ATM Network Operations and Customer Satisfaction


While quality is a specific transaction and quality is an overall judgment made after a cumulative evaluation process, satisfaction researchers take the opposite view.

In this study, the author also agrees with the view that it is impossible to evaluate service quality in general, such as whether the service quality is high or low, but service quality must be measured by a set of scales to measure the component concepts that are related to each other and that create service quality (Nguyen Dinh Tho, 2007, p.139). Thus, after qualitative research on the SERVQUAL model of the components in the service quality model and customer satisfaction using ATM cards, hypotheses about the influence of perceived service quality factors are put forward according to Parasuraman's research model, which includes 5 components as follows:

H1: Reliability has a significant direct impact on customer satisfaction, when the reliability of ATM cards is assessed by customers to increase, the level of customer satisfaction will increase and vice versa .

H2: Customer empathy has a significant direct impact on customer satisfaction, when customer empathy about ATM card increases, customer satisfaction will increase and vice versa .

H3: Tangible means have a significant direct impact on customer satisfaction. When the tangible assets of ATM cards are evaluated by customers to increase, the level of customer satisfaction will increase and vice versa .

H4: Service efficiency has a significant direct impact on customers. When the effectiveness of ATM card service of the bank is evaluated by customers to increase, the level of customer satisfaction will increase and vice versa .

H5: Assurance has a significant direct impact on customer satisfaction. When the bank's assurance on ATM cards is rated by customers to increase, customer satisfaction will increase and vice versa .

2.3.2. ATM network operations and customer satisfaction


ATM network can have a significant impact on customer satisfaction regarding convenience and accessibility when customers use card services of the company.


bank. Therefore, this is also a factor that needs to be considered when analyzing, especially for Vinh Long province where the network is unevenly distributed among districts in the province. Through the preliminary research process, the network factor is a factor that customers are interested in and needs to be included in the research model to assess the level of impact on satisfaction.

H6: Network has a significant direct impact on customer satisfaction, when the bank's ATM card network is rated by customers to increase, the customer satisfaction level will increase and vice versa .

2.3.3. Perceived price and customer satisfaction


According to Fornel (1996), the first factor determining customer satisfaction is perceived quality, the second factor is perceived price. Customer satisfaction is the result of customers' perception of value while value is measured by the relationship between perceived service quality and service price (Hallowel, 1996, cited in Bexley, 2005, p.68). Service price is the customer's subjective perception of the price of similar services with other suppliers (Nguyen Dinh Tho, 2007). In this study, perceived prices are deposit interest rates, loan interest rates and service fees when compared with other banks. Deposit interest rates can be understood as savings interest rates, non-term payment account interest rates, loan interest rates can be business loans, real estate loans, car loans, consumer loans... and service fees are money transfer fees, statement printing fees, card issuance fees, online banking service fees... The next hypothesis is put forward:

H7: Perceived service price has a significant direct impact on customer satisfaction. When customers perceive the bank's service price for ATM cards to be high or low, customer satisfaction increases or decreases accordingly .

2.4. PROPOSED RESEARCH MODEL


Through referring to studies on customer satisfaction, the author proposes to build a framework model for researching customer satisfaction using ATM card services. This article is based on the model of perceived performance - SERVPERF scale (1992) with appropriate adjustments to the research field to build the model as follows:


H6

H1

Empathy

H2

H3

ATM card service customer satisfaction

Service efficiency

H4

H5

H7

Network

Trust

Tangible means

Guarantee

Price


Figure 2.6: Proposed research framework model


Based on the research model, the author ran SPSS and AMOS to analyze the factors affecting customers' SHL and find the most suitable model.

2.5 SUMMARY OF CHAPTER 2


Chapter 2 of the thesis deals with issues of theoretical basis related to services, customer satisfaction, overview of bank cards and ATM cards. At the same time, the study also provides some models to measure the satisfaction of foreign and domestic customers. Based on the appropriate model, the topic provides an applied research framework to measure the satisfaction of customers using ATM card services of the Foreign Trade Bank, Vinh Long branch for the next chapter.


CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY


Chapter 2, the study presented the theoretical basis of research concepts and research models along with proposed research hypotheses. Chapter 3 presented an overview of the research area, research objects, current status of research problems, research design and at the same time presented the focus of scientific research methods used to evaluate the scales used to measure research concepts as well as test the model and research hypotheses stated in Chapter 2.

3.1 RESEARCH CONTEXT


3.1.1 Overview of Vinh Long province and Vinh Long banking industry


3.1.1.1 General introduction to Vinh Long province


Vinh Long is a province located in the center of the Mekong Delta, about 135 km southwest of Ho Chi Minh City, located between the two branches of the Tien and Hau rivers and right in the center of the Mekong Delta. To the southeast is Tra Vinh province, to the southwest is Can Tho city, to the northwest is Dong Thap province, to the north and northeast is Tien Giang and Ben Tre provinces. Compared to the 12 provinces of the Mekong Delta, Vinh Long is a relatively small province in terms of both area and population of the entire Mekong Delta, but it is the province with the highest population density (698 people/km2), low arable land area per capita.

Vinh Long province has entered a period of innovation, with great efforts from the Party and people in the province. The province's economy has had quite stable growth, shifting the economic structure in a positive direction. The shift in sectoral structure is clearly shown in the proportion of the industrial and service sectors constantly increasing, the proportion of the agricultural, forestry and fishery sectors decreasing correspondingly while still maintaining the growth rate in all economic sectors.

Gross domestic product (GDP) in 2013 (calculated at 1994 prices) reached 9,842 billion VND, 1.4 times higher than in 2009. The average growth rate in the period 2009-2013 was 8.82%/year, of which the agriculture, forestry and fishery sector increased by 3.38%, and the industrial sector increased by 1.6%.


Industry and construction increased by 13.58%, services increased by 10.8%. GDP per capita in 2013 reached 30.15 million VND, equivalent to 1,436 USD, 2.5 times higher than in 2009.

Chart 3.1: GDP value by economic sector in the period 2009-2013













3.909










3,663





3,394




3,047







2,594






2,793




2,499



2.203

1,678


1,881










2,892

2,998

3.105

3.137

2,746





















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Unit: billion VND

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Year

Service

Industry, construction Agriculture, forestry and fisheries

(Source: Statistical yearbook of Vinh Long province, period 2009-2013)


The province's economic structure has shifted in a positive direction: the proportion of industry and services in GDP has continuously increased. The output value of sector I (agriculture, forestry, fishery) has decreased from 39.1% in 2009 to 31.9% in 2013. Sector II (industry, construction) has increased from 23.9% in 2009 to 28.4% in 2013 and sector III (services) has increased from 37% in 2009 to 39% in 2013.

3.1.1.2 Overview of the banking industry in Vinh Long province


a) Network of operations


As of December 31, 2013, the network of credit institutions currently includes 5 state-owned and state-owned commercial banks, 14 joint-stock commercial banks, the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies, the Development Bank and 4 People's Credit Funds; In total, there are 98 transaction points with 21 level 1 branches, 9 level 3 branches; 60 transaction offices, 4 Savings Funds and 4 grassroots People's Credit Funds, 106 ATMs and 131 POS machines operating to help


for businesses and people to easily access capital and banking products and services.

b) Capital mobilization, lending, and credit quality of commercial banks


Capital mobilization situation

With the motto of mobilizing local capital to meet capital needs for local economic development, expanding market share and gradually limiting dependence on loans from the Head Office. In the past 5 years, commercial banks have continuously launched diverse capital mobilization products with many terms, flexible deposit and withdrawal forms and promotional policies... so the capital mobilization of banks in the area has always achieved good results. The average mobilized capital increased by 23.95% per year.

Chart 3.2: Capital mobilization situation of commercial banks in the area 2009-2013











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Unit: billion VND

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

Year

- Treasury

- Population

- TCKT

568

79

(Source: State Bank of Vietnam, Vinh Long province branch)


Residential deposits : quite stable and always growing over the years. By the end of 2013, this source of capital reached 10,982 billion VND, compared to 2009, an increase of 6,091 billion VND (+124%) and an average annual growth rate of 22.4%/year. This is a source of


Capital is important in the capital mobilization strategy of commercial banks because the potential is still very large and always accounts for a high proportion of the total mobilized capital in the whole area.

