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Cyber Security Measures as Determinants of Customers' Loyalty: Evidence from the Nigerian Banking Industry

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  • Olota oluwayomi omotayo

    (Department of Financial Intelligence, College of Accounting Sciences, University of South Africa (South Africa))

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With the expansion of the digital presence of financial institutions, the complexity and intensity of cybercrime has increased, forcing banks to implement more resilient security systems to protect confidential information of their customers and maintain the confidence level among the participants of the financial ecosystem. Hence, cyber security measures as determinants of customers' loyalty: evidence from the Nigerian banking industry was investigated. Specifically, it examined the effect of biometric verification, multi-factor authentication, security awareness campaigns on customer loyalty in Nigeria banking industry. Descriptive survey was adopted using questionnaire to examine a sample of 377 active customers of the selected five banks in Kwara State. The obtained data was analyzed using PLS-SEM through SmartPLS. Findings revealed that multi-factor authentication has the strongest effect on customer loyalty (β = 0.385, t = 10.312, p

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  • Olota oluwayomi omotayo, 2026. "Cyber Security Measures as Determinants of Customers' Loyalty: Evidence from the Nigerian Banking Industry," International Journal of Economic Performance (IJEP), ALPEC The performance of Algerian economic institutions in light of international economic mobility , Boumerdes University, vol. 9(01), pages :129-143, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bjm:ijep00:v:9:y:2026:i:01:id:406
    DOI: 10.54241/2065-009-001-007
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