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July 24, 2009
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As the summer vacation season heats up, banks are operating temporary “portable” offices at popular local beaches for customer convenience - and promotion, of course. Woori Bank said in a statement yesterday that it would place “Portable Woori Bankar” booths on Gyeongpodae Beach in Gangneung, Gangwon until Aug. 16. The “bankar” is a 17-ton truck with its own electrical generator, satellite, two automatic teller machines and a staff of three. Customers can withdraw cash, open new accounts, transfer money to other accounts and even set up financial consultations. The bank-on-wheels will be open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. - later than its stationary siblings - and will be open on Saturdays and Sundays to meet demands from summer vacationers. Kookmin Bank, the nation’s biggest lender, will also open a portable office in a 16-ton truck with ATMs and workers on Haeundae Beach in Busan from Monday until Aug. 9. Its hours will be the same as Kookmin’s ordinary bank branches, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. On Saturdays and Sundays, only ATM services will be available. Shinhan Bank will set up its portable branch on Mangsang Beach in Donghae, Gangwon starting today. It will be open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day until Aug. 6. A big electronic board at the office will show bank’s advertisements and even information about swimmers’ safety. The “Portable Hana Bank,” operated by Korea’s fourth-largest lender, will hit the beaches along Korea’s west coast from Monday until Aug. 18, while the Industrial Bank of Korea will run a portable office on Mannipo Beach, Taean County, South Chungcheong from Monday to Aug. 14. By Moon So-young [symoon@joongang.co.kr] |
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