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Mobile Banking Featured Articles Digital Wallets Having Some Problems Catching On, Despite ProliferationAs we move forward in the 21st century, one thing that may fundamentally change is the way we pay for things. Credit cards have been trying to replace the way we engage in transactions for decades, but they might soon be usurped by the digital wallet. 5/14/2012 Mobile Banking Widely Adopted in India, Ghana and NigeriaOn Device Research recently released a report looking at the mobile finance activities of mobile Internet users in emerging markets, and found that 53 percent of mobile Internet users in India, Kenya, Indonesia, Ghana and Nigeria have engaged in mobile banking and payment activities. However, according to DNA, less than one percent of mobile phone users in India actually use their mobile devices for conducting banking transactions despite the technology being widely available. 5/14/2012 DeviceFidelity to Present White Label Mobile Wallet PlatformIn today's scenario, financial and technical institutions pose an increased need to adopt different technology. FinovateSpring 2012 was one of such events where 64 companies showcased their latest and greatest financial technology. DeviceFidelity, the world leader in contactless plug and play technologies, also exhibited its innovation. DeviceFidelity's novel consumer centric approach, which was highlighted at the event, demonstrated the capability to easily deploy mobile contactless solutions on their current mobile device. 5/11/2012 MasterCard Debuts PayPass Wallet ServicesHelping customers and sellers conduct online transactions easily and securely, MasterCard has unveiled a new global offering for banks, merchants and partners named PayPass Wallet Services. According to the company, customers can now make purchases in stores or online in a secure and easy way. 5/9/2012 Online Mobile Banking yet to Take off Big, Says Infosys SurveyAn online survey among 1,000 online banking smartphone users, revealed the trends of mobile banking in the U.S. and the challenges it still faces. 5/9/2012 Elan and Webster Bank Partner to Launch New Credit Card ProgramWebster Bank has announced partnership with Elan Financial Services (Elan) to launch the new range of Webster Bank Visa credit cards. The credit cards are launched for individual customers as well as businesses. The new range of Webster Bank Visa credit cards will be offered in the four-state footprint from White Plains, N.Y., to Boston, Mass. Webster Financial Corporation is the holding company for Webster Bank, National Association. Webster owns 168 banking offices, 466 ATMs, telephone banking, mobile banking, and the Internet. 5/8/2012 VeriFone Helps Push Mobile Wallet Technology Toward MainstreamMerchants have faced pressure to upgrade their payment terminals to accept smart cards - credit cards with embedded computer chips which make the cars much less susceptible to fraud - according to a recent article from the New York Times. Apparently over the last several months, credit card companies Visa, Discover and MasterCard have said that merchants not able to accept smart cards will be liable for any losses owing due to fraud. 5/7/2012 CRM is Not Just for the Call Centers as Mobile Banking Want Better ServicesWhile this will come as no surprise to all you customer relationship management and customer engagement experts out there, individuals who are happy with their services are increasingly more likely to continue to use them regularly. Whether that's a cell phone provider who always delivers stellar voice quality, a call center that keeps on hold time at a minimum or a data center provider that can promise enhanced security, the more you make good on your promises as a provider, the more likely you are to retain customers. 5/7/2012 BOKU to Offer Mobile Payment and Merchant Services to Sprint CustomersOnline payment solutions provider BOKU announced it is offering mobile payment services to Sprint customers. BOKU's partnership with Sprint allows Sprint customers to charge online purchases to their Sprint wireless bill through a simple and secure authorization process. 5/4/2012 Mozido, TCS Expand Mozido's Mobile Payment PlatformMozido and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) have formed a strategic partnership to globally expand Mozido's mobile payment platform, along with the robust Enterprise Global Cloud Payment Network. Mozido offers a low-cost, white-labeled cloud multi-channel financial services (mFS) platform for mobile network operators, financial institutions, consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies and retailers. 5/4/2012 mPOS Solutions, A tool that Turns Browsing into Buying?Motorola Solutions, which conducted a survey to determine the degree of interest evinced in mobile Point of Sale (mPOS) solutions, revealed that retailers in many service industries were resorting to these solutions to improve customer service. Exactly 541 respondents participated in the survey, fielded from December 2011 to February 2012. 5/2/2012 Are Mobile Banking Users Among the Most Loyal Consumers? You Betcha!If you thought that sports fans and restaurant frequenters were loyal individuals, you haven't met the latest group of diehard fans - the mobile banking customer. 