Determining factors of intention to adopt internet banking services: A study on commercial bank users in Bangladesh

• Published in: Banks and bank systems 2022-01, Vol.17 (1), p.125-136
• Main Authors: Akhter, Ayeasha, Mobarak Karim, Md, Jannat, Sabeha, M. Anwarul Islam, K.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Bank management; Banking; Commercial banks; Electronic banking; Internet; internet banking; perceived ease of use; perceived security; perceived usefulness; social influence
• ISSN: 1816-7403; 1991-7074
• DOI: 10.21511/bbs.17(1).2022.11

E-commerce and e-business are necessary components of today’s internet banking due to the developing global economy. Alternatively, in this technological era, the banking sector’s success is associated with creating bank users’ intention to adopt internet banking services. Therefore, the aim of this study is to determine the influencing factors of intention to adopt internet banking services of commercial bank users’ in the Bangladeshi context. A survey questionnaire was formulated based on past works of literature to find out the research objective. The convenience sampling method has been used in this study. For the data collection purpose, 250 bank users were asked request to participate in the research. As a fully completed survey, 180 responses were received where the response rate was 72% and the sample size was n = 180. For correlation analysis and hypotheses testing, SPSS version 26.0 was used. The results of the study show that Perceived Security Risk (PSR), Perceived Usefulness (PU), Perceived Ease of Use (PEU), Social Influence (SI), and Consumer Innovativeness (CI) have a statistical and significant impact on the intention to adopt internet banking services. It is concluded that the bank management committee should utilize PU, PEU, SI, and CI to amplify the level of willingness to adopt and embrace general banking services through internet platforms among bank users in their online banking transactions. For the future research study, this paper outlines several significant implications and offers some directions for the bank management committee of a commercial bank.