Effects of gamification mechanisms on the behaviour of bank customers using credit cards
Author: Prabesh Gautam
Supervisors: Edwin Rajah, Shafiq Alam, Indrapriya Kularatne
Effects of gamification mechanisms on the behaviour of bank customers using credit cards
Prabesh Gautam
8 April 2022
Gautam, P. (2022). Effects of gamification mechanisms on the behaviour of bank customers using credit cards. (A partially redacted thesis submitted in fulfilment of the degree of Master of Applied Management at Auckland International Campus, Otago Polytechnic, Auckland, New Zealand). https://doi.org/10.34074/thes.5710
Abstract
The technique of integrating game design into non-game businesses has received much attention in recent years. Examples include banks that offer points, rewards/benefits, and discounts, usually intending to increase credit card usage and increase customer engagement, satisfaction, and intentions. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of the gamification mechanism on the behaviour of bank customers using credit cards.
To investigate the hypotheses that gamification influences engagement, satisfaction, and intention on customer purchasing behaviours when using credit cards, an online questionnaire was distributed to 88 participants throughout New Zealand using a convenience sample approach. According to the findings, a higher reward points value in gamification significantly influenced engagement and satisfaction in bank customers to use credit cards while making purchases. However, the findings did not support that gamification affects customer intention. An independent sample t-test was used to analyse the data. The findings contribute to the field of gamification research and encourages banking sectors to consider how they may improve the customer purchase experience by refining the gamification elements into products and services. Further research could be undertaken to determine how much banks and other financial institutions profit by implementing gamification into their products and services.
Keywords: gamification, bank industry, credit card, rewards points, engagement, satisfaction
Prabesh's thesis was supervised by Edwin Rajah, Shafiq Alam and Indrapriya Kularatne.
License
This thesis is available under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives licence CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International.