Deposits from economic organizations : By the end of 2013, this capital source reached 5,057 billion VND, an increase of 3,278 billion VND (+184%) compared to 2009 and had a fairly high average growth rate of 29.8%/year.

State treasury deposits : This is the unused state budget source that the local treasury system deposits into commercial banks in the districts.

Loan situation


Currently, lending is still the main income generating activity for Vietnamese commercial banks in general and commercial banks in Vinh Long province in particular. In the past 5 years (2009-2013), commercial banks have made significant efforts in expanding banking services to attract fees, but credit activities are still an important business activity of banks.

Table 3.1: Sales and outstanding loans of commercial banks in the area

Unit: billion VND



Target

Year

Average growth

(%)


2009


2010


2011


2012


2013

Loan Sales

20,557

23,376

33,341

30,663

24,776

4.78

- Short term

18,004

20,665

30,435

28,298

22,389

5.60

- Medium and long term

2,553

2,711

2,906

2,365

2,387

-1.66

Outstanding Loans

10,882

13,039

13,417

13,572

14,765

7.93

By currency

10,882

13,039

13,417

13,572

14,765

7.93

- VND

10,857

12,859

12,277

12,405

14,011

6.6

- Foreign currency converted to VND

25

180

1,140

1,167

754

134.3

Duration

10,882

13,039

13,417

13,572

13,572

7.93

- Short term

7.115

8,671

9,133

9,199

10,088

9.12

- Medium and long term

3,767

4,368

4,284

4,373

4,676

5.56

(Source: State Bank of Vietnam, Vinh Long province branch)


Regarding loan turnover : in 2013, loan turnover reached 24,776 billion VND, down 19% from 2012, compared to 2009, increased 4,219 billion VND (+21%), the average growth rate in 5 years (2009-2013) reached 4.78%.

Regarding outstanding credit : At the end of 2013, outstanding loans reached 14,765 billion VND, compared to the beginning of 2009, an increase of 3,883 billion VND (35.68%), achieving a growth rate of 7.93%/year.

Outstanding loans by currency

+ Outstanding loans in VND always account for a high proportion from 91.4% to 99.77% of total outstanding loans, reaching 14,011 billion VND at the end of 2013, an increase of 3,154 billion VND (+29%) compared to 2009, achieving an average growth rate of 6.6%/year.

+ Outstanding loans in foreign currency have a high average growth rate of 134.3%

/year but accounts for an insignificant proportion (about 5% of total outstanding loans).


Loan balance over time

+ Short-term loan balance: accounts for 65.4% - 68.3% of total loan balance and this balance tends to increase. By the end of 2013, short-term loan balance reached 10,088 billion VND, compared to the beginning of 2009, an increase of 2,973 billion VND (+42%), achieving an average growth rate of 9.12%/year over the past 5 years.

+ Outstanding medium and long-term loans: account for 31.7% to 34.6% of total outstanding loans. By the end of 2013, outstanding medium and long-term loans reached 4,676 billion VND, an increase of 909 billion VND (+24.1%) compared to 2009, achieving an average growth rate of 5.56%/year.

Credit quality


Along with the development and expansion of credit, credit quality also affects the lending results of credit institutions. The bad debt ratio of commercial banks in Vinh Long from 2009-2013 has increased every year. Commercial banks in the area have tried to promote bad debt handling measures such as: debt collection, limiting new occurrences, risk management, selling debt to VAMC to reduce the bad debt ratio to below 5% according to the level allowed by the State Bank. By the end of 2012

decreased by -90 billion VND, 4.88%/TDN. In which, bad debt is concentrated in the fields of real estate business, manufacturing and processing industry; transportation, aquaculture and seafood processing; wholesale and retail with the amount of 650 billion VND, accounting for 90.7% of total bad debt.

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