First Internet Bank Expands Mobile Banking Services, Offers
Text
Message Banking
INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS
WIRE)--First Internet Bank (?First IB?) today announced the release
of its text
message banking service, the latest addition to the bank?s lineup
of
convenient account access services. Text message banking enables
First
IB customers to receive their current account balance and
transaction
history via text message in a matter of seconds.
?With text message banking, First Internet Bank fulfills
its promise to
empower its customers to manage their money more easily and make
smarter
financial choices?
Virtually anyone with a mobile phone can use text message banking.
Customers may activate the service for their phones through the
Bank?s
secure website. Once enrolled, customers simply text commands to a
designated short code to get a real-time account balance report or
receive an update on the most recent transactions on an account.
Customers may also sign up to receive a weekly balance alert, sent
each
Friday. Standard text message fees apply.
Text message banking is the second component to First IB?s mobile
banking offering. In 2008, First IB introduced mobile web banking,
a
browser-based solution that allows customers to check balances,
review
transaction history, transfer funds, and pay bills. While mobile
web
banking enables customers to transact, text message banking, with
its
streamlined functionality and instantaneous response, is ideal for
true
on-the-go decision making.
?With text message banking, First Internet Bank fulfills its
promise to
empower its customers to manage their money more easily and make
smarter
financial choices,? said David B. Becker, President and CEO of
First
Internet Bank. ?In a matter of seconds, our customer can check her
balance and know whether she has enough funds to make a debit card
purchase or withdraw cash at an ATM. The speed and ease of use of
text
message banking will make our customers? everyday financial
decisions a
little easier.?
First IB celebrated its eleventh anniversary in February, and in
April,
the bank launched a brand new website and logo. Visit www.firstib.com
to navigate the new website and to activate text message banking.
About First Internet Bank
With over $480 million in assets, First Internet Bank is the first
state-chartered FDIC-insured institution to operate solely via the
Internet and has customers in all 50 states. Services include
checking
accounts, regular and money market savings accounts with
industry-leading interest rates, CDs, and IRAs. First IB also
offers
consumer loans, conforming mortgages, jumbo mortgages, and home
equity
loans and lines of credit. First IB is a wholly owned subsidiary
of First
Internet Bancorp (OTCBB: FIBP).
First Internet Bancorp
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Source: via Business Wire
Updated
08/25/2006
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