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2023 Community Committment Awards Submission

  • Entry Category: Supporting Military Families
  • Asset Size: Small

Roger, a new digital bank created by Citizens Bank of Edmond, mobilizes financial tools for the more than 150,000 new military members who join each year — many of whom lack knowledge of the financial system and have limited access to financial services. Positioned as a mobile financial command center, Roger’s robust online and mobile banking platform is customized with features that solve key challenges faced by service members on day one of their enlistment.

While the focus has been on new entrants, Roger allows any service member to easily change their banking partner online or via the mobile app. Roger, with the backing of the 122-year-old Citizens Bank of Edmond, delivers a cutting-edge alternative technology that better reflects the modern force:

  • Accounts can be opened in minutes for those as young as 17, without joint account requirements.
  • Direct deposits are available up to two days earlier– most competitors are only 1-day early or not at all.
  • Money-management tools are accessible anytime, anyplace.
  • Digital goal-setting features like round-up and round-up match to accelerate savings, with Roger contributing up to $100 in the first 90 days.
  • No predatory lending or pressured sales, just a simple, sophisticated checking and savings platform.
  • Roger is also a bank at the forefront by being one of few banks to be both VBBP certified and meet Bank On standards.