Usefulness of Netnography in the Digital Banking Context

Abstract

This chapter discusses the usefulness of netnography as a research method in the digital banking context. Netnography has become a relative attractive data collection and data analysis method in some social science research areas but is still relatively unknown in financial research. Compared with other research methods, netnography seems to have some advantages in the digital banking world, such as real-time customer feedback. Moreover, virtual observations can be used not only by researchers but also by bank representatives to, for example, find out how bank customers can contribute to value co-creation.