I. Explain what various steps should customers take when they use online banking services to log in?
Steps to be followed while using online banking
The customers should ensure to take following steps while log in bank accounts.
Ensure password to be unique: The customers should try to create password which are very unique and they should not guessed very easily by others. They should ensure not to use their birth dates or marriage dates as their password neither should they keep their husbands or wife‘s name or lover’s name as password.
Ensure to Memorize password: The account holder should ensure to memorize password set by them and should not write password in any diary or on calendar because of security issues.
Ensure to Use refresh: Account holders should ensure to use refresh button often and should change password often for better safety and protection.
Ensure to Strengthen password: The account holders should ensure to use combination of alpha numeric characters because they provide strength to the password.
Ensure to Log out: The customers should ensure to log out from the account when they have finished their banking transactions and should ensure not leave the online account unattended. Customers should remember to click on log out button and should ensure to take care about closing the browser window thus no one will be able to access the account else the account can be accessed by others if they open the browser next time.
Ensure not to reveal password: Customers should always ensure not to reveal their password or their user id details to anyone. The customers while calling customer care or while talking to bank west staff should ensure not to reveal their password. The customer care or bank staff will never ask such details. If they do so report a complaint against the staff. Sometimes customers receive mail from bank to reveal their password those mails are spam mail and the account holder should ensure not to reply those mails but send mail to the bank that the mail has been sent to the account holder asking details about password.
II. Explain various steps taken by the customers bank of west when they reset password while log in bank accounts?
Bank of west customers do follow various steps while resetting their password and they are follows;
Customers can reset their password by following few steps given below:
- Customers should ensure to click on service tab.
- They should select preference category and then click on password change button.
- Customers should type current password.
- Customers then should enter new password.
- Customers again should confirm the new password by typing it again.
- The length of password can be more than 8 and less than 12 characters in length. They should try to include alpha numeric characters for better safety. Customers while selecting new password should select password which are difficult to guess by others.
- Customers lastly should click on change button or should click on cancel button in order to return to service main page.
III. Explain the benefits received by the bank of west customers who opt for online banking services provided by bank of west?
Customers do receive lot of benefits by using online banking services and they are as follows;
Viewing overview easy: Customers who have online account can view easily all recent transactions and also view approved account information.
Funds transfer: Customers with the help of online banking they can easily transfer funds to others by using online transfers. They can also schedule single transfer or recurring transfers according to their needs by setting the date on which transfer has to be done. Thus customer’s money can moved easily and customers find easy to pay others.
Payments of bills: Customers should ensure to pay their bills on time and receive alerts about various transactions done by the customers.
History: Customers are able to view history pertaining to 90 days easily.
Add accounts: Customers are able to add different account to home page and thus money markets, saving accounts, Ira accounts and CD accounts can be added.
Aggregation of free accounts: Customers can easily track how much money they spent using credit card and for investments. Thus customers can also link different accounts with bank of west.
Dashboard: Online banking does help in displaying financial assets and liabilities in a single platform.
Reports: Customers can easily generate reports which can be listed.
Profile: Many customers mostly use online banking services as profiles in order to manage accounts. Thus it is easy for customers to view statements online and they can easily get details about how and when was the money spent by the customer.
Alerts: Customers do receive alerts through emails or via message board. Thus if any event occurs in the account of the customer it can be known to the customer immediately.
IV.Explain different steps which the customers can take when they have queries about log in?
Customers can take various steps to contact the bank when they queries about bank of the west log in and they are follows;
Contact customer care: The customers can contact customer care on 800 488- bank (2265).
Customers can enroll for online banking and they can contact on 800 bank 2265 and select the option 3.
Timing to contact are 6 A.M to midnight central time from Monday to Friday.
Customers can contact on Saturdays, Sundays and on public holidays from 7. A. M to Midnight central time.
Email: If customers have query about how to login or find difficulty in log in then they can send email by log into the account and select message center and send message to the bank.
Visit branch: If Customers desire to visit the branch and want to find details about log in or other details they can visit branch during branch working hours. Customers can locate branch easily by just entering the zip code and find the address easily.