When salty Jane gets three-month overseas TAD orders to East of Everything, she wonders how she will pay her rent, utility bills and who will feed her fish. These situations are nothing new. What is new is the many Sailors who have started to use online banking instead of laying these burdens on their families and friends except to feed the fish. Better than online banking is online bill pay. It's an automated way for Sailors to keep their finances in the hands of the person who cares the most, themselves.
Services vary, but they have more similarities than differences.
Bear in mind, there is usually the requirement to hold a checking account with the bank. As most Sailors know, there can be a drastic difference in interest rates, minimum balances and possible fees associated with any checking account. That is a separate matter to investigate. The gem in the oyster shell for Joe and Jane is automated online bill pay. Joe knows the normal bills he pays each month.