While mobile banking dominates much of our focus these days, the reality is that the desktop favorite of online banking isn’t going anywhere. We all know credit unions rarely kill off an old delivery channel, so we can expect it is going to be around for quite some time.

In CU2.0’s Top Online Banking Providers of 2019 (Part 1), we examined many of the strategy considerations for Online Banking selection. In Part 2, we will delve into some of the more tactical but important components.

These components include some things that may greatly impact your members’ experience. For example, for each online banking provider, we’ll evaluate the quality or their assurance testing or the ability to authorize your members into things beyond the online banking world. Many of these items go beyond innovation cycles or road map, but are often represent the feature functionality that directly impacts your members.

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Online banking is a dynamic and ever-changing landscape. Since Paul Fiore and Digital Insight launched and dominated the market almost 20 years ago, the marketplace has morphed, changed, and innovated.

Yet, in some ways, things haven’t changed at all.

Online banking is still the most dominant member connection point. Aside from the credit union’s website, there is no place that is more influential on member brand experience than through your online banking portal. If you have a clunky product or a stale design, that is how your members see you every day.

On the other hand, if you have a great user interface, where it is easy to add products, make changes, or help members understand their financial life better, then you will seem sophisticated, transparent, trustworthy, and innovative.

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