CheckAlt Announces Webinar for Credit Unions and Social Media

LOS ANGELES, March 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- CheckAlt Payment Solutions Remote Deposit Capture (RDC) is realizing great ways to help Credit Unions grow their membership and to better market their services by using social media tools such as LinkedIn. Every day more and more businesses are using LinkedIn and other social media outlets as means to promote their products and to broaden their scope of potential clients. CheckAlt has extensive experience in utilizing social media, and they would like to help extend these same opportunities and benefits to the Credit Union community. For instance, social media can give Credit Unions a new method to market themselves in an effort to attract more individual and business members in addition to extending their overall membership numbers. 

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Shai Stern, the CEO and Co-Chairman of CheckAlt, stated, "We have had tremendous success connecting with people via LinkedIn.  We do believe that when people communicate via social communities people know who they are dealing with.  They aren't just getting an email from a unknown stranger.  They actually can associate a name to a face, know who they are corresponding with, and they can easily connect with them.  Credit Unions are at a stage right now where communicating with their members, especially their business members, about their products, services, and benefits is the key to continued success.  By bringing Credit Unions into the 21st century through social media, CheckAlt would like to assist, create goodwill, and demonstrate the benefits we have seen in addition to sharing our knowledge with others in the industry."  Shai Stern will be giving a series of webinars with other credit union executives to discuss how credit unions can take advantage of services like LinkedIn and other social media outlets. The first webinar will be Friday, April 8th at 9:30am PST. Please RSVP to Amanda Isaacson at [email protected].

About CheckAlt Payment Solutions

CheckAlt Payment Solutions is among the country's premier payment processing companies providing Check21 services allowing businesses nationwide to utilize its eCheck and patented Remote Deposit Capture (RDC) systems to improve their top and bottom lines.  The CheckAlt eCheck is the "email a check" solution that allows businesses from merchants and property managers to universities and non-profits to maximize cash flow and accounting accuracy.  CheckAlt's unique RDC empowers businesses such as credit unions and community banks by enabling them to locally deposit scanned checks virtually while reducing associated internet transaction processing costs.  Streamlined clients experience the benefits of receiving funds in less than 12 hours without having to change banks or accounting systems.  Swift, simple, and safe: CheckAlt Payment Solutions is the smartest way to do business.  Learn more at: www.checkalt.com.

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