For your everyday banking, a Meridian chequing account is about much more than writing cheques. Â
Our No Bounce service offers our Members peace of mind by proactively contacting you if your cheque is about to bounce and will work with you to ensure it doesn't.
A Meridian Maximiser chequing account provides a flexible set of features and benefits, along with a suite of self-serve options -- online, telephone banking, ABMs and at point of sale. Choose Meridian’s personal-service options and do your banking in one of our 44 branches or call our Contact Centre.
It also allows you to
- Deposit your paycheque
- Make ABM withdrawals and deposits
- Transfer your money to other Meridian accounts
- Pay your bills
- Make in-store purchases
- Use the Exchange Network across Canada to complete transactions even if you’re nowhere near a Meridian ABM or a branch location
- And now there is an app for that! NEW! Do you have a smartphone? The EXCHANGE® ABM Locator app is now available for the iPhone, iPad and BlackBerry devices. The apps are free! Just search for EXCHANGE ABM locator in the list of available apps in the app store from your smartphone
- Easy access to your funds - online, in-branch, telephone banking, Contact Centre and ABMs
- Purchase U.S. Dollar funds by transferring Canadian dollars from your Maximiser chequing account
Features
- Competitively priced packages suited to every Member’s needs
- Optional, no fee overdraft protection
- With a minimum monthly balance of $1,000, up to 4 Interac network fees will be rebated when using non-Meridian ABMs (other institutions may still charge an additional fee)
Account options
Convenience chequing package is ideal for anyone with limited account activity (15 each of self-serve, personal service and cheques for $5.00 per month).
Convenience Plus package is for Members who want unlimited monthly transactions. In addition to unlimited self-serve, personal service and cheques, the Convenience Plus package offers a number of added benefits such as free cheques and 4 free Canadian dollar (CAD) money orders each month for a monthly fee of $12.00.
E-Package is ideal for Members who prefer to bank online or through telephone banking. For $9.00 a month, Members can make unlimited self-service transactions.
Make transfers to an Online Advantage Savings account and earn high-interest rates on your savings.Â
Free automatic loan transfers between accounts.
IDefence is offered with every Meridian chequing account, which includes the following services upon enrolment:
- Card Monitoring. You can electronically register your credit and debit cards, and using web crawling technology Davis + Henderson will monitor the internet and provide real time alerts if these credit or debit cards have been compromised.
- Electronic Filing Cabinet. Download idefence software to organize and protect important documents on your own computer.
- SecureVault™. Securely store and manage your digital document files with a password-protected and encrypted online data storage service.
- Restoration. Guide victims of identity theft through the often complicated, time-consuming process of getting their affairs back in order by our team of identity restoration experts.
To obtain your Access Code, contact Davis + Henderson at 1-866-323-7187 and speak with a membership services representative.
For more information on service and account fees, click here.
Even more convenience with a Member Card
With your Meridian Member Card you can pay for purchases directly from your chequing or savings accounts. Learn more
When shopping in the U.S. use your Member Card to make transactions directly from your chequing account. Learn more
