New research from Guardian Global , a leading market research firm in the capital , indicates that 60 % of London residents now use mobile devices to manage finances , representing the largest proportion of any region in the UK . In August 2015, KPMG revealed in its Global Mobile Banking Report that banks must ‘adapt or die’, based on primary survey data supplied by UBS Evidence Lab. The study also found that 59 % of Northern Ireland ’s citizens prefer mobile banking via smartphones . While 48 % of residents in the North East and Yorkshire regularly use mobile banking , only 42 % of consumers in the South West and South East use a mobile banking app . More than £ 146 m has been transferred since Paym was introduced in the UK in April 2014 , with the number of mobile accounts doubling every six months . Approximately 25 % of the global population is forecast to use mobile banking within the next three years .
New research from Guardian Global , a leading market research firm in the capital , indicates that 60 % of London residents now use mobile devices to manage finances , representing the largest proportion of any region in the UK . The study also found that 59 % of Northern Ireland ’s citizens prefer mobile banking via smartphones . While 48 % of residents in the North East and Yorkshire regularly use mobile banking , only 42 % of consumers in the South West and South East use a mobile banking app . More than £ 146 m has been transferred since Paym was introduced in the UK in April 2014 , with the number of mobile accounts doubling every six months . Approximately 25 % of the global population is forecast to use mobile banking within the next three years .