http://www.internet-banking.com Online & Internet Banking News, Information, Tips & More Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:18:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Very often, when we think about Internet banking we think only about convenience in: • Accessing our account balances on demand • Paying bills (utility) • Reviewing transactions passing through your account • No traffic on banking hall delays • Electronically submitting business payroll files But is this the only way to maximize the use of Internet banking? How much thought ... http://www.internet-banking.com/2009/12/internet-banking-the-way-to-go/ According to an August 2009 survey of U.S. consumers by the American Bankers Association (ABA), Internet banking is now the No. 1 method of banking. One-quarter of respondents preferred Internet banking to using branches, ATMs or any other channel. Here are the actual numbers for the "Preferred banking method of U.S. consumers": - ... http://www.internet-banking.com/2009/09/internet-banking-is-now-the-1-banking-method/ Bank of America plans to close approximately 10 percent of its branches nationwide (i.e. about 600 locations), primarily because of increased usage of mobile and internet banking. CEO Kenneth Lewis told investors about the closures during a meeting in the bank's hometown of Charlotte, N.C. Liam McGee, president of Bank of ... http://www.internet-banking.com/2009/08/increased-internet-banking-causing-branch-closures-boa/ More than two million American households adopted internet banking and bill payment during the past year, raising the total to nearly 70 million - this, according to a recent survey by Fiserv Inc., a financial services technology company. Fiserv said that 69.7 million households (four out of five households with Internet ... http://www.internet-banking.com/2009/07/nearly-70-million-us-households-now-use-internet-banking/ According to a recent report from comScore Inc., access to mobile banking is growing at such a rapid pace that a substantial percentage of users are now accessing their mobile accounts from home on their smartphones and handsets rather than on their PCs at home. In its inaugural report on the ... http://www.internet-banking.com/2009/07/internet-banking-via-mobile-devices-growing/ The largest commercial banks in Jamaica, the third largest island in the Caribbean, are reporting a significant growth in the number of customers who are using internet banking, a free service. The trend suggests a direct response to banks' increasing service charges, which represent billions in annual revenues for the two ... http://www.internet-banking.com/2009/06/internet-banking-grows-in-jamaica/ Once a niche market, internet banking has grown into a widely-used tool for the average consumer. Among 3,988 adults surveyed in the U.S. by Gartner Group, 47% said they now use Internet banking. In the U.K, 30% said the same. Results tended to vary according to income. Gartner found that over half ... http://www.internet-banking.com/2009/06/internet-banking-is-booming/ According to a recent survey by Chinese marketing and business information services provider iResearch, concerns caused by the prospect of falling victim to identity theft has caused 28% of Chinese consumers to cut back on their use of Internet banking and online payment activities. According to the survey, 3% of Internet ... http://www.internet-banking.com/2009/06/chinese-consumers-reluctant-to-embrace-internet-banking/ Bhutan’s oldest bank, Bank of Bhutan, had its 41st foundation day celebration in Thimphu recently, and launched new Internet banking services for its customers. Account inquiries, checkbook requests, internal fund transfers, loan repayments and other transactions can all now be done through SMS and Internet banking. http://www.internet-banking.com/2009/05/bank-of-bhutan-launches-internet-banking-services/ Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) announced yesterday that it has launched internet banking ('iBanking') in Ghana. This new online service will provide SCB's customers in Ghana with access to banking services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - anywhere in the world, at any time- from the convenience of ... http://www.internet-banking.com/2009/05/internet-banking-service-launched-in-ghana/