Fintech Service Quality of Saudi Banks: Digital Transformation and Awareness in Satisfaction, Re-Use Intentions, and the Sustainable Performance of Firms

Abdulaziz Adel Aldaarmi ()
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Abdulaziz Adel Aldaarmi: Faculty of Business Administration, University of Tabuk, Tabuk 47512, Saudi Arabia

Sustainability, 2024, vol. 16, issue 6, 1-19

Abstract: The present study examined the effects of the service quality regarding fintech and customer satisfaction on the sustainable bank performance, with digital transformation and digital awareness as the mediator and moderator in the Saudi Arabian banks. Using an online survey questionnaire, data were collected from 306 customers and an equal number of customer care officers, resulting in a 62.58% response rate. The findings revealed that the tangibles, reliability, and empathy about the fintech services significantly influence customer satisfaction. However, assurance and responsiveness did not significantly influence customer satisfaction. The results also showed that customer satisfaction regarding fintech services significantly and positively influences the intention to re-use fintech services, indicating the centrality of maintaining a high customer satisfaction for retention. Interestingly, while the intention to re-use fintech was directly linked to the sustainable performance of banks, the direct impact of digital transformation on the performance was not significant. Additionally, digital awareness about using fintech services significantly and positively influences the sustainable bank performance. The study also tested the moderating effect of digital awareness between customer satisfaction and sustainable performance, but the relationship was not significant. By offering the study’s novel findings, this research underscores the implications of fintech adoption and its quality dimensions on bank performances in the Saudi context.

Keywords: customer satisfaction; digital transformation; digital awareness; intention to re-use fintech; sustainable performance of firm (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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