Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 11

126 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 11 They also provide telebanking, ATM and drive- thru banking. On the e-banking front, they offer mobile banking, mobile deposit, mobile pay options, online banking and QuickBooks statement imports. And, thanks in part to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bank of St. Francisville has even more options coming available. “We did a lot of new things because of COVID, it just made us speed up,” says Chaffin. “We were not doing online lending but wanted to before COVID started and it made us jump out there and figure out how to do the different pieces that we needed to do. And, we’re now able to do online deposits where you can open your account and everything online.” Keeping up with the latest technological advancements has always been a priority for the bank, thanks especially to Carter Leak III. “Every time Carter III turned around he had a new because when we got ready to add internet banking, we already had all the customers.” Today, the bank is known for its tech savvy and online banking options. And they aren’t going to stop anytime soon. They’re always looking for new options to best suit their customers. “Our priority is to continue growing electronic banking,” Chaffin says. “I’ve hired a couple of young people to try to help us figure out what it is that the next generation wants and needs. I asked a young man the other day, ‘I’m the old guy, but I know you don’t like banking the way I bank, so what is it that would really excite you about banking?’ And so we’re trying to figure out the path of electronic banking and thinking about the future, too.” Right now, the Bank of St. Francisville offers personal and business accounts, as well as loans, investment services, and real estate lending.