Card Control FAQ's

To access CardControl, download the Community West Bank  Mobile Banking App in the App store, if you don't already have it. 

If you do not already have the Community West Bank Mobile App, download it here:

Get it on Google Play
Download it on the App Store

Once you have accessed the CWB Mobile App, select CardControl:

• If you have not downloaded the CWB CardControl app, you will be directed to the app store to download.
• If you have already downloaded the CWB CardControl app, when you click on CardControl in the Mobile Banking app, you will be auto-directed to CWB CardControl.
• If you try to access the CWB CardControl app directly from your device, you will receive a message stating you must access CardControl from the Mobile Banking app.

Yes, if you are a joint account owner, all cards will be pulled into the carousel.

Merchant controls can be set for several types of merchants including:

• Department Stores – general-purpose shopping
• Entertainment – movie, theater, games
• Gas Station
• Groceries – discount stores and pharmacies
• Household – home improvement stores
• Personal Care
• Restaurants – dine-in and fast food
• Travel – airlines, trains, taxis, hotels and railroads
• Other – all other merchant types

You can enable and/or restrict the following transaction types:

• In store
• eCommerce
• Mail/Phone order
• ATM

Previously authorized recurrent payments will continue to process and will bypass the CardControl edit checks.

Yes, International transactions can be blocked using the "International" location control. Transactions will be limited to the United States. The rules setup by Community West Bank will always override the rules of CardControl.

Alerts can be set for the following:

• Location Alerts
• Merchant Alerts
• Transaction Alerts
• Spend Alerts
• Low Balance Alerts

NOTE: If the card is turned “off” you will receive alerts for all transactions.

Yes, the app shows the last 50 card-based transactions posted within the last 30 days.

CardControl only shows the transactions that are performed with the card. It does not show the transactions that are done on the account but without using your card, such as teller transactions or bill pay on an account.

The balance will be updated to reflect the teller transactions if the account processor supplies the updated balance. The balance is updated the next time the user logs into CardControl.

When setting up CardControl you will be asked to provide the following details for each card that you register. This information includes the card number, address, ZIP code, expiration date, and CVV/CVC code. Secondary authentication includes: security token sent in an email, last 4 digits of the social security number, or a PIN transaction amount performed in the past 72 hours.

The primary device is used to track the GPS for "My Location" alerts and controls and all merchant and threshold alerts will be sent to the primary device. Controls (including the "On/Off" setting) are set at the card level, so the last update to a control will be honored regardless of which phone was used to make the change. Alerts are set at the device level, so each primary device will receive alerts that were set up from that particular device. The primary device can be re-set by accessing "Settings – Primary Device."

Each person who registers a card will have access to controls and alerts for the card. In many cases, the child will not have access to the CardControl App and settings, unless the parent shares the information.

Yes; cardholders can register multiple cards within a single CardControl account. Additional cards can be added within the "Settings – Add Card" screen. All cards registered need to be with Community West Bank. If you have cards at different financial institutions, you must create a unique login for each Financial Institution.

You can register up to 15 cards.

If the card number is new, then the user must "add" the new card number to the user's profile.

If your card is linked to a joint account, please use the primary card holder's social security number to register your card. If you are registering a card linked to a business account, you will need to use your EIN number in in lieu of a social security number.

The “My Location” controls and alerts will check to ensure the merchant location is within a five (5) mile radius of the device set as "primary" within CardControl. These controls impact "card present" transactions only, therefore internet transactions are not impacted.

CardControl ignores location information that is more than one (1) hour old. So, if the phone is off for more than an hour My Location controls will not take effect, and the transaction will not be denied on the basis of the old location information.

CardControl performs a proximity check at the granularity of zip code or city, so if the merchant is close to home then the transactions will still go through. If the transaction is more than 5 miles away, it will be denied.

My location is only effective for the enrolled user. To limit the dependent's card, the user can use the Region feature to set usage preferences for where the card can be used. Set location preference to "Region" in the drop down menu, then "Add" a "New Region" to set the map to the area where the card may be used.