Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) starts the e-statement service

After the State Bank of Mauritius (SBM), the Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB) has followed suit by adopting the e-statement service. The customers of the MCB are invited, starting this week, to switch to an e-statement.

The service allows customers to receive bank account and credit card statements via e-mail. An e-statement is a replica of the bank statement, which customers have been receiving through the postal service. Both the SBM and MCB e-statements, which are sent in a PDF format, allow customers to receive their statements just minutes after they are issued by the bank and save them instantly on their computers.

The e-statements, which are sent to customer’s email address, are password protected, thus ensuring that sensitive and personal information remains secure.

Other banks such as the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) are yet to adopt the e-statement service. However, the HSBC claims to have a very eco-friendly approach to business.

Speaking to the Independent, Amily Desvaux de Marigny, corporate sustainability and public affairs manger at HSBC, stated, “In 2008, HSBC adopted the Climate Principles, a voluntary global framework for the financial services sector to guide its response to climate change and the move to a lower carbon economy.