Banking/Insurance

SMS technology in finance sector ensures competitive advantage as it highly increases customer satisfaction. Implementing mobile messaging in this sector means that you can notify your customers with SMS text messages about their financial transactions. This functionality can be used in several cases and it can be achieved most practically if the databases of your institution is connected to an SMS gateway software such as Ozeki NG SMS Gateway. This solution then makes it possible to send text messages to multiple recipients at the same time and allows real time notifications.

Make your service more accessible to customers!

SMS messaging is the most simple but very effective way of communication today as it makes fast information exchange possible. SMS text messages can be sent and read at any time and any place. As the recipient can decide about the proper time to read them, your messages will not be considered as intrusive or negative in comparison with telephone callings. Your existing and future customers will appreciate this act and with this solution you will gain more loyal customers.

Though mobile messaging is an excellent solution not only for customers but for your organization as well! It offers great advantages to be competitive and flexible that a modern financial institution has to be. It will not only ensure additional income but make further services possible such as SMS campaigns, SMS alerts and notifications and other marketing solutions. Furthermore, this solution is the best practice to reduce operating costs. Large extended call centers and help desks are not needed anymore as you can solve the issues by sending SMS messages to multiple recipients. In this way you can minimize human error and can reduce the workload of your staff.


Most common problems of customers Solution with Ozeki NG SMS Gateway
Customers want to know about the fact and the measure of charges on their account Add SMS extension to the transaction system of credit cards that will automatically send SMS if there is a transaction on the account
It is very difficult to ensure secure user authentication for customers to protect their data and accounts Use SMS confirmation - in case of online transactions the customer can start the transaction only with the use of a generated SMS code
It is required to ensure 24/7 availability of your system Send automatic SMS alerts if there is a problem in the IT network by adding SMS functionality to the network monitoring application
There are needs to monitor exchange rate fluctuations and limits Send exchange rate information in SMS
There are frequent questions about the current status of the customer's accounts Send account information in SMS
It is difficult to authenticate the user on a web interface Use SMS authentication and SMS confirmation
Table 1 - Problems and their solution offered by Ozeki NG SMS Gateway

Benefits of adding SMS extension by Ozeki NG SMS Gateway

Here are the advantages of implementing SMS functionality to your financial organization:

This solution offers a convenient way for your customers to keep track of account activities. In this way you can meet the needs of your customers and not only today but in the future, as well. Once your customer or prospect provided his/her mobile number you are allowed to send them SMS alerts or even SMS campaigns. But it is not only about selling! It also offers easier and faster administration. Customers do not need to wait any minute if a document is missing from their folder. It is enough to send them a reminder SMS about this fact. In this way you can decrease the workload of employees, moreover customers will meet with a more human treating.

If you have launched email campaigns to attract the attention of your customers to a new service, now you can increase its efficiency by combining email campaigns with SMS functionality. Therefore, an SMS message is sent to the mobile phone of the customer pointing to the coming email message. With this method you can decrease the number of unread email messages. SMS messages are so popular in banking sector because they allow targeted SMS sending, so only the right audience will receive the sent messages.

Then customers can send response messages after a time. It is so important that there is some time for them to consider the offering instead of reject it immediately as it is the result of intrusive callings. In this way a two-way communication is possible. Furthermore, you can always be aware of the status of your sent messages due to delivery reports!

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Figure 1 - System architecture

Last but not least, as today environmental issues are so important you can increase your eco efficiency by using SMS messages instead of paper for promotions or notifications! This will function as a strong environmental message.

SMS possibilities:

  • Reminders
  • Authentication and access control
  • Alerts on new or changed conditions
  • Statement reminders
  • Alert on premium renewal
  • Policy expiry notice
  • Follow up message after agreements
  • Thank you message
  • Documentation request
  • Loan application approved/declined
  • Balance enquiries
  • Fraud and transaction alerts
  • Funds transfers
  • Bill payments
  • Customer service (SMS instead of callings)
  • ATM cash alerts
  • Stock Prices Updates
  • Offer short term loans or insurance, etc.

Ozeki NG SMS Gateway can be obtained by opening the download page: Download Ozeki NG SMS Gateway!

Conclusion of SMS solutions for banking and insurance

By implementing SMS technology into the corporate IT system you will greatly enhance the position of your organization on the market. Mobile banking is widely used today by financial institutions but you can gain competitive advantage with the extreme capacity of Ozeki NG SMS Gateway that is unique on the market. Use a competitive product to ensure your own success! With SMS functionality you will ensure a customer-centric view in this way this solution highly improves customer services and also provides further advantages. It ensures additional revenue and makes the corporate system more secure and flexible while you save considerable time and money.

Download the free trial of Ozeki NG SMS Gateway right now to see how it works in practice!

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