Financial Services


The British Business Bank 2020 Business Finance Survey

The 2020 Business Finance Survey conducted by Ipsos on behalf of the British Business Bank.

Attitudes towards increasing the contactless card payment limit to £100

New data from Ipsos Financial Services research shows consumers are broadly in favour of increasing the contactless card payment limit though are divided on whether it should rise to £100.

Are we approaching a crucial point in financial behavioural change?

Coronavirus didn’t just shake the financial stability of consumers, it made many realise the volatility created by their past financial behaviours. Associate Director Kerry Barringer analyses the impact of COVID-19 on consumers' personal financial situations and the likely longevity of any financial behavioural changes.

Personal banking service quality – Great Britain

Independent service quality survey results

Personal banking service quality – Northern Ireland

Independent service quality survey results
Financial Services Publication

A penny saved, is a penny earned

Does money slip out of your hands as soon as you get it? Cameron Stevenson explains how new providers are making it easier for all of us to save and invest.
Financial Services Publication

Current account switching has been on hiatus for the last six months. Will things start to turn around as we approach the end of 2020?

Leo Brownstein of the Financial Research Survey team looks at the impact the COVID-19 pandemic has had on current account switching, and why things might start to pick up in 2021.
Investors Publication

Results from the 2020 EIB survey on Investment and Investment Finance (EIBIS)

The European Investment Bank commissioned Ipsos to carry out the fifth round of its annual Survey on Investment and Investment Finance (EIBIS).

Coronavirus and unemployment fears fuel interest in life insurance

Since the outbreak of coronavirus, Britons have been giving more thought to life insurance