5/1/2012 International Monetary Systems Unveils IMS Barter Mobile AppThe idea of bartering as a part of business is not something new. For years, many businesses only dealt with each other on a cash basis, but as economic problems began to emerge, some discovered value to be had in trading goods for goods outright, and services for services, or any combination of the two. The new iPhone app, IMS Barter Mobile, from International Monetary Systems, Ltd., looks to help those who want to add barter to their business profile. 4/30/2012 Sybase 365 and Dutch-Bangla Bank Recognized for Mobile Banking ImplementationMobile messaging and mobile commerce services provider Sybase 365 announced it has shared the "Best Mobile Banking Initiative Award" with Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) at The Asian Banker Technology Implementation Awards 2012. The award recognizes the mobile banking initiatives undertaken by both companies in the emerging Bangladesh market, especially in the rural market where there is limited access to banking services. Both Sybase 365 and DBBL collaborated in implementing DBBL Mobile Banking using advanced technology. 4/30/2012 KeyBank Selects mFoundry for Mobile BankingMobile banking solutions provider mFoundry announced that KeyBank has selected mFoundry's mobile banking technology to extend the bank's mobile banking offerings to customers. mFoundry's mobile banking offering, mBanking, has helped KeyBank launch mobile banking applications with very successful results. 4/25/2012 Canada Poised to Become a Global Leader in Mobile Payments InfrastructureCanada has more payment-ready contactless readers per capita than any other country in the world. In fact, between 12 and 15 percent of Canadian retailers already have these payment machines in their stores. With these assets in place, Canada is positioned to be the first country in the world to pioneer widespread mobile payments from its citizens. 4/25/2012 Is Mobile Banking a Convenience that You Can Afford?Computer security company Symantec decided to find out what happened when so-called good Samaritans found smartphones that the owners had lost. So they intentionally lost 50 phones in four different cities. The good news was that many finders did try to return the phones. The bad news? About half of them snooped through the phone's contents. According to Kevin Haley of Symantec, finders went through pictures and into saved password files. Forty-three percent of finders actually tried to access banking apps. 4/25/2012 Massachusetts Bay Area Transportation Authority Offers Ticketless TransitWith the help of a company called Masabi, Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority is now offering commuters the option to pay for train tickets via smartphone. 4/24/2012 Mobile Banking Security Concerns Can't Stop Consumers from Mass AdoptionThe benefits of mobile banking are pretty obvious; it's faster, easier and a whole lot cooler. After all, who doesn't want to be that person in line at a retail store to whip out her cell phone to pay for her new pair of Jimmy Choo's? 4/23/2012 Pepi Food Services to Go 100 Percent Cashless by Year EndPepi Food Services recently revealed that it has signed an agreement with USA Technologies, Inc., to go completely cashless by the end of 2012. Under the terms of the agreement, the company will deploy the ePort Connect cashless payment and telemetry service to covert its present vending machine base to become 100 percent cashless. 4/20/2012 Mobile Banking: The Mobile, Digital Wallets DebateThose spreading "falsities" that mobile banking is less secure than traditional banking strategies might want to bite their tongues as new research suggests that the antithesis is actually true, at least according to one industry expert. 4/18/2012 InTechnology, Phoenix and Mako Launch PCI-certified Managed Payment ServiceInTechnology recently introduced a new PCI-certified managed service called PaySecure Connect. The company announced it will collaborate with Mako and Phoenix Managed Networks to offer a robust MPLS network and a secure PCI-certified payment infrastructure. 4/17/2012 Hey Investors - All Eyes Better be on Deck for the Mobile Banking MarketIt seems investors are showing no concern over backing mobile banking developments as Malauzai Software recently revealed that it has received a pat on the back from investors who forked over $2.3 million to fund the company's mobile banking apps for small community-oriented banks and credit unions. 4/16/2012 Despite Concerns that Mobile Banking is a Big Roulette Game, Consumers Putting Money on RedIt's a common problem that can arise. You and your friends get together to order pizza - or go out to a restaurant - and someone doesn't have cash or has forgotten his wallet at home. Your friend assures you that if you spot him the cash, he will pay you back tomorrow and, of course, you oblige - that is until that super tech savvy friend of yours explains that your penniless friend can simple arrange a quick money transfer from his smartphone to your phone and pay you back on the spot, thanks to the advent of mobile banking. 