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How Banks Can Strengthen Customer Loyalty With Personalized Bundling Strategies

42% of Consumers Will Switch FIs for Bundled Banking1

Fragmentation in Banking Services

Consumer surveys2 have indicated time and again the usefulness of product bundles in the banking sector and their direct correlation to customer retention and loyalty. While banks acknowledge the significance of bundling, effectively utilizing them to enhance customer loyalty has been a multifaceted challenge.

Firstly, neobanks and other non-traditional players entice customers, particularly Gen-Zers and millennials, away from traditional banks by offering digitally sophisticated and highly convenient services. Secondly, the rise of e-wallets for payments has disrupted traditional channels, assigning regulatory functions to banks, thus widening the gap between a bank and its customers. Thirdly, customers prefer using super apps as a single window to access various services such as booking movie tickets, flights, restaurant reservations, and peer-to-peer money transfers.

The choice of banking products and services is based on the need, age, lifestyle, and preference of the customer. For example, the customer may choose a credit card from bank one, make payments through an e-wallet, and avail loans from a third bank. This proliferation has resulted in severe fragmentation of banking services and a loss of visibility into customer transactions and data. Customer loyalty, a key element of a successful banking operation, has therefore become almost non-existent.

The customer revolution challenges banks to reclaim control

To drive customer loyalty, banks must counter the fragmentation of services with highly customized offers built on deep analysis of customer insights. They must bundle offers such that they resonate with the customer’s context and are perceived as attractive and valuable. The ability to personalize, coupled with agility, is imperative to growing the customer graph.

Fragmentation in Banking Services

To drive customer loyalty, banks must counter the fragmentation of services with highly customized offers built on deep analysis of customer insights. They must bundle offers such that they resonate with the customer’s context and are perceived as attractive and valuable. The ability to personalize, coupled with agility, is imperative to growing the customer graph.

Key capabilities help banks create personalized bundles from customer context

Gathering customer context
A 360-degree picture of the customer goes beyond mere payment and transaction data. It involves diving deeper to gather meaningful insights into the customer’s life stage and relevant goals to predict intent. Understanding customer context—where they stand in their life or business journey—is crucial to creating and offering relevant bundles to the customer. This contextual understanding empowers banks to treat every customer as a distinct ‘segment of one’ and offer highly personalized bundles.
Emerging business paradigms such as Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) and Open Banking underscore the pivotal role of collaboration within the banking ecosystem. Through strategic partnerships, banks can equip themselves to quickly introduce innovative packages and bundles via non-banking channels and third-party collaborations. Proactiveness on the part of the bank ensures customer retention, as they can offer relevant services through diverse channels. The essence of a successful ecosystem partnership lies in executing these alignments securely and with agility through API-based integration and data exchange, fostering trust and loyalty among both partners and customers. By navigating these collaborations effectively, banks can lead the change while ensuring sustained relevance and competitiveness in a dynamic financial landscape.
Emerging business paradigms such as Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) and Open Banking underscore the pivotal role of collaboration within the banking ecosystem. Through strategic partnerships, banks can equip themselves to quickly introduce innovative packages and bundles via non-banking channels and third-party collaborations. Proactiveness on the part of the bank ensures customer retention, as they can offer relevant services through diverse channels. The essence of a successful ecosystem partnership lies in executing these alignments securely and with agility through API-based integration and data exchange, fostering trust and loyalty among both partners and customers. By navigating these collaborations effectively, banks can lead the change while ensuring sustained relevance and competitiveness in a dynamic financial landscape.

How SunTec Can Empower Banks with an Effective Bundling Solution

SunTec Xelerate operates as a “wrap-around” over existing core banking systems to enhance functionality. It circumvents the architectural constraints of the bank’s legacy systems and extracts data from disparate systems to provide a holistic view of the customer. Powered with advanced analytics, the platform empowers product leaders in the bank to effectively bundle, price, bill, and manage revenues.

SunTec Solution - Key Benefits

Increase customer acquisition, retention, and loyalty by offering hyper-personalized product bundles.

Prevent customer attrition and deepen customer relationships with insight-driven offers.

Grow revenues by increasing cross-sell and upsell opportunities.

Simplify integration with core banking systems and lower the costs of IT maintenance.

Further Reading

Bundle Up


Why Banks Must Prioritize Bundling Strategies to Retain Customers and Grow Revenues.

The Bundling Dilemma


Effective Bundling Strategies for Modern Banking.

Unlocking Customer Centricity

The Power of Strategic Bundling
in Banking.

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