Chinanews.com, August 7th. According to Euronet, citing a report from the Greek Eunice News Agency on the 6th, due to the impact of the new crown epidemic, the Greek Banking Association decided to take measures to encourage customers to use bank manual services as little as possible, and more use bank cards for electronic transactions .
According to reports, the Greek Banking Association issued a statement announcing that banks will take a series of measures to protect employees and customers.
First, bank manual counters no longer accept withdrawals below 400 euros, but must be operated through ATMs; secondly, bank manual counters no longer accept deposits below 1,000 euros, but must be operated through ATMs; third, for water, electricity, internet, Payment of energy, pay TV, insurance and other items must be done through online banking, telephone banking, mobile banking or teller machines. The counters of each bank will no longer accept cash payments.
In addition, the Greek Banking Association also urges customers not to go to bank stores unless necessary; if they need to go, they must wear a mask and maintain social distancing.
According to a survey conducted by the Greek Workers and Consumers Association, most Greeks over 60 are more willing to go to bank stores to conduct business in person instead of using online banking.
In addition, the survey also found that if a bank closes a store, then about 20% of the elderly who use that bank will choose to change to another bank so that they can use nearby manual services.
At present, only 31.97% of Greeks over 60 years old use online banking for business. When asked how familiar they are with the Internet, only 42.35% of the elderly in Greece said they were "a little bit", and 22.4% admitted that they were "unfamiliar at all." Moreover, there are many elderly Greeks who expressed their lack of trust in the security of online banking services. (Lin Jingyi)