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June 4, 2026·Consumer·Minds Team

# **Minds Study: Digital Adoption of Older Savers in Regional Banking**

Simulated target audience analysis on the adoption of digital banking features among conservative Sparkassen and Volksbank customers in Germany.

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## Methodology

A target audience simulation using the Minds platform shows that 68 percent of older, conservative savers in German regional banks reject the forced transition to purely digital app features. These results align with real-world data from the Statistisches Bundesamt regarding the persistent skepticism of older demographics toward exclusive online banking.

**68**%

Rejection of purely digital mailboxes

**74**%

Preference for hybrid advisory services

**59**%

Security concerns regarding app usage

Based on a simulated panel of 500 respondents. 85–95% accuracy validated against historical data.

## **Frequently asked questions**

### **How high is the correlation between the Minds simulation and real panels?**

The Minds platform achieves an average correlation of 85% to 95% with traditional physical panels. For specific questions and well-anchored target audience segments, the correlation can even reach up to 100%.

### **How quickly does Minds deliver results for regional banking?**

Minds delivers deep, data-dense insights in under an hour. The entire simulation is hosted on European servers and is 100% GDPR-compliant, as no personal data of real customers is processed.

### **How does Minds compare in cost to traditional panels?**

Minds offers representative target audience simulations at a fraction of the cost of a traditional panel. It eliminates the time-consuming and expensive recruitment costs per participant, which is particularly advantageous for hard-to-reach target groups such as older savers.

### **How does this simulation help with the introduction of new digital banking features?**

The simulation enables product managers and marketing teams in regional banking to test the adoption of new features, such as digital mailboxes or mobile TAN procedures, in advance. This significantly reduces the risk of misdevelopment in the middle of the funnel (MOFU) phase of the customer journey.

## **About Minds**

Minds is an AI research lab building synthetic focus groups and studies. It helps go-to-market and product teams understand their target audiences in minutes, not months.

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