Desjardins, Like Citi, Launching Apple Watch App
Earlier this week, we broke the news that Citibank was the first bank to go live with an Apple Watch app.
But it seems another financial institution should share the laurels: Desjardins Group, also known as Mouvement des caisses Desjardins.
Desjardins is a coalition of credit unions headquartered in Levis, Quebec, a suburb of Quebec City. Founded in 1900 and holding $165 billion in assets, Dejardins calls itself the largest association of credit unions in North America.
The company sent out a tweet on March 9, the day Apple Watch was announced, to say it would have an app ready to go on April 24, when the Apple Watch will be available for purchase.
We welcome the upcoming arrival of the #AppleWatch. And we’ll be on board with an app from the very start! pic.twitter.com/VOIGOwdiAj
— Desjardins (@DesjardinsGroup) March 9, 2015
Desjardins already has a fully developed (and bilingual) suite of apps for iOS, Android and Blackberry, which feature extensive PFM capabilities and dashboard views that are perhaps a sign of things to come for its Apple Watch app. For now, the Desajrdins mobile banking page carries the following message:
Desjardins mobile services features available soon for Apple Watch!
It’s just a matter of time. We’ve adapted certain Desjardins mobile services features specifically for the Apple Watch, and they’re soon to be available for the Apple Watch.
Stay tuned!
Hear that, Citibank?
