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Reduce Clutter and Save Time with Online Banking

In this age of technology, it can still be intimidating to determine how to transition to paperless banking. Many banks can help make the transition easy & comfortable by offering you several options.

Smartphones, laptops and tablets are taking over. In a world centered around technology, it can still be intimidating to determine how to transition to paperless banking.

More and more people are opting to stop receiving paper bank statements each month for a variety of reasons — to help the environment, reduce clutter, save time and more.

Additionally, more people are choosing to pay bills through online, mobile and electronic transfers.

What exactly are the benefits of paperless banking? First of all, if your house (or family) is prone to clutter, it will save you from mysterious paper piles building up. It also helps the environment, protects you from identity theft caused by lost or stolen mail and makes paying your bills almost instant. Saving electronic statements doesn’t take up any physical space and can be stored in very large quantities on a computer, flash drive or CD-ROM.

Many banks, including North Shore Bank, want to make the transition into paperless banking easy and comfortable for you by offering several different options to do so.

For example, many bank websites now make it very easy to pay your bills and view your statements online. By providing you with a secure login process and password, it only takes minutes to jump online, log in and view your accounts, statements, transfer money and more.

There are also additional applications available for you to use, some even accessible through social media sites. ZashPay is a secure online personal payment system that lets you safely send and receive money to and from others from your bank account. It is used by more than 900 banks and credit unions and is available everywhere in the U.S.

North Shore Bank also offers MyMoney, a free Facebook app that lets you check your account history and transfer money between your accounts from Facebook. Customers also have the ability to do mobile banking by texting, using the web or a free banking app to transfer money, pay bills and view account history.

With the help of these tools, you can easily start saving paper, time and hassle through online banking. What's more, you will guard yourself against identity theft by eliminating paper statements.

North Shore Bank understands there may always be some paper materials that contain your personal information. That's why they invite you to stop by during their sixth annual free Community Shredding Day on Saturday, May 5 at any branch location. Your outdated, personal documents will be securely shredded, and you can pick up tips on how to protect your identity.

Written by Susan Doyle, vice president of branch operations at North Shore Bank

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