New Android app offers anytime, anywhere banking and investing for TD
customers
TORONTO, Oct. 24, 2013 /CNW/ - TD Canada Trust announced today the
launch of its new Android tablet app, offering customers an easy and
interactive way to manage personal banking and direct investing needs
within one app.
"We've already had great success with our existing apps, and are very
excited to be launching our Android tablet app which offers our
customers seamless access between their personal banking and wealth
accounts - all with a single login, in a safe and secure environment,"
said Rizwan Khalfan, Senior Vice President, Digital Channels, TD. "We know our customers are increasingly looking to us to make banking
easy and more convenient. Our Android app does just that, giving
customers the ability to bank and trade using their tablet."
Features available on TD's Android tablet app:
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A single sign in to bank, manage personal investment accounts and trade
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Pay bills and view account history
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Transfer money between accounts
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At-a-glance view of accounts, balances, holdings and wealth products so
customers can view and manage finances and set goals
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A monthly calendar to view all upcoming payments
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Ability to monitor investments by checking account balances and trading
stocks
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Real-time quotes for stocks, ETFs, and mutual funds
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Locate TD Canada Trust branches and ATMs
According to an Ipsos Mobil-ology research report released by Ipsos Reid
Data in January 2013, 21 per cent of adult online Canadians over 18
years of age use a tablet device, up from 11 per cent in 2012. TD's new
tablet app provides an intuitive and personalized banking experience on
an increasingly popular device, taking the capabilities offered on our
mobile banking app and applying it to the tablet.
"We have a number of digital banking initiatives we'll be rolling out
later this year and into 2014, making it easier for customers to do
their banking, whether it's in our branch, at the ATM, or digitally,"
added Khalfan. The Android tablet app joins TD's current suite of
mobile banking products and services, providing nearly eight million
active online and mobile users with a seamless and personalized digital
banking and investing experience.
To download TD's free tablet app and for more information, visit TD Canada Trust online or Google play. TD's tablet app is designed for use on some of the most popular
Android tablet devices in the market, including the Samsung GALAXY Tab
3 7.0 and GALAXY Tab 3 10.1.
About TD digital banking
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TD is the most downloaded banking app in Canada with 1.8 million mobile
users, in addition to its 5 million online users, as of September 2013.
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TD offers the only integrated banking, investing and trading app for
Android tablets and all major smartphone devices in Canada.
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TD cross-border banking customers can access Canadian and U.S. accounts
using TD's mobile banking app available on iPhone, Android and BB10
smartphone devices. Customers can pay U.S. bills, transfer funds
between TD accounts, and view transaction history;
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Customers in Canada are increasingly opting to bank using digital
channels; approximately 35 per cent of all TD transactions were
completed via mobile or online devices as of September 2013.
About TD Bank Group
The Toronto-Dominion Bank and its subsidiaries are collectively known as
TD Bank Group (TD). TD is the sixth largest bank in North America by
branches and serves approximately 22 million customers in four key
businesses operating in a number of locations in financial centres
around the globe: Canadian Personal and Commercial Banking, including
TD Canada Trust and TD Auto Finance Canada; Wealth and Insurance,
including TD Wealth, TD Direct Investing, an investment in TD
Ameritrade, and TD Insurance; U.S. Personal and Commercial Banking,
including TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank, and TD Auto Finance
U.S.; and Wholesale Banking, including TD Securities. TD also ranks
among the world's leading online financial services firms, with
approximately eight million active online and mobile customers. TD had
CDN$835 billion in assets on July 31, 2013.The Toronto-Dominion Bank
trades under the symbol "TD" on the Toronto and New York Stock
Exchanges.
SOURCE TD Bank Group
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