Abstract:
According to the COVID-19 pandemic, various businesses have been negatively affected. The financial system, where banks are the main aorta, has also faced a hard and deep impact, just like other businesses, because of the social distancing policy. In Thailand, most banks customers changed their behavior to gain access to their assets via online applications over mobile phones or personal computers; various types of e-wallets have been introduced for customers to create flexibility in performing their financial activities. Due to this situation, every Thai bank is forced to increase customer numbers by enhancing their experiences and encouraging them to invest their money with the bank. Nevertheless, some customers still hesitate to invest their money in any investment channel. Thus, this research proposes the use of mobile gamification for persuading customers engagement in mutual fund investment through Investor Station game: A game-based learning mutual fund investment. The expected result is to increase the efficiency of commercial banks' services. The finding will be illustrated as a direct and strong relationship between gamification and the intention to use mobile banking services as well as the intention to invest in mutual funds. In conclusion, A game-based learning mutual fund investment that applied gamification can make banking activities more interesting and enjoyable, which helps to increase customer acceptance, satisfaction, and engagement.