banca en línea
/banka en linea/from spelling rules
banca en línea is the Spanish phrase for online banking.
The phrase refers to the use of a website or app to manage bank accounts and perform financial transactions over the internet. When you want to describe performing specific actions within this system, such as making a transfer over the internet, you often use the phrase hacer una transferencia por internet.
How does it change in a sentence?
The noun banca is feminine, so when using the definite article, you should use la banca en línea.
Did you know?
- While banca usually refers to the financial system, it is also a borrowed word from Tagalog that refers to a traditional outrigger boat called a bangka.
- Depending on the region, a user might be asked to ingresar to their account, a word that can mean both 'to enter' a digital space and 'to deposit' money.
- If you are looking for a physical bank building, you would use el banco, but when referring to the industry or the system, you use the feminine la banca.
Examples in context
- Necesito acceder a mis cuentas a través de la banca en línea del banco.I need to access my accounts through the bank's online banking.
- Voy a hacer una transferencia por la banca online.I'm going to make a transfer through online banking.
- Prefiero usar la banca en línea.I prefer to use online banking.
- La banca en línea es muy segura.Online banking is very secure.
- ¿Tienes acceso a la banca en línea?Do you have access to online banking?
Example conversation
Sofía and Javier are discussing how to pay a bill.
- SofíaJavier, ¿puedes pagar la cuenta por la banca en línea?Javier, can you pay the bill through online banking?
- JavierSí, Sofía, lo haré ahora mismo.Yes, Sofía, I will do it right now.
- SofíaEs mucho más rápido que ir al banco.It is much faster than going to the bank.
- JavierTienes razón, la banca en línea es muy útil.You are right, online banking is very useful.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries banca, en, línea, CC BY-SA 4.0.
