Sunday, 2 September 2012

Importance of Online Banking and its Shortcoming

By Adam Simmons


The popularity of internet has increase much to the extent that everything is done online. Companies and industries have been finding ways to make use of this technology so that their services will be known and are easily be accessible to customers. The banking industry is one of such that extends their hands online. A lot of people are into online banking nowadays. Online banking is a service offered by the bank that allows account holders to access their account via the internet. This type of service also has advantages and disadvantages. We shall discuss first the advantages of online banking.

Convenience is one of the advantages of online banking. Even if the bank is closed you can still perform some transactions, such as paying the bills, sending money, or checking your account balance just by using your PC and laptop computers 24/7. Accessibility can be done at any place and any time. Scheduling payments is also possible in online banking; you will never again worry about overdue payments. You just have to set the schedule of when to pay and the bank will be the one to send the money in your behalf at the specified dates. Transactions through the internet are surely fast, effective, and efficient. Banking sites has program that allows you to manage your assets effectively. You can also handle several accounts such as savings, checking, and the likes. Transactions through the internet are usually much faster than ATMs.

We will now tackle some of the disadvantages of online banking. One of such is the trust issue. People with online account would sometimes worry if they have made a successful transaction, or if they were able to click the right buttons for the right transaction. This uneasiness can be overcome with the aid of making a habit to always print a transaction receipts. You keep these receipts in an envelope or a folder so that you can always track down every transaction that you have made in case of there is some problems that you may face in the near future regarding your money.

For your security you need to put a password or pin so no authorized person can do transact your banking online. Be watchful of your account online, there might be some circumstances that someone knows to steal your log in password and will possibly whip all your funds or some of it. Or the theft might use your account to transact purchases not to your expense. You can change your password anytime and memorize it every time you change it. And don't entrust to your password, username to someone you don't want to know about your financial status.

As the saying goes, "you can tell everybody to use this kind of technology, yet not everybody knows how and not everybody are fortunate enough to acquire this". Every one of us has its' own business in life, not business in literal but business that you have your way in living life more easily. In having online banking, this would be helpful to most of the people in the world, that is suitable also suitable to them and to their family.




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