Hi Everyone,
I am currently doing my Postgradute dissertation at university for MSc Management and Finance. I have decided to use Monzo as a basis for my research. It focuses on How challenger banks are using Financial Technology (Fintech) to retain a competitive advantage.
I was hoping if you can spare 2-5mins to complete my questionnaire. The questionnaire will be anonymous.
Seen a lot of these recently. Out of interest, what course is it that youâre doing, and at which institution (Click links before asking questions in future @N26throwaway! )?
Perhaps it would be useful to merge this with the other thread from the other day and have a thread dedicated to postgrad research for stuff like this?
Aaaaaand just like all the other research topics this has lost its credibility right at the very first question.
Do you have a traditional bank account or Digital bank account?{Traditional banking is a bank with a physical location that you visit in order to open an account e.g. Barclays , Halifax, NatWest. While Digital banking is a bank services that can only be open online through the use of mobile apps e.g. Monzo , Sterling , Revolt}
I find the lack of proofreading revolting
Also the next yes/no question is optional, but the one after that is a mandatory free text field asking another Yes/No question + reasoning.
I didnât read after that
Tick boxes will give you much more easy to analyse data as you wonât end up with a hundred variants of the same answer that youâll then have to analyse and decide which ones to merge/count as the same.
These Monzo research topics seem like a get out of jail free card simply because there are so many of them. And sorry but if you want me to spend my time answering your questionnaire, please spend more time putting it together than it takes me to fill out (see my first point)
Another potential flaw. I havenât opened an account with some of the banks in the example recently but I wouldnât be surprised if they allowed online opening. NatWest for instance allowed online opening for a year or two at least, I think
While Digital banking is a bank services that can only be open online through the use of mobile apps e.g. Monzo , Sterling , Revolt}
Sorry but your definition of what makes a âtraditional bankâ vs a âDigital Bankâ makes assumptions that are wrong before youâve even got the second question.
Difference of opinion aside (just fending off the usual arguments about why insert your chosen fintech here is best ) Lloyds has one of the best digital banking experiences of any of the many banks I have accounts open with and you can most certainly open an account online without ever needing to step into a branch. I know you can open RBS, Barclays, Virgin Money, HSBC and First Direct accounts online and/or in app.
Lastly your questionnaire doesnât seem to be anything more than a customer service style Monzo feedback question. What do we like, what donât we like⊠How does that answer the questions âHow challenger banks are using Financial Technology (Fintech) to retain a competitive advantageâ
All your questions could easily be answered with a quick search of this forum
Perhaps I wasnât too clear but some of it has nothing to do with English as a second language. Saying Sterling and Revolt instead of Starling and Revolut is unacceptable, shows a lack of care and indicates that this is just a quick box ticking exercise. Not to mention the inconsistent spacing around commas
I wrote my science thesis in English as a second language but I absolutely made sure that I understood my subject matter and that I didnât make obvious mistakes in (well known) key terms.
I know this is a logical place to find people to fill it in (or post corrections) but I donât like how people join and then post their link. Itâs like being cold called.
And to make it worse, they posted the link and never returned.
Also on the âWhat Banking features attracted you to Monzoâ, you either need to give more options that cover the full feature set, or an âOtherâ - as my reason isnât listed.
âDo you trust Monzo with your Depositâ - I think Deposit is the wrong choice of words; I read that to mean deposit like when renting, not simply âmy balanceâ, which I think you mean.
On the âHow did you find out about Monzoâ - again an âOtherâ option is needed; it was other people using hot coral cards that did it - not friends or family.