Today marked a big step in our groundbreaking transformation. We celebrated the grand opening of our new location in the Shoppes at Scott Road with a 3Rivers first, a virtual ribbon cutting.  Instead of using a cartoonishly large pair of scissors and some tape, our partners at Blue Pony, created a custom iPad app that allowed our ribbon cutters to simply swipe their fingers on the touch screen to slice the virtual ribbon.  Think Fruit Ninja, or Cut the Rope for those of you who’ve played a game or two on your iPad, iPhone, or iTouch.

This virtual ribbon cutting demonstrates 3Rivers commitment to offering innovative solutions with an emphasis on paperless services in a high-tech interactive environment.  Inside the branch, members will find technology  designed to empower them with easy to access information on their money matters like a 65″ touch-screen and member meeting rooms.

65″ Touch-Screen

• A user-friendly and interactive interface that makes learning more about 3Rivers and your money matters easy.
• The ability to request more information via email.
• Current 3Rivers news.

Member Meeting Rooms

• Large screen monitors that make discussing the specifics of your money matters easier.
• Complete privacy.
• Paperless transactions and electronic signatures.

I was able to grab some footage of the event, and wanted to share.

Here are some photos from the groundbreaking as well as links to coverage from local media.

3Rivers team member Chad Gramling shows some of the features on the new 65" touch screen.

Scott Road Sales Manager Jeff Gerke shows one of the large monitors in the private meeting rooms.

Links to media coverage:

Indiana’s News Center

Fort Wayne Chamber’s Emphasis Blog

Journal Gazette