People Want More from Their Financial Institutions — Vertical Banking Gives It to Them
72%
of customers say
personalization affects
their choice of bank.
(Accenture, “Banking Consumer Study 2025”)
30%
of Gen Z consumers (and 29% of Millennials) feel their banks are not meeting their service expectations. (Glassbox, 2024)
73%
of US consumers would
consider switching banks in
the next 12 months.
(Pinwheel, 2024)
74%
of US consumers want more
personal experiences
from their banks.(The Harris Poll, 2024)


Bankjoy: The All-In-One Vertical Banking Platform
Bankjoy has all the tools you need to launch a niche brand:
Preventative fraud detection and proactive risk-assessment capabilities.
A seamless, fast, and easy way to apply for loans that integrates with your existing system.
End-to-end banking for individuals.
Preventative fraud detection and proactive risk-assessment capabilities.
Provide account information and personalized offers to your users, automatically.
Rapidly onboard new users and accounts with a fast, secure, and seamless experience.
End-to-end banking for businesses.

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Bankjoy Makes Launching a Niche Brand Easy
We provide the tools you need to reach niche audiences—but we don’t stop there. The Bankjoy team provides expertise, guidance, and support to help you make it happen.

Bankjoy’s digital banking platform runs in parallel with your existing core system—so you can create new digital experiences without interfering with your main parent institution’s infrastructure.
Bankjoy experts walk you through the whole process of creating and implementing a new digital brand, so you can focus your efforts on growing your new niche market.
The Bankjoy team does the research to find underserved segments in your community, which you can use as a starting point for identifying niche opportunities for your institution.
Bankjoy provides you with data and rationale to help you sell your board of directors and internal stakeholders on vertical banking as a growth strategy.
Any Audience Can Be a Niche
Vertical banking has worked for institutions who chose to pursue niche markets based on traits like these—and this is just the beginning.
What’s important is that you choose a niche that:
- Your institution understands well
- Your institution can establish a meaningful connection with.
- Has particular needs and problems your institution can solve.

Create a Brand for That Niche
Once you’ve selected a niche, it’s time to create a brand experience tailored for that audience. This usually involves a distinct name, logo, and message, which all speak directly to this group—and only to this group.
This Is a Marketing-First Strategy
Vertical banking doesn’t create a new financial institution altogether. Instead, you make a specialized digital experience of your existing institution’s offerings for the new niche audience.
Bankjoy makes this process easy. You decide on the audience, brand identity, and offerings—we do the heavy lifting for the technical setup.

Bring Your Niche Bank to Market
Now it’s time to bring that new brand you’ve created to the people you made it for!
This will involve targeted marketing and outreach campaigns designed to reach the specific community you’re targeting.

Why Vertical Banking Works for Community Financial Institutions
Reach New, Specific Markets
By using your connection with specific demographics, you can give them a better banking experience than they’ll get anywhere else.
Preserve Brand Equity
Your financial institution’s main brand continues as-is, so niche-specific marketing efforts don’t alienate your existing client base.
Low-Risk, Fast Experimentation
A niche digital brand doesn’t interfere with your regular operations or infrastructure—which gives you the flexibility to try new things quickly.
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Frequently Asked Questions
With pre-built integrations for most major core platforms, getting started with Bankjoy is quick and easy! Basic implementations can take as little as 6 weeks.
It is important to be prepared and communicate the steps of the transition to your accountholders clearly and consistently. We have lots of great tips for how to do this in our How to Avoid Digital Banking Migration Disasters blog post.
Products like our online account opening and online loan application software take the friction out of the application process, significantly improving conversion rates. JoyCompass provides insights into what matters to your accountholders, giving you better cross selling opportunities. Our Vertical Banking solution helps you expand your reach into new niche markets to broaden your audience and grow your institution.
Check out our product pages for more information about each product, come see us at one of our upcoming events, or schedule a demo