Blend Labs Says Easier Account Opening Raises Customer Retention Challenge for Banks

• Blend Labs' banking analysis identifies customer retention as the key challenge as faster digital account opening makes switching institutions easier.
• Standard activation metrics can confuse signup bonus qualification with lasting customer relationships, obscuring retention performance.
• Leading banks and credit unions are replacing one-time onboarding with managed outreach during the first 60 days to strengthen engagement.
• Direct deposit setup, targeted renewal offers and branch-based activation can help institutions retain customer relationships.
• Institutions are prioritizing AI for back-office efficiency and behavioral triggers before broader customer-facing deployment amid concerns over trust in financial data use.

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