NEWS
Leumi set to launch mobile banking
van nationwide
ank Leumi is expected to launch its first
mobile bank van serving the general
public, having obtained the necessary
approvals from the Bank of Israel. Over
the coming few weeks the mobile van will
begin delivering banking services in less
accessible areas in the country; this will be
in addition to the digital banking services
provided by the van to senior citizens living
in assisted living facilities. B information terminals) to customers living
in retirement homes and assisted living
facilities around the country, from Kiryat
Motzkin in the north, to Be’er Sheva in the
south. The vehicle is accessible and is fitted
with ATM services and information terminals
for executing transactions. The van includes
a banker, who assists customers in carrying
out their banking transactions and in
operating the information terminals.
Leumi’s mobile van currently provides
digital banking services (ATMs and This service will soon be extended to other
destinations: remote communities and
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commercial centres which do not have
banking services. At the same time,
the van will be turned into a mobile
bank branch, providing customers with
a broad range of banking services (in
addition to the digital services available
today). Dan Cohen, Head of the Banking
Division at Leumi, said: “The launch of
our mobile branch brings the branch
[itself] to our customers’ doorstep.
We identified a real need for banking
services coming from senior citizens
living in assisted living facilities.”
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