The Co-operative Bank of Kenya emerged as the overall winner of the customer satisfaction survey conducted by the Kenya Bankers Association (KBA.

The survey by KBA revealed that the preference for human interaction in customer service support among bank customers rose in 2022.

However, the preference for automated banking channels grew, rising to 67 per cent in 2022 from 58 per cent in 2021.

The Banking Industry Customer Satisfaction Survey (2022) estimated that 15 per cent of bank clients preferred contact bank services to self-service platforms such as chatbots and the Internet.

This shift aligns with the preference for human-assisted services in 2019, which stood at 16 per cent.

Speaking during the survey’s release, KBA Chief Executive Habil Olaka emphasised the need to institute measures meant to ensure independent access to financial services for Persons with Disabilities.

“Over 30 banks are in the course of implementing a harmonised banking industry accessibility roadmap that seeks to address accessibility challenges,” he said.

According to the survey, in the Tier I category, Co-operative Bank maintained the top position, followed by KCB Bank and Standard Chartered Bank in position three.

Family Bank emerged best in the Tier II category, with National Bank and Prime Bank taking the second and third positions, respectively.

“Channels leveraging on technology emerged to be the most preferred banking channels with mobile banking emerging top with 67.8%,” said Family Bank Chief Operations Officer John Ndugi.

“This trend continues to be our main key focus as a Bank because our aggressive 5-year strategic plan is pegged on digitally leading the bank to tier 1 status while offering exceptional customer experience.”

ABC Bank topped in the Tier III category, while Sidian and Credit Bank took the second and third positions, respectively.

The 2022 Banking Industry Customer Satisfaction Survey obtained 33,801 responses compared to 29,791 responses received in the 2021 Survey.

This is an annual survey conducted online using the Survey Monkey survey tool.


 

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