Mobile banking no longer centers on just checking balances and paying bills – today, it also involves solving engagement problems and conducting business with consumers on all levels. And for credit unions, differentiating themselves in the mobile banking space is a top priority.

The popularity of mobile banking continues to grow – the number of financial institutions with mobile banking apps increased by 25% over the past two years, according to the Austin, Texas-based mobile and Internet banking provider Malauzai Software. The Pleasanton, Calif.-based Javelin Strategy & Research reported the number of weekly mobile bankers exceeded weekly branch bankers for the first time in 2015.

At the same time, the end goal of mobile app deployment has changed.

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Roy Urrico

Roy W. Urrico specializes in articles about financial technology and services for Credit Union Times, as well as ghostwriting, copywriting, and case studies. Also: writer/editor of a semi-annual newsletter for Association for Financial Technology since 1997 and history projects funded by the U.S Interior Department, National Park Service and Warren County (N.Y.).