telephone banking

British  

noun

1. a facility enabling customers to make use of banking services, such as oral payment instructions, account movements, raising loans, etc, over the telephone rather than by personal visit

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Example Sentences

The court was shown telephone banking and email records confirming the purchase of a coach ticket from Cardiff's Sophia Gardens to London Victoria.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

At an unspecified point during 2023, the bank will introduce a block on all real-time payments to cryptocurrency exchanges made via telephone banking and in-branch payments, as well as online and mobile banking.

From Reuters • Nov. 4, 2022

The rise of ATMs, telephone banking, the internet and now smartphones has led to declines of 5-8% a year in the number of visits to branches, according to Ian Walsh at the Boston Consulting Group.

From Economist • May 7, 2015

Unless you're a fan of long and arduous telephone banking calls or see Scrooge McDuck as a role model, neither is a good place for a pop musician to find themselves in.

From The Guardian • Aug. 13, 2010

Finally, the ballooning use of credit cards and the rapid growth of financial innovations like telephone banking should be trimming the use of cash.

From Time Magazine Archive