President’s Message: Moving Ahead with Salal
Wednesday, March 6th, 2013
At Salal, one of our most important goals is to make managing money as easy as possible for our members, and in early February, we passed an important landmark: we launched our Mobile Banking app and site. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, and we’re pleased to be able to provide another channel of secure, convenient access for our members.
Mobile Banking is wonderfully convenient—I use it myself, often. I can transfer money between accounts, pay bills, and check balances from nearly anywhere. If you haven’t tried our Mobile Banking yet, I urge you to do so. You can download the Salal CU app at iTunes or Google Play, or use your phone’s browser to visit salalcu.org, optimized for mobile. Our Mobile Banking is rich with functions and very member-friendly! But that’s not what makes me
proudest about our new Mobile Banking.
I am most proud of the open and fruitful communication between Salal staff and our members. You asked for Mobile Banking, and we agreed; we asked for time to do it right and make it as secure as possible, and you gave it. Now we have a terrific product that works well and will serve as a stable platform for more features in the future.
Thank you for working with your Credit Union to make Salal the best it can be. Stay tuned for even more advances as we continue to move ahead!
How different is this from the text feature I use now?
Also how less or more secure is this then a secure computer, the text feature compared to the app?
Joanne,
I think you’ll find the Mobile Banking app is much more functional than the text feature you’re using. The interface on the app or mobile browser is generally faster, contains more information, is easier to read and use, contains graphs, lets you search for locations, and more. The mobile app is very secure, even if someone steals your phone. You still need a User ID and password to access the mobile browser or Salal’s app, and of course you can always set a password “lock” on your mobile device.
I think if you take a look at the app, you’ll find it’s very user-friendly. Please let me know if you have any more questions or concerns!
Shannon