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Coronavirus has Canadians flocking online for deals on financial products
EQ Bank nearly two years to grow from $2 billion to $3 billion in deposits. But just in the past three months, the online platform of Equitable Bank soared past the $4-billion mark.About 60 per cent of that increase was due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, estimates Mahima Poddar, senior vice president of strategy and digital banking at Equitable Bank.“It’s natural that Canadians are becoming more value-conscious and more savings-conscious,” Poddar says.There are probably a number of factors at play, she says.For one, as the economy tanked and jobs disappeared, many rushed to build up or beef up their rainy-day savings.