Wooing the Underbanked

The unbanked and the underbankedtogetherbusiness models; and to optimize these models in
spend around $10.4 billion on more than 324 millionorder to help FIs enter new and lucrative
alternate financial services (AFS) products; this ismarkets.
due to lack of knowledge on part of the banks toVendor Selection
target and market banking products to theThis section seeks to profile the companies
underserved. Economic inclusion of thesupporting the market under study. We profile the
underbanked population (approximately 43 million intop vendors and analyze user perspectives to
2009) into the traditional banking cycle will have ahelp you make the best decision for your financial
significant financial impact on the federally insuredinstitution. Every report includes in-depth reviews
banks that have traditionally stayed out of thisof the top vendors.
market.What makes our report unique?
Wooing the Underbanked – Need, Behavior,A strong heritage of providing cutting-edge
and Attitude Analysis is a market research studyresearch:
designed specifically to profile underbankedMarketsandMarkets provides clients with ground
populace/households. The aim of this report is tobreaking marketing research.  M&M's unique
analyze the reasons behind the low adoption ofresearch methodology and expert analytical
traditional banking products by underbanked andcapabilities will provide you the tools to apply the
their preference for alternate financial servicesbest marketing practices to your Financial
(AFS) and products (transaction/credit).Institution.
The underbanked are educated and employed butEnsure that your strategy is viable:
are reluctant to use traditional banking productsOur study will help you examine the breadth of
such as debit / credit cards and short term loanspossibilities you may encounter when planning
primarily due to the fear of hidden costs andfuture strategies and product launches.  It will
convenience issues. They make little use of thehelp you create plans that are resilient enough to
services provided by mainstream financialmeet the full range of unanticipated events.
institutions; and are limited to traditional bankingDiscover new opportunities:
where they usually have a checking / savingsThis market research study will forecast the
account. They also frequently use AFS offeredfuture roles, uses, and acceptances of new
by non-banking institutions. AFS products areproducts, services, and applications emerging in
non-bank money orders, payday lending, checkthe marketplace. It will identify opportunities
cashing facilities, rent-to-own agreements, andwhere companies can get a leg up on the
refund anticipation loans.competition.
The objective of the report is to provide vitalKey questions answered
marketing information about the underbanked that1. Which are the high-growth segments and how
also use AFS products; and the traditional andis the market segmented on the basis of
novel banking and financial services that banks canproducts, services and stakeholders?
render to them. The report will provide new2. What are market estimates and forecasts;
insights and give recommendations for bankswhich markets are doing well and which are not?
intending to capitalize on this untapped market3. Where are the gaps and opportunities; what
segment. Intensive bifurcation of the underbankedfactors are driving market growth?
customers on the lines of income, age, education,4. Which are the key playing fields and
region, race, etc. will enable product developmentwinning-edge imperatives?
and provide a roadmap to the future of novel5. What is the competitive landscape; who are the
banking practices for the underbanked.main players in each segment; what are their
Scope of the reportstrategic directives, operational strengths, key
Strategy formulationselling products, and product pipelines? Who is
This section seeks to provide a schematic of thedoing what?
marketplace under study; and to enable thePowerful Research and analysis
report user to determine their competitivenessThe analysts working with MarketsandMarkets
and positioning in the market. Through ourcome from renowned publishers and market
in-depth understanding of the financial servicesresearch firms globally, adding their expertise and
industry, we size the market, identify the trendsdomain understanding. We get the facts from
and drivers, and develop the right framework forover 22,000 news and information sources, a
strategy formulation to help users maintain orhuge database of key industry participants and
enhance their market position.draw on our relationships with more than 900
Business Modelmarket research companies.
This section seeks to identify the already existing