Huntington's Business Online enrolls 1,900 businesses

Internet Business News, August 26, 2005

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The new business banking website of Huntington Bancshares Inc (Nasdaq:HBAN), a regional bank holding company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, has seen over 1,900 businesses sign up since its launch this summer.

The Business Online website is said to enable business customers to connect to the products and services from Huntington that they need to run their business. Customers are given 24/7 access to account information, customised reporting and transaction capabilities through a single entry point. According to Huntington, the Business Online service allows business customers to bank, monitor accounts and run their businesses online, conveniently.

Huntington said that in the first three months of the website's operation, it had almost doubled its aim to enroll 1,000 businesses during the entire first year.

A demonstration of Business Online can be viewed at http://www.huntington.com/businessonlinedemo.> ((Comments on this story may be sent to info@m2.com))