EAST WEST BANK NET ACCESS: Bank at home, even at work

We're living in a fast lane and most of the time, going to the bank is a luxury we can't afford. At one time, you may have planned to drop by your bank during your lunch break but the long queue to the counter hindered you to stay. It's a good thing that technology now allows busy individuals like you to enjoy the convenience of banking anytime and anywhere.

One bank that has responded to the demands of modern professionals is East West Bank, now celebrating its 10th year of banking service. Through its Net Access facility, East West Bank clients are as mobile as they want to be - they can now bank at home and even at work. The Net Access is an internet-based online banking facility that makes banking a lot easier by just logging on to www.eastwestbanker.com. By enrolling in Net Access, individual and corporate clients can view and print their account balance, account profile and history of their account transactions. Individual clients can enroll all their East West Bank peso and dollar accounts - savings, checking, and time deposit accounts.

What is more rewarding is that the Net Access allows East West Bank individual accountholders to transfer funds from one transactional account to another. Clients can also conduct online payment via the Bills Pay Facility if time doesn't permit them to pay over the counter or through ATM. Transactions done via Net Access are free of charge.

East West Bank 's Net Access facility is safe and secured. Servers are protected by a firewall that provides secure access to the Web server and allows only authorized traffic to hit the server. It is combined with an Intrusion Detection System to monitor unauthorized access. Net Access is hosted by a secured server and e ach page viewed and any information submitted is encrypted using a 128-bit SSL. +

Aside from its online banking facility, East West Bank recently re-introduced its portal, www.mylife.ph. The Mylife portal combines the features of a public "Pinoy" portal and a banking online facility. It is designed to provide free-flowing online interaction between the Bank and its customers and between customers to customers. Registration is free for everyone. East West Bank clients can take advantage of a free 20MB mail space and the opportunity to advertise their businesses in the portal.

Surely, innovative banking solutions are made available for East West Bank clients to see for themselves the sign of good things the Bank has to offer.