ROCKY MOUNT, N.C., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Centura Bank (NYSE: CBC)
announced today it will offer online banking and bill payment with Microsoft's
latest personal finance software, Microsoft(R) Money 97, which Microsoft
introduced today.
    The new software features significant enhancements from previous versions
of Microsoft Money that are designed to allow customers to have quick access
to statement data, download transactions automatically to their computer,
balance their accounts, pay bills online and keep track of all their financial
transactions easily.
    Microsoft Money 97, which runs on the Windows (R) 95 operating system,
also includes improved security technology and--for the first time--will let
users of rival Quicken (R) software easily convert their data to the Microsoft
Money format.
    "This is another way for us to provide our clients with the latest online
banking technology," said Centura President Cecil Sewell. "We are very pleased
with our success in signing up new online banking clients and plan to remain
on the leading edge in online banking in North Carolina."
    Centura is still the only bank in North Carolina that offers online
banking through Microsoft Money, Quicken and America Online, the world's
largest provider of online services.
    As with the previous version of Microsoft Money, Centura Online Money
Management allows clients to download account information automatically in the
Money software, check account balances, transfer money between accounts and
communicate with the bank by e-mail. Online banking is free. Users also have
the option of paying bills online with the software for a flat fee of $5.95
per month.
    Centura (NYSE: CBC), with assets of $5.8 billion, offers a full range of
banking, investment, insurance and trust services to individuals and
businesses through 158 financial centers and more than 230 ATMs in North
Carolina. The company recently opened the first of its planned 33 financial
centers in Hannaford supermarkets in the Carolinas and Virginia by the end of
1997. More information on Centura is available on the World Wide Web at
http://www.centura.com.
    Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) is the worldwide leader in software for personal
computers offering a wide range of products and services for business and
personal use.  Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corp. Quicken is a registered trademark of Intuit, Inc.

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