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such as mobile photo bill pay; are open to is also the time to identify internal capabili-
receiving expert guidance on personal finance ties (staff, process, technology and culture
and investments; and are interested in services changes) to achieve these goals, assess how
such as spending pattern analysis and loyalty well you understand these capabilities and
rewards/points. “Liberal Users,” by contrast, are determine the optimal mix of building, buying
not heavy mobile users but “will respond best or “renting” capabilities to fill gaps. This step
to services related to money management,” must involve retail bank executives and other
according to the analysis. business leaders, and it usually involves
workshops and consensus-building meetings.
Best Practices Among the outputs that help the bank are
Based on our work with clients, we have developed SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities
a seven-step customer segmentation framework. and threats) analysis and IT gap assessments.
It takes into account customer criteria such as 2. Define target markets and customer
channel preference, risk tolerance, sensitivity to segments. This is the core work of under-
rates, and fees and product mix to help banks standing likely profitability characteristics and
tailor offerings for each segment. baseline assumptions for each target market
and customer segment. It includes understand-
This framework also takes into account profitabil-
ing which specific factors are important to each
ity criteria such as the breadth of products each
segment, such as their risk tolerance, channel
segment is likely to purchase, the length of their
preference, rate or fee sensitivity, and their
relationship with the bank and estimated lifetime
expectations for customer service. Among the
value.
tools used in this analysis are client surveys
1. Define your strategic objectives and assess and internal profitability and cost models.
your internal capabilities. Consider your 3. Target desired niche/sub-groups. Which
goals in customer retention, new product groups have attributes the bank is seeking, such
introductions, planned entry into new markets as receptivity to new offers, likelihood to con-
and the changing role of your branches. This solidate with one institution or high household
Footnotes
1
“The New Dynamics of Consumer Banking Relationships,” BAI Research, March 2012,
http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/New-Study-on-US-Consumer-Preferences-Reveals-Key-
Differences-How-Consumers-Interact-1636540.htm.
2
“The New Banking Consumer: Five Core Segments and How to Reach Them,” BAI, March 2012,
http://www.latinia.com/IF/Documentos/The_New_Banking_Consumer_5_Core_Segments.pdf.
3
“BAI Solutions Demand Pulse,” BAI, December 2010, http://www.bai.org/research/strategic.aspx.
4
“Segment-Based Strategies for Mobile Banking,” Cognizant Technology Solutions, June 2013,
http://www.cognizant.com/InsightsWhitepapers/Segment-Based-Strategies-for-Mobile-Banking.pdf.
Biswadeep Sengupta is a Senior Consultant within Cognizant Business Consulting’s Banking and Financial
Services Business Unit. For the last five years, he has served as a lead business analyst and consultant
for various bank implementation projects across the world. Biswadeep’s areas of expertise include asset
and wealth management, retail banking, consumer lending and payments. He holds an MBA in finance and
strategy and can be reached at Biswadeep.Sengupta@cognizant.com.
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