Online banking to make life easy for digital Filipinos

INQUIRER.net First Posted 11:28:00 02/08/2011 Filed Under: Computing & Information Technology, Internet,Banking, business

MANILA, Philippines ? The year 2010 witnessed our nation embracing more of the digital life. According to the International Telecommunication Union, about 29,700,000 Filipinos (or 29.7% of our population) are Internet users. In fact, we have the fifth largest population on Facebook worldwide, overtaking France. Now it?s 2011 and, given our predisposition to anything digital, it?s no surprise that more and more Filipinos are exploring the benefits of online banking, which fits the lifestyle needs of the busy, web-loving Filipino ? giving him the convenience of banking anytime, anywhere. And since quick-and-easy has become the order of the day, financial institutions are quickly rising up to the challenge. In fact, BPI took a step further and made online banking not only convenient, but even more rewarding. By signing up for the BPI Express Online Open 24/7 Promo, BPI customers get to enjoy online banking and the chance to win exciting prizes. Last January 24, twenty lucky BPI Express Online first-timers each received Shopping Packages worth P25,000. Next draw, BPI will be raffling off five (5) Apple iPad + iPhone 4 Combos. And on the following, a brand new Honda City will be given away. To join the promo, BPI account holders only have to enroll their accounts to BPI Express Online. Upon enrollment, they instantly get ten 10 e-raffle tickets. They also receive one e-raffle ticket each time they pay their bills or reload their phones online. So the more they transact, the closer they get to the lifestyle level-ups they want. BPI customers still have a chance to join this exciting promo. Enroll in BPI Express Online now and visit http://bpiopen247.com/ to see more information about it. If all those prizes are not enough of an incentive to sign-up and login, BPI also offers high interest rates and lower initial deposits for BPI Express Online users. It allows users to apply for various BPI products (such as loans) online. It also rewards users with Real Thrills credits every time they pay their bills or reload their mobile phones or broadband sticks. These points may then be exchanged for free treats from any Robinson?s Supermarket instantly. Online banking is easy at BPI Express Online. Filipinos will be delighted to find banking that suits the fast-paced lifestyle they lead.

Online banking made easy by Equicom Savings

(The Philippine Star) Updated March 21, 2011 12:00 AM Comments (0)

MANILA, Philippines - Equicom Savings Bank (EqB) recently launched its Internet banking service. With the availability of this new online banking facility, enrolled clients need not go outside the convenience of their homes or their offices for real-time balance inquiries or viewing their statements of accounts. Equicom Online is open to those with EqB deposit accounts and holders of all types of Equicom cards, says senior vice president Elizabeth Coronel. This service has real-time, month-to-date statements. Clients can view specific periods within the past 12 months or any period up to 90 days within the past 12 months. Here, they can verify their balances and all their banking transactions across any of their EqB cards or accounts real-time, that is, even with their most recent approved transactions. With Equicom Online Statement Viewing, clients can also view the front and back images of issued checks from their checking accounts and detailed reports for supported auto-credit transactions. Some of the added conveniences in Equicom Online include the Quick Inquiry, which can be used by prepaid card, gift card, and rewards cardholders even without enrollment, and the Bancnet Online, which lets Equicom debit cardholders (ATM and/or prepaid) perform ATM-like non-cash transactions via Internet banking. Other transactions not requiring enrollment include balance inquiry, checkbook request, and fund transfer across current and savings accounts linked to the ATM card. Meanwhile, inter-bank fund transfer to other accounts with Bancnet member banks requires pre-enrollment. Personal and corporate Internet banking services may be accessed via the clients enrolled user name and password. Quick Inquiry only requires the card number, and Bancnet Online requires the card number and PIN to process transactions. All Internet banking transactions are free of charge except for inter-bank funds transfer. Complementing EqBs online banking service is Equicom Mobile Banking. Perfect for people constantly on the go, this service lets clients access important mobile transactions whenever and wherever. Among the accessible banking transactions include: real-time balance inquiry for accounts or cards; quick balance inquiry; the viewing of the last five transactions of their deposit accounts; fund transfer across their accounts; Equicom Cash Card loading from their accounts; and payment for Equicom Credit Card from their accounts. All transactions, except for the Quick Inquiry, need to be enrolled at their Equicom Savings Bank branch. After enrollment, they can already experience a whole new convenient world of mobile banking via 0918-818-EQUI(3784). EqB is one of the countrys most progressive thrift banks managed by some of the industrys most experienced and trusted banking executives. Since its opening in 2008, it has since been pursuing its expansion plans and opening more branches nationwide. It offers a wide range of products and services including deposits, Equicom Cards credit, debit, prepaid, gift, and rewards cards investments, fund management, business loans and consumer loans. Aside from the new online banking service, EqB is also presently enhancing its logistics and support systems as it widens its multi-service delivery channel, cash management services (deposit pickup service, payroll service, and check-writing facility), remittance services and acceptance of bills payment. The bank sees rapid growth in the next five years, eventually becoming the preferred bank of SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) and consumers, as well.

Clients may access Internet banking through the Equicom Savings Bank website www.equicomsavings.com. Individual depositors and cardholders may enroll online and also view enrollment status online, while corporate clients may submit the application form and requirements at their Equicom Savings Bank branch. Enrolment forms are downloadable from the website.