According to research conducted by Alliance & Leicester, a third of UK customers want to pay bills online.
The study shows a 63% rise in people managing their current accounts online since 2003, while over three quarters of Alliance & Leicester Current Account holders now do most or all of their banking online, compared with just 39% two years ago.
Other interesting statistics revealed that seven in ten internet bankers prefer checking their statements online, a figure backed up by the 15% of Briton’s who wish they didn’t receive paper statements for accounts which have already been paid, and 9% saying they receive too many paper-based bills.
Helen Palmer, manager of Current Accounts at Alliance & Leicester, said, ‘With our busy lifestyles, internet banking is more convenient for many people than traditional branch banking.
Banking online allows customers to address payments and bills without having to deal with reams of paper. Alliance & Leicester customers now also benefit from new internet security measures ensuring peace of mind and the utmost security when banking online.