Abstract:
This study examines the effect of electronic banking services (ATM, POS, mobile
banking, and internet banking) on the financial performance of Awash Bank
(2015–2025), controlling for GDP growth and inflation. Using an explanatory
quantitative design with secondary data (22 semiannual observations from Awash
Bank’s reports), the study tested seven hypotheses via descriptive statistics, correlation,
and multiple linear regression in SPSS. Diagnostic tests confirmed normality (Q Q plot),
multicollinearity (VIF < 2.1), and autocorrelation (Durbin Watson = 2.150), satisfying all
OLS assumptions.
All four e banking services have statistically significant positive effects on ROA at the
1% level. ATM contributes most (β = 0.420, p = 0.001), followed by mobile banking (β =
0.390, p = 0.004), POS (β = 0.350, p = 0.006), and internet banking (β = 0.310, p = 0.003).
The full model explains 86.1% of ROA variation (Adjusted R² = 0.830). GDP growth has a
positive effect (B = 0.008, p = 0.012); inflation has a negative effect (B =–0.045, p =
0.018).
The study recommends continued ATM investment, mobile banking optimization,
strategic POS expansion, and addressing internet banking barriers. For the National
Bank of Ethiopia, maintaining cash withdrawal limits (Directive No. FIS/03/2020) is
suggested to accelerate e banking adoption. The findings also inform marketing
strategy for customer acquisition and retention.
This study makes five distinctive contributions: first comprehensive examination of all
four e banking services on Awash Bank; use of transaction volume (Birr) rather than
infrastructure counts; recent data (2015–2025) capturing the post directive period;
inclusion of macroeconomic controls; and comparative analysis of channel
contributions.