- February 6, 2012

Mobile Banking App Usage Increases Dramatically in 2011

In Q2 2011, 16 percent of the total U.S. mobile audience age 13+ reported using their mobile devices for accessing financial information or carrying out a financial transaction. While browser usage continues to be the dominant channel for banking services on a mobile device, app usage has seen a dramatic increase in the previous year - largely due to the popularity of smartphones and investment of financial institutions into their mobile channels. By Q2 2011, banking app usage had risen 74 percent from nearly a year go, followed by app usage among credit card users (up 58 percent).

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Mobile Banking App Usage