4/11/2012 Mobile Banking Gains Serious Traction in South AfricaIf you thought that mobile banking was only catching on in the US (mostly because you can't afford that crazy expensive ticket to Europe or anywhere else remotely interesting), think again. And for those of you fortunate enough to study abroad right now, you can attest to the fact that mobile banking craze is catching on rapidly -perhaps nowhere as quickly as South Africa where the country boasts one of the world's highest mobile banking user rates. 4/10/2012 American Express Enhances Online Payment for BusinessesAmerican Express is enabling businesses to focus their efforts on expanding their market reach. The company has partnered with Transaction Network Services to launch a payment service provider solution that offers a single-source for all merchants looking to establish an online payment system. 4/9/2012 Mobile Banking Users Can Enjoy a Multitude of Benefits, While Being SecureMobile banking has quickly become the new norm for people with cell phones, iPads, tablets, and other devices to perform balance checks, account transactions, payments, credit applications, and other banking transactions. However, even though mobile banking has seen major growth, some users are still showing signs that they have privacy concerns and may not be fully grasping the benefits of mobile banking. 4/4/2012 RTN Scouts Tyfone for Mobile Banking ServicesThe mobile banking revolution is here and the train is still accepting new passengers. One recent member, RTN FCU, a credit union, enlisted the help of Tyfone and its mobile banking services in order to make a big splash in the space. Tyfone's mobile banking services will be integrated directly into RTN's Fiserv hosted XP2 core. 4/2/2012 HEATON Debuts New PluraScan 2D Barcode Reader for Biobanking OpsWHEATON, a company specializing in the laboratory research, diagnostic packaging and specialty pharmaceuticals industries, has unveiled PluraScan, the much awaited barcode scanner. The WHEATON PluraScan reads barcodes for various manufacturers and label printers, and outputs data directly to Microsoft Excel or to a customizable text file. 4/2/2012 Discover to Offer BilltoMobile Services to CustomersSmartphones make it possible to truly do mostly anything from the palm of your hand, including pay bills. Chase commercials are all over television showing you that you can send money from your account to other Chase customers via a smartphone application, and now Discover plans to offer a similar service to select merchants as an alternative payment options with BilltoMobile. 3/30/2012 Google Considers Sharing Revenue with Carriers to Improve Wallet AdoptionGoogle entered the mobile payments business last September with its Google Wallet offering. But due to tremendous competition, the search engine giant has been struggling to gain transaction for its NFC-enabled mobile wallet product ever since it entered the fray. Other issues contributing to slow growth of Wallet include security concerns, minimal consumer use, and few carrier and retail partners. Its few initial partners include Citibank, MasterCard and Sprint. 3/26/2012 Everyone is Ready for Mobile Banking. Are You?From the customers who are using their smartphones in retail stores to show that they have a coupon to those that are lining up at Starbucks, sans wallets, to pay for their drinks (I should know, I got caught behind three of them the other day), the mobile banking bandwagon is charging forward at full steam and picking up new passengers at each stop. 3/26/2012 Innovation and Technology Blend to Flavor Pinkberry's YogurtWhen yogurt retailer Pinkberry partnered with MICROS Systems to implement Google Wallet, a smart, virtual wallet, it added yet another flavor to its fresh-cut daily fruit and premium toppings that customers found so irresistible and refreshing. 3/21/2012 TNS Announces TNSPay Mobile for Secured Wireless PaymentsTo support merchants and traders with convenient and secure wireless payments, Transaction Network Services has announced a new service called TNSPay Mobile. This new payment gateway and terminal management solution makes it easy for traders to proceed with their businesses and payments, while decreasing operational costs or complexity. 3/20/2012 Banking Applications Need More Features to Keep Users InterestedSmartphones have more advanced computing abilities and connectivity features than ever before. The phones were originally designed to become almost a virtual personal assistant and help enterprise management stay on top of meetings, emails, messages, and phone calls at all times. Since the development of the smartphone, many consumers wanted to have the ability to connect on a more advanced level. 3/20/2012 Greater Texas Federal Credit Union Selects Malauzai's Mobile Banking SolutionAccording to a recent announcement made by Catalyst Corporate Federal Credit Union and Malauzai Software, Inc, its mobile deposit capture solution has been chosen by Greater Texas Federal Credit Union. 