionality and more competitive rates, she does not want to use a bank without an established reputation or any branches.

Older Millennial: Older Millennial’s banking preference is currently with alternative providers instead of traditional banks. Although she would prefer a bank with an established reputation, she believes that alternative banks offer a more customer-based service along with better rates. She feels this will allow her to pay off her mortgage as fast as possible, which is her main financial goal.

UK Retail Banking – Channel Preferences for Banking Activities

The key channel preferences in the retail banking market in the UK are in-branch, telephone, online, mobile, video chat, instant message, and chatbot. For all banking activities, primarily makes use of mobile and online channels, though for more complex needs, such as mortgage applications or opening an account, he relies on branch services. While branch services may be valued for these types of activities, an omnichannel integration approach that can resolve some of these more complex banking issues will likely drive a decline in branch preference.

UK Retail Banking Market Analysis, by Channel Preferences of Older Generation Z

UK Retail Banking Market Analysis, by Channel Preferences of Older Generation Z

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UK Retail Banking Market Report Overview

Customer Personas Older Generation Z, Younger Millennial, Older Millennial, Generation X, Boomers, and Millennial
Channel Preferences In-Branch, Telephone, Online, Mobile, Video Chat, Instant Message, and Chatbot

Segments Covered in the Report

Customer Personas

  • Older Generation Z
  • Younger Millennial
  • Older Millennial
  • Generation X
  • Boomers
  • Millennial

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Cluster methodology

Older Generation Z: Joe The young saver

Joe has a strong preference for alternative providers. He is looking to build up his savings for extra cashflow and to afford a deposit on his first house.

Younger Millennial: Chloe – The deposit saver

As Chloe approaches 30, she is desperately trying to buy her first home on her own. She has no dependents and is looking to build her wealth before she starts thinking about starting her own family.

Older Millennial: Alison – The debt re payer

Alison and her husband’s goal is to pay off their mortgage quicker. However, with their primary provider, they feel they need more advice and assistance to achieve this. They also would like help understanding how to save for a large purchase more efficiently while having additional cash flow for an emergency.

Generation X: Sandra The concerned parent

Sandra has children under 16 and is concerned about their lack of money management. She would like to be able to link her own account to theirs for better tracking of their spending, but her traditional provider does not offer this.

Boomers: Colin and Barbra – The retired investors

Colin and Barbra have been loyal to their main traditional provider for over 10 years, but with saving rates so low, they need to invest to earn smarter returns, and they are disappointed that their provider cannot offer what they need here.

Millennial: Andrew – The small business owner

Andrew is a young business owner, and his main focus is on building and growing his business in order to create financial freedom in the future for himself and the family he wants to have.

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