02/09/2010 - Mobile and SMS Banking changes continue apace

Banks compete on being mobile innovation leader - Biggest battles fought in domestic markets

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26/08/2010 - Metro Bank launches internet banking platform

Part of Metro Bank’s promise to customers is that they will “deliver unlimited convenience” through “great online banking”. Have they kept their promise?

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About our mobile and SMS monitoring services



Mapa’s mobile and SMS monitoring services allows you to identify what your competitors are doing in the mobile banking space, what changes they are making and allow you to prioritise what you need to be doing to be successful in your market place.

We have mobile and SMS banking set-up on numerous banking and credit card accounts across the globe. There is no other service available that tells you what mobile and SMS banking functionality is available on the market.

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What we monitor

Mapa offer a monitoring service for both mobile banking and SMS banking:

Mobile Banking

Focused on the Dutch, Spanish, Swedish, UK and US banking markets some areas we monitor include:
  • Registration and sign-up
  • Servicing accounts
  • Payments / Transfers
  • Browser based, smart-phones, thick and thin clients
  • News, developments and marketing
SMS Banking

One service focused on the UK banking and credit card markets and another focused on Dutch, Spanish, Swedish and US banking.  Some areas we monitor include:
  • Registration and sign-up
  • Incentives and charges & fees 
  • Subscription alerts (Push SMS)
  • Pull SMS (customers request information via SMS)
  • News, developments and marketing
  • Non-banking SMS services
Mobile Banking News

We monitor international financial services news for recent developments on mobile banking, SMS services, mobile payments and contactless payments.  We also keep a close watch on what some of the world's most innovation online businesses are doing in the mobile space like eBay, Amazon, Yahoo. etc.

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SMS Consumer Research

Want to know how consumers feel about the text messages they receive?  Or how often your competitors are sending text messages?  Our quarterly SMS Consumer Research can help you answer these questions.  See our one page brochure on the service and get in contact.
  Mapa's SMS Consumer Research  



How we produce the reports

Mapa has access to ‘live’ accounts with your competitors. Mapa researchers regularly logon to the accounts to research what functions and services are available behind the secure login and record the findings in the dashboard. This includes what subscription SMS services are available within internet banking.

The services allow you to accurately identify the differences between your offering and your competitors’ services – quickly and easily, and with confidence


What you get

  • Updated Dashboard every quarter 
  • Change Summary report including screenshots
  • Relevant competitor marketing material 
  • Changes and market trends
  • Ad-hoc alerts of competitor developments
  • A monthly or quarterly summary of relevant news

What we think