Financial services market research.

Helping financial services brands to develop customer-focused products, services and strategies

Ashutosh-Awasthi Ash Awasthi Financial Services Market Research Lead

We support financial services providers with market research to help them understand customer needs and assess the commercial viability of new products and services – for both B2C and B2B audiences.

Our team has worked with some of the biggest names in the industry – helping them navigate some of their toughest challenges, as well as supporting them with day-to-day projects like customer satisfaction.

Our approach to financial services market research is designed to provide both breadth and depth of insights. In this way, we can help organizations truly understand the potential of their go-to-market offerings and diagnose how these can be improved to increase their market acquisition and retention potential.

Our Results

Our mission is to raise the impact of research – and we’re delivering

AURA Innovation of the Year award

Innovation of the Year

Finalist

— The AURAs, 2021

Market Research Agency of the Year

Winner – Gold

— Agency of the Year Awards, 2021

Consultant of the Year

Winner – Gold

— Agency of the Year Awards, 2021

Market Research Agency of the Year

Finalist

— Agency of the Year Awards, 2020
Kadence team collecting Agency of the Year award

Consultant of the Year

Winner

— Agency of the Year Awards, 2020
Quirks Supplier of the Year Kadence International

Market Research Supplier of the Year

Winner

— Marketing Research & Insight Excellence Awards – 2019
Kadence International Market Research Agency of the Year Singapore

Market Research Agency of the Year

Winner

— Agency of the Year Awards, 2019
Kadence International is Highly Commended for Global Agency of The Year

Global Agency of the Year

Highly Commended

— Market Research Society Awards, 2019
MRS Opperations Awards Trophy

Best Training and Development

Highly Commended

— Market Research Society's Operations Awards, 2019

Best Data Collection (face-to-face)

Finalist

— Market Research Society's Operations Awards – 2019

Best Data Collection (telephone)

Finalist

— Market Research Society's Operations Awards, 2019

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Our global footprint makes us the go-to partner for international market research. We offer all qualitative and quantitative methodologies across our office network and beyond.

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