3/20/2012 Tyfone's Mobile Banking Services Help RTN Securely Connect Money and MobilityIn order to deliver leading edge mobile banking technology to its members while making security and convenience top priorities, RTN, a tech savvy Credit Union serving communities in suburban Boston, selected Tyfone's next generation mobile banking platform. Tyfone's mobile banking services, which will integrate with the Fiserv ASP services that RTN FCU subscribes to, will enable remote payment and strong authentication ID management. It will also allow contactless payments using near field communications, according to company officials. 3/19/2012 Mobuyle Mobile Banking Platform Available on Apple iOS Mobile DevicesMobuyle's mobile banking acceptance solution from Heartland Payment Systems is now available on Apple iOS mobile devices. Mobuyle is one of the first secure, mobile payment applications fully designed and developed by a leading card payments processor, according to company officials. 3/14/2012 Why Mobile Banking Really WorksBut whether you are ready for it or not, mobile banking - or the process of monitoring account transactions, payments, credit applications and other banking transactions through a mobile device such as a mobile phone or Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) - is taking the world by storm and, accordingly, banks and credit unions all over have no choice but to hop aboard the bandwagon. 3/12/2012 Keynote Report Shows Gaps in Retail BankingKeynote Competitive Research, the industry analysis group of Keynote Systems, has recently revealed the expanded 2012 Keynote Mobile Banking Scorecard results. 3/8/2012 DigiMo Offers Non-NFC Mobile Payments SolutionThe mobile wallet is hot, and it's become more than a concept in recent months with service launches by such big names as American Express and Google. But there's a problem. 3/8/2012 CHARGE Anywhere to Offer Mobile Payment Technology to South America and Other CountriesSouth American, Central American, Caribbean and Mexican consumers will soon get to use Mobile Payment Technology offered by CHARGE Anywhere, a company offering secure mobile payment applications and payment gateway solutions. 3/7/2012 ServisFirst Bank Intros New Mobile Banking App, Improved WebsiteServisFirst Bank, a full-service bank focused on commercial banking, cash management, private banking and the professional consumer market, has recently launched a new mobile banking app for iPhone and Android users allowing them to do transactions from anywhere and everywhere. According to Tom Broughton, CEO and president of ServisFirst Bank, the bank has always kept focus on quality customer service, technology upgrades and now they look to enhance their customers' experience by providing them with the newest trends available in banking. 3/6/2012 Mobile Payments to Reach 9.9 Billion by 2016NPD In-Stat Research Company is forecasting mobile payment transactions to approach 9.9 billion in 2016, up from only 1.1 billion in 2012. 3/6/2012 Globe Telecom Customers Can Now Integrate Carrier Billing on BlackBerry App WorldGlobe Telecom's BlackBerry smartphone customers are at ease because they can now apply purchases from BlackBerry App World directly to their Globe Telecom bill. The official announcement was recently made by Research In Motion and Globe Telecom and is applicable to Globe postpaid or prepaid account holders. 3/5/2012 Partner Colorado Credit Union Unveils Mobile Banking Services for SmartphonesWith mobile devices and cell phones increasingly becoming a part of daily life and with a growing number of people relying on such devices for everyday conveniences, Partner Colorado Credit Union (PCCU) has rolled out new mobile banking services for iPhone and Android mobile smartphones. This new release will allow PCCU members to access bank information and services at their own time and convenience, from anywhere. According to company officials, this move has been designed to increase efficiency and also make life easier for its members. 3/5/2012 Chase, Capital One and Barclaycard Sign Agreement with Isis Mobile WalletIsis recently confirmed that Chase, Capital One and Barclaycard have signed agreements that will see their credit, debit and prepaid cards being placed into the Isis Mobile Wallet. This will come into effect during the middle of 2012, after which users will have the option to upload valid Chase, Capital One and Barclaycard cards into their Isis Mobile Wallet. Once done, these users will be able to shop at all merchant stores that are enrolled in the program. 3/1/2012 Ericsson Signs Strategic Partnership Deal with MTN for M-wallet ServicesMobile telecommunications equipment vendor Ericsson signed a strategic partnership agreement with South Africa-based multinational mobile telecommunications company MTN Group to launch m-wallet services in Africa and the Middle East. 2/29/2012 CHARGE Anywhere Unveils Spanish Language Mobile Payment App for AndroidCHARGE Anywhere, a company developing secure mobile payment applications and payment gateway technology, has announced plans to introduce their latest Mobile Payment Application for Android with Spanish language functionality at the CARTES in North America Expo & Conference happening in Las Vegas, Nevada. 2/27/2012 Triangle Credit Union Intros Mobile Banking App for Union MembersIf 2011 was the year of cloud and virtualization, then it looks like 2012 will certainly be the year of mobile banking - largely due to the surge in smartphone use and the desire for immediate banking services. 2/27/2012 Credit Unