Overview
New checking and debit card account openings often begin in a digital channel but typically don’t conclude there.
Financial institutions strive to make digital account opening frictionless, yet many of the solutions are far from automated, which means that branches and call centers are still critical to the process. How debit card issuance is woven into the process is an important consideration addressed in this Viewpoint.
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