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by Greg Cruey on December 3, 2008
There was a fascinating story in BusinessWeek late last month about Virtual Wallet - an online banking tool aimed at Gen Yers by Pittsburgh-based PNC Financial Services.
The new service isn't very attractive, from a purely monetary point of view. But it's drawing in about 130 new users a day (4,000 a month or 47,000 a year) because of usability features designed to attract digital natives.
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The new service isn't very attractive, from a purely monetary point of view. But it's drawing in about 130 new users a day (4,000 a month or 47,000 a year) because of usability features designed to attract digital natives.
Customers can drag money from account to account on one screen. Instead of a traditional ledger, they view balances on a calendar that displays estimated future cash flow based on when customers are paid, when they pay bills, and on their spending habits. Customers also can set various saving rules with a feature called "Savings Engine," which transfers money to savings when they receive a paycheck, say.So far PNC has over 20,000 Virtual Wallet customers. They maintain higher than average balances. They're cheaper to service. And 70% of them are Gen Yers...
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Penny Pinching Mom
(12/08/08 6:46pm)
I just discovered your blog today and I really like it. I have a brand new online budget keeping system. If you want to check out my website, it’s www.simplymybudget.com
Response from:
Chris R
(12/11/08 4:07pm)
Wow! what a great idea. I am very busy and I hate doing banking and paying bills. A small fee will be OK if it makes my life easier.
Thanks for your post.
Thanks for your post.
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