Bank of Mississippi Customers Now "Surf the Net" to Bank.TUPELO tupelo, in botany tupelo: see black gum. Tupelo, city, United States Tupelo (t  `pĭlō, ty , Miss.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 18, 1997--Bank of Mississippi Mississippi, state, United StatesMississippi (mĭs'əsĭp`ē), one of the Deep South states of the United States. It is bordered by Alabama (E), the Gulf of Mexico (S), Arkansas and Louisiana, with most of the border formed by home banking customers now can have full access to their accounts from any computer that will connect them to the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the , and they will communicate on a secured line. Bank of Mississippi HomeSite and BusinesSite personal computer banking customers no longer are restricted to accessing their accounts from their individual computer and a direct access line. Anywhere a HomeSite or BusinesSite customer can go on-line they can have complete home banking services, allowing them to pay bills, transfer funds, and check their account history literally anywhere in the world. Access is made via the bank's home page -- www.bancorpsouth.com -- and a hyperlink A predefined linkage between one object and another. See hypertext. hyperlink - anchor to HomeSite or BusinesSite. Once the connection is established, the customer is communicating on a secured line. Immediate Access to Cancelled Checks Beginning this fall, customers of Bank of Mississippi will be able to see their cancelled checks via the Internet. As part of the bank's "Check It!" checking account statement management program, customers may view their checks -- both front and back -- on their PC screen the day after the check has cleared the bank. For example, a check written Monday Monday: see week. and processed Monday night will be available to view on Tuesday Tuesday: see week. . Bank of Mississippi Vice Chairman Harry Baxter said the Bank of Mississippi's taking a leading position on Internet banking reflects the bank's commitment "To serve our customers Every Hour, Every Day, Everywhere." "We define convenience as serving our customers when and where they want to be served," Baxter noted. "While our plans include growing our traditional branch network, many of our customers want access to their bank at times not considered traditional banking hours banking hours npl → heures fpl d'ouverture des banques banking hours npl → Schalterstunden pl banking hours npl and from nonconventional locations. Offering our banking services on the Internet is another step in assuring our bank will be convenient, just as our pricing our HomeSite PC banking service at only 99 cents a month through the end of this century makes it affordable to anyone who might want it." CONTACT: Bank of Mississippi, Tupelo Harry Baxter, 601/680-2410 |
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