Secure Messages

Users can send a secure message to your financial institution through the Message Center. This article explains how users send a secure message and how your institution can customize the estimated response time and disclaimer in the messaging dialog.

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Send a Secure Message

To do this: 

  1. On the web app, select Support from the top navigation bar, then select Message center.

    Contact options including secure messaging and email support for assistance.


    On the mobile app, select the envelope icon on the upper right of the home screen. A dot shows on the envelope icon if there are unread messages. Mobile users can also access secure messages from the More menu > Support > Help Center.

    Mobile app banking interface showing email icon highlighted.


  2. A screen appears with recent messages. On the web app, select New Message.

    A message center conversation about a lost card assistance request.


    On the mobile app, select the pen icon.

    Mobile app message center displaying recent inquiries and transactions for user account management.



  3. Type a subject and message, and select the paperclip icon to attach supporting documents. For a list of supported attachment formats, go to Supported File Attachment Formats.
    Select the team to direct the message to (if applicable). If your institution would like to set up support teams that users can direct messages to, go to Manage Support Teams.
    On the web app, select Submit to send the message.

    A new message window with fields for subject and message content.


    On the mobile app, select the up arrow to send.

    Mobile app message interface with subject and message fields.


    Users automatically receive an email notification to let them know your support team has replied. They can select the link in the email to open the reply. Users also recieve a push notification if they have push enabled on their device. Tapping on the push notification opens the reply. Users can also identify when they receive a reply in the message center, as unread messages have a green dot next to them.

    Mobile app message Center displaying recent notifications. The top message has a dot next to it showing it is unread.


    For instructions on how your support team responds to messages, go to Messages in Narmi Command

Estimated Response Time and Disclaimer

On the bottom of the web messaging dialog, or the top of the mobile messaging page, users can see an estimated time to expect to receive a response, for example, "Typically replies in 24 hours." Your institution can edit this response time from Narmi Command, under Configurations > Institution settings > Support Message Reply Time. The default is 24 hours.

A chat conversation about canceling a lost card with response time information highlighted.


Below the estimated response time on the web app or on the top of the mobile message center, you can opt to display a custom message reply disclaimer to users. To add a disclaimer, from Narmi Command, go to Configurations > Institution settings > Edit Support Message Reply Disclaimer.
A chat conversation about a declined transaction with support assistance phone number highlighted.

Supported File Attachment Formats

In secure messages, users can select the paperclip icon to attach supporting files. On the mobile app, images and GIFs are supported attachments, via Take Photo or Choose from Library

On the web app, users can attach other files to a secure message. The file must be in one of the following formats:

  • bmp

  • csv

  • docx

  • doc

  • gif

  • html

  • htm

  • jpeg

  • jpg

  • key

  • numbers

  • pages

  • pdf

  • png

  • pps

  • ppsx

  • ppt

  • pptx

  • rtf

  • svg

  • tif

  • tiff

  • txt

  • xhtml

  • xls

  • xlsx

  • zip mo