Acceptable Times to Receive or Send Funds using Person-to-Person (P2P) Payment Technologies

Acceptable Times to Receive or Send Funds using Person-to-Person (P2P) Payment Technologies

Proof Point

Majority of respondents in Bank of America survey want to receive or send funds within same day

Acceptable Times to Receive or Send Funds using Person-to-Person (P2P) Payment Technologies

2017 (percentage of respondents)

Note: Data based on Bank of America’s 2017 Trends in Consumer Mobility Report that surveyed 1,005 U.S. respondents with bank accounts and smartphones, aged 18 and above, with a 3.1 margin of error, as well as 407 panelists that use person-to-person payments services, with 4.9 margin of error

Proof Point Findings

  • Person-to-Person (P2P) Payment Technologies – Online technology that lets individuals transfer funds from one bank account to another through Internet and smartphone
  • Near Real-Time – Majority of respondents (i.e. 53% for receiving and 69% for sending funds) prefer near instantaneous transfer of funds, with 15% expecting to receive funds and 18% sending within minutes
  • Within Week and More – Some respondents also indicated contentment with longer turnaround times, such as one week (i.e. 29% for receiving and 21% for sending), one month (i.e. 5% for receiving and 4% for sending), and anytime (i.e. 14% for receiving and 7% for sending)
  • Key Growth Drivers – Include continuous innovation in peer-to-peer payment technologies, rapid digitization of banking services, increasing preference for cashless transactions, and heightening reliance on smartphones and mobile applications to complete tasks

Market Disruption

Sector

Financial Services

Source

Date Last Updated

April 6, 2018

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