Financial services
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Bank of America to push mobile in new ad campaign
May 16, 2008
Bank of America has inaugurated the next phase of its Bank of Opportunity advertising campaign which will push mobile as one of the options available to consumers.
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Carphone Warehouse to launch mobile prepay card
May 12, 2008
British mobile phone retailer Carphone Warehouse is collaborating with Monitise plc and Metavente Technologies Ltd. to introduce a mobile prepay card.
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One-third of world’s leading banks to offer mobile services: Study
May 6, 2008
A new survey claims that almost one-third of the world’s leading financial firms plan to launch mobile banking services in the next 12 to 24 months.
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SunTrust uses GT Software for mobile banking
April 29, 2008
SunTrust Bank has turned to GT Software for developing the backend of its new mobile banking offering.
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The Money Channel goes mobile
April 29, 2008
The Money Channel and AskMeNow have partnered to deliver financial information such as stock quotes to users on their mobile phones.
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MX Telecom debuts new WAP Billing service
April 21, 2008
Text messaging specialist MX Telecom has introduced a new one-click WAP billing service for U.S. subscribers.
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Celltrust launches SecureSMS Gateway for airlines
April 11, 2008
As mobile devices evolve and offer consumers options like managing business and personal transactions, industries such as air travel may offer mobile payment options to customers.
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Vodafone UK to resell Yodlee mobile banking offering
March 19, 2008
Wireless carrier Vodafone UK agreed to exclusively resell Yodlee’s mobile banking offering via its Target program.
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Fiserv debuts Web-based mobile banking app
March 14, 2008
Fiserv Inc., a software firm targeting the financial and insurance industries, is launching a new integrated mobile banking service for banks.
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Core banking vendors positioned as leaders in mobile banking: Study
March 12, 2008
A new study claims that mobile banking is growing at a fast pace and will soon become the primary channel for banks to connect with their customers.
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Citi to launch mobile banking platform
March 10, 2008
Financial behemoth Citi has raised the stakes in the increasingly popular mobile banking field with the launch of Mobile Money Ventures.
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Kleiner Perkins earmarks $100M for Apple mobile apps
March 7, 2008
The venture capital firm behind Google, Amazon and Intuit has earmarked $100 million in venture capital to invest in firms creating applications and services for Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch.
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Denver’s largest credit union adds mobile banking
March 3, 2008
Bellco Credit Union is offering their members a mobile banking site, targeting those who haven’t made the transition to online.
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Sybase 365 aims to bridge gap between mobile banking, payments
February 27, 2008
Sybase 365, a mobile messaging service that is a part of Sybase Inc., is looking forward to the convergence of mobile banking and mobile payments in the next 12 months for mobile commerce to take off.
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Experian to offer mobile signature services
February 19, 2008
Database services giant Experian has teamed up with Valimo Wireless Ltd. and Keynectis to offer mobile signature services to the French market.
