Future-Proofing Banking Through Customer-Centric Journeys

How Banks Can Compete in a World Where Relevance Is Earned and Solution-Based Journeys Lead the Way

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As consumers turn to fintechs and payment providers for timely, solution-based support, banks are losing relevance. Staying in the game means shifting from product pushing to customer-led journeys.
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Customers—not banks—are shaping the future of financial services. Instead of relying solely on legacy brands, they’re building their own ecosystems around convenience, trust, and relevance, using products from fintechs and payment providers. To stay in the game, banks must rethink the banking model from the ground up.

Key Question: How can banks stay relevant in a solution-based, life stage-driven world where consumers are building their own financial ecosystems?

Key Stat: Consumers now hold more personal loan debt with fintechs than with banks or credit unions—proving that a primary banking relationship no longer ensures share of wallet.

This report can help you:

  • Develop product strategy (banks and consumer-facing payment providers)
  • Showcase opportunities to customers and develop go-to-market strategy (solution providers and consumer-facing payment providers)

authors

Tiffani Montez

Contributors

Lauren Ashcraft
Grace Broadbent
Penelope Lin
Director, Data Visualization
Emma Noyes
Graphic Designer, Data Visualization
Amy Rotondo
Director, US Research
Sakina Thanawala
Copy Editor
Emman Velasco
Chart Editor
Julia Woolever
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