This Day, That Year
China Daily | Updated: 2015-07-06 07:27
Item from July 6, 1997, in China Daily: A mobile bank provides services to people in Yantai, Shandong province ... the new Bank of China branch in the city is the country's first online mobile bank.
Its wireless communication system, computers, automated teller machines and electricity suppliers are housed in a van that travels to various locations ...
It can deal with BOC business functions, including foreign currency savings accounts, foreign currency exchange, credit cards and ATM banking. It is designed to revamp banks' traditional operations and services through technology.
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