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• Firethorn, Fifth Third Bank partner on mobile commerce

  October 1, 2008

  Mobile commerce enabler Firethorn Holdings LLC has entered into an agreement with Fifth Third Processing Solutions to bring mobile banking services to its 2,880 financial institutions.

• Mobile can help in-store experiences meet consumer expectations: Study

  September 30, 2008

  Payments made via emerging methods such as radio frequency identification (RFID) and SMS are expected to grow to $400 billion by 2010.

• Sprint lets customers manage finances via mobile

  September 26, 2008

  Sprint subscribers can access their bank accounts and send payments via PayPal to friends and family with the carrier's MyMoneyManager application.

• Visa drives traffic to Olympics WAP via mobile ads

  September 25, 2008

  As a global sponsor of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Visa wanted a multi-screen approach to promote their tie in with the event.

• CellTrust SecureSMS available on Google Android

  September 23, 2008

  CellTrust, provider of secure mobile messaging and applications, is making its SecureSMS Micro Client technology available on the Google Android mobile platform.

• In five years there will be more NFC-enabled handsets: Smart Card Alliance exec

  September 23, 2008

  The Smart Card Alliance's Contactless Payments Council will expand its focus to include Near Field Communications and mobile payments.

• Smart Transaction Systems, Mocapay partner on mobile marketing and payments

  September 8, 2008

  Smart Transaction Systems has tapped mobile marketing and payments company Mocapay to mobilize STS' card-based payment systems.

• Intuit debuts iPhone, BlackBerry apps for QuickBooks Online

  August 26, 2008

  Intuit Inc. strengthened its presence on mobile with the integration of its QuickBooks Online small business accounting software with the iPhone and BlackBerry platforms.

• Visa, Chase offer cardholders mobile coupons

  August 22, 2008

  Payments franchise Visa and Chase are testing the viability of mobile coupons with the bank's credit and debit cardholders in the Phoenix, AZ metropolitan area.

• Visa tests SMS transaction alerts

  August 20, 2008

  Visa Inc. and eight financial institutions have agreed to to test the delivery of real-time notification alerts on the payments franchise's accounts.

• Consumers are apathetic about mobile banking: Forrester

  August 19, 2008

  A new study from Forrester Research Inc. claims that the vast majority of online consumers are simply not interested in mobile banking.

• Mobile banking, payments will lead to greener planet

  August 13, 2008

  Mobile banking and payments has emerged as the "green" financial management option for consumers and also offers new revenue streams and cost-savings to banks.

• Banks, carriers must team up on mobile: Sybase exec

  August 8, 2008

  Mobile commerce is a significant trend that will change the banking and payments landscape, but more inter-industry collaboration is needed.

• U.S. Bank launches mobile banking

  August 4, 2008

  U.S. Bank is now offering mobile banking to all its online customers.

• AgriChart launches mobile site

  July 31, 2008

  AgriCharts, a Web site that provides market data for agricultural investors, has launched AgriCharts Mobile.

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