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Financial Literacy Month is a Great Time to Teach Your Kids to Save
March 30, 2019
April is Financial Literacy month. To celebrate, open a savings account for a child at West Gate Bank and receive a free piggy bank!
West Gate Bank Collecting Donations for Humane Societies
January 17, 2019
West Gate Bank branches are collecting donations through February 20, 2019 for Capital Humane Society and Nebraska Humane Society
Meet our team at the new Pacific Springs branch!
August 10, 2018
On July 23, we opened three new West Gate Bank branches in Omaha. This is an exciting milestone in our growth and we’re excited to expand our brand of community banking into a new market.
West Gate Bank now offers Mobile Wallets!
July 6, 2018
Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay are all available to use with your West Gate Bank Debit Mastercard. We are very excited to begin offering Mobile Wallets to our customers, and instead of just turning them on, we wanted to take a deeper look at these and talk about some of the things you can do with them.
Text Message Alert Enrollment
April 18, 2018
In an effort to try and protect our customers, we will be implementing text message alerts to notify you regarding suspicious debit card activity.
April is Financial Literacy Month
April 12, 2018
How do we teach our kids to be smart with money? From the perspective of a community bank, we believe the best advice is “give them some real life practice before they grow up”.
April is Financial Literacy Month, which provides an excellent opportunity to share some thoughts on the skills and habits that are never too early to start developing in young people.
West Gate Bank Switching to Mastercard Debit Cards
April 2, 2018
West Gate Bank® Visa debit cards, Visa Health Savings cards and Visa debit business cards are going to be replaced with a West Gate Bank Debit Mastercard. We are switching to Mastercard to bring you the best customer experience possible.
Your checking account will not change in any way and you will have uninterrupted ATM access.
New Look and Now on Tablets!
March 20, 2018
We did some spring cleaning on our Mobile App! Our West Gate Bank Mobile App has an updated look to match our new branding and features new functionality.
Now Offering Online Account Opening!
February 9, 2018
Now Offering Online Account Opening!
West Gate Bank is excited to announce we now offer Online Account Opening! Anywhere you can access our website, you can now fill out our application and be on your way to opening an account without ever stepping into a branch. Just go to https://westgate.bank/open/.
Welcome to the Digital Banking Blog
January 11, 2018
Welcome!
Technology in banking is ever-changing. In order to keep up, we wanted to provide our customers with a dedicated space to help address how you can utilize that technology. We can also provide perspective on how West Gate Bank is utilizing technology to make your banking experience easier.
System Upgrade During the Weekend of Oct 6-9th
September 26, 2017
Quicken and Quickbooks Trouble Shooting
September 21, 2017
During the weekend of October 6-9, 2017, West Gate Bank will undergo a bank-wide system upgrade. This upgrade will impact the ability for QuickBook, Quicken, and Mint to connect with our accounts.
Equifax Data Breach
September 15, 2017
Credit reporting agency Equifax disclosed last week that they experienced a "cybersecurity incident potentially impacting approximately 143 million US customers".
Update to Online Banking Coming Soon
August 3, 2017
We are preparing for an update coming soon to our Online Banking system!