5 major benefits of mobile banking

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Mobile banking has become a popular way to bank in recent years. According to a recent national survey conducted for the American Bankers Association, 54% of bank customers use apps on phones or other mobile devices as their top option for managing their bank accounts, versus other methods like visiting a branch. In 2010, by contrast, only about 13% of Americans were banking on their phone.

So if you're wondering if you should join the crowd and start mobile banking, let's count the reasons why it may benefit you.

You can use your laptop or desktop computer to log into your online banking account and review the transactions at any time. Of course, you probably aren't carrying your computer around everywhere — but your phone is probably with you most of the time. That means your bank can be, too.

Keeping a close eye on your bank accounts is a good idea. For one, the ability to check in and see that your balance is well in the positive can be incredibly useful. If you see that your balance is low, you can transfer mo

Fuente original: Yahoo Finance (https://finance.yahoo.com/personal-finance/banking/article/mobile-banking-benefits-210013653.html)