AccessLumensAll researchState of Web Accessibility · June 2026
Banking Website Accessibility Report 2026
We ran an automated WCAG 2.2 scan of the homepage of 8 leading banking websites. Here is how the sector performs, and the accessibility barriers users hit most often.
97
Average score
out of 100
25%
Had a critical barrier
at least one critical issue
13%
Had a serious barrier
at least one serious issue
2.3
Errors per homepage
average, detectable errors
How the sector scores
Higher is more accessible. Scores use our SWBS 2.2 model.
Marker shows the historical industry benchmark average (50/100).
89
Bottom 10%
100
Median
100
Top 10%
Errors by severity
Total detectable errors across all sampled homepages.
7
Critical
39% of errors
3
Serious
17% of errors
8
Moderate
44% of errors
0
Minor
0% of errors
Most common failures
Share of sampled sites where each issue appeared at least once.
| Failure | Severity | Sites affected |
|---|---|---|
| Buttons must have discernible textbutton-name | Critical | 25% |
| Elements must only use supported ARIA attributesaria-allowed-attr | Critical | 13% |
| Required ARIA attributes must be providedaria-required-attr | Critical | 13% |
| Elements must meet minimum color contrast ratio thresholdscolor-contrast | Serious | 13% |
| Images must have alternative textimage-alt | Moderate | 13% |
Most affected components
Where accessibility problems concentrate.
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Based on automated analysis of the homepage of 8 banking websites in June 2026. We detect the subset of WCAG 2.2 Level AA failures that can be identified automatically (via the axe-core engine); manual and assistive-technology testing find more. Scores use our SWBS model. Percentiles on a small sample are approximate. Figures are aggregate only — no individual website is identified. This is a diagnostic snapshot, not a conformance certification; see our disclaimer.