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U.S. Bank offers real-time alerts for its ATM and check card customers

August 22, 2011

U.S. Bank announced it is making available real-time ATM card and check card alerts to its consumer and business cardholders' mobile devices and computers, notifying them of account activity, according to a company press release.

The real-time alerts, which range from suspicious activity being detected to cash being withdrawn from an ATM, are sent via SMS text message, email or both. There is no charge from U.S. Bank, but message and data rates from the customer's wireless provider may apply.

"U.S. Bank is pleased to provide cardholders with real-time alerts that help them conveniently monitor their accounts to make wise purchase decisions as well as provide them with suspicious activity alerts that warn of possible fraudulent activities," said Clifford Cook, chief marketing officer at U.S. Bank Retail Payment Solutions.

Cardholders may also receive real-time alerts for international transactions, gasoline purchases, ATM withdrawals, declined transactions or for online, mail-order or telephone transactions where the card is not present.

On the U.S. Bank Internet banking website, cardholders can specify the account and alert or alerts they want to receive.

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