TACOMA, Wash., Aug. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia Bank
announced today that its customers will have access through their
personal and business cards to Apple Pay, the mobile payment
service from Apple. Apple Pay will offer Columbia Bank's customers
the ability to conveniently make purchases in a single touch while
maintaining security and privacy.
Customers can add their Columbia Bank debit and credit cards to
Apple Pay and use their iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus and Apple Watch to
pay in person anywhere they see a universal contactless acceptance
symbol. This convenient and secure platform adds another digital
solution to banking, expanding Columbia's customer-first approach. Apple Pay
is one part of the Bank's larger digital product rollout, which
will include additional enhancements and services to make each
customer's banking experience seamless and efficient.
"Apple Pay is one of the ways we're helping Columbia's customers manage their money the
way they want, whether in their local branch, online, over
the phone or, now, on their smartphones," said David Devine, senior vice president, marketing
director. "We will continue to offer innovative banking solutions
that meet our customers where they are — and for many, that place
is their mobile device."
To kick off the launch of Apple Pay at Columbia Bank, customers
who enroll in Apple Pay will have a chance to win one of two Apple
Watches. Winners of the "Watch and Wallet Sweepstakes" will receive
one 42mm Silver Aluminum Case Apple Watch with a black sports band.
To participate, enroll your Columbia Bank Personal or Business
Debit Card in Apple Pay between August 10,
2015, and October 31, 2015,
and you will be automatically entered in the sweepstakes. Full
sweepstakes details can be found at columbiabank.com/applepay.
Columbia Bank has been serving the Northwest since 1993. For
branch locations and more information, visit
www.columbiabank.com.
About Columbia Bank
Headquartered in Tacoma,
Washington, Columbia Banking System, Inc., (NASDAQ: COLB) is
the holding company of Columbia Bank, a Pacific Northwest regional
community bank, ranked as the best bank headquartered in
Washington and 17th in the nation
by Forbes Magazine. For the ninth consecutive year, the bank
was named in 2015 as one of Puget Sound Business
Journal's "Washington's Best
Workplaces" and is the 2015 recipient of the Business
Examiner's Top Places to Work as a large employer in the South
Sound region.
Columbia Bank operates more than 150 banking offices and
branches throughout Washington,
Oregon and Idaho. More information about Columbia can be found on its website at
www.columbiabank.com.
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Contact:
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P:
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