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Latest doxoINSIGHTS consumer survey data also shows top consumer bill pay concerns are hassles of multiple logins and anxiety about biller securityAugust 27, 2020 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–doxo, the innovative web and mobile bill pay service, today released its latest doxoINSIGHTS report, Consumer Bill Pay Perceptions, which shows how Americans feel about paying their bills and what they believe would improve their experience and financial outcome.

Breaking Down Bill Pay Perceptions & Barriers

doxoINSIGHTS survey data reveals the perceptions and solutions sought by consumers for their bill payments.

• 83% feel improving financial health is the top motivator for paying bills
  Consumers cite the benefits of improving financial health (83% of respondents) and feeling a sense of accomplishment (77%) as much more motivating factors for staying on top of bills than by reducing the anxiety of falling behind (34%).
• 61% find managing multiple biller website logins the top bill pay hassle
  With so many bill providers and multiple website logins to manage, security reasons are cited as consumers’ number one concern.
  • 61% of households don’t like having multiple accounts to pay their bills
  • 53% are worried about biller website security
  • 49% are concerned with hidden biller fees
  • 48% accidentally miss due dates
  • 46% get frustrated with how much time it takes
  • 29% cite problems with biller websites

Security concerns in particular have increased over the past year. Over 150M consumers have had payment or identity data compromised in recent hacks of U.S. businesses. Over 900 municipalities and billers were hacked in 2019 alone.

• 84% know what they would change to improve bill pay
  Consumers are clear about the improvements that would make bill pay easier – highlighting easier ways to stay on top of upcoming bills and manage all their bills in a consistent, mobile-friendly way. The top four improvements are:
  • Email reminders for upcoming bills due: 70% of respondents want periodic reminders to help them keep track of due dates
  • Mobile-friendly: In an increasingly mobile-first world, 59% are seeking mobile-friendly apps from to stay on top of their bills
  • To-do lists: 58% would like an all-in-one to-do list to manage and pay their bills across the board
  • Single, secure login: 54% want to be able to pay all their bills from a single set of login credentials, rather than having to manage different credentials for each individual biller

“The results of the latest doxoINSIGHTS report are clear: consumers know exactly what they want to make the bill pay experience better,” said Jim Kreyenhagen, doxo’s VP of Marketing and Consumer Services. “But the reality is that these top four improvements are difficult, so doxo’s bill pay network directly addresses these challenges for consumers and businesses alike — enabling them to better keep pace with fintech innovation, eliminate hidden costs, and meet top tier privacy and security standards. doxo solves these common pain points, bridging the gap between consumers’ and billers’ needs.”

The average household pays 12 recurring household bills including rent/mortgage, healthcare, dental insurance, auto insurance, auto loans, cable/internet & phone, life insurance, utilities, and alarm & security. On average, recurring bill payments comprise $914 for the average US Household, not including rent and mortgage payments. And this doesn’t include the additional $577 in hidden bill pay expenses each year.

In order to address consumer needs for enhanced security and achieve better financial health, earlier this year, doxo launched doxoPLUS, an all-in-one bill pay subscription with five essential protections for consumers. This includes $1,000,000 of identity theft protection in addition to overdraft, late fee and credit score protection. doxoPLUS empowers users with the tools to stay ahead on bills and improve their financial health, while eliminating the hidden costs of bill payment.

About doxoINSIGHTS

doxoINSIGHTS leverages consumer surveys and doxo’s unique aggregate bill pay data set comprising actual bill payment activity to confirmed household service providers across the country. doxo bill pay statistics bring together the broadest available data set for analyzing actual household payment activity, pulling from over 4 million paying consumers across all 3,007 U.S. counties. doxo’s payment network covers over 65,000 billers in 45 different service categories and enables payments using bank accounts, credit cards or debit cards. This uniquely broad statistical foundation powers doxoINSIGHTS reports – uncovering key trends for household financial and bill payment behavior.

About doxo

doxo provides simple, secure all-in-one bill payment to any biller, with any payment method, on any device. A doxoPLUS subscription adds free bank payments and five essential financial protections that boost household financial health. Through these services, doxo currently serves over four million paying users who can make payments to over 65,000 local and national businesses, making doxo the largest bill pay directory in the nation. Billers on the network get paid directly, fast and free – and consumers have complete bill pay independence over when and how they pay their bills. doxo expanded its user base by more than 70 percent in the past year and is expanding its team to further accelerate growth and change the bill pay landscape to focus on the customer. doxo investors include MDV, Sigma Partners, and Bezos Expeditions. doxo is based in Seattle, WA.

Contacts

Dotted Line Communications for doxo
Jenny Davis
press@doxo.com
925-935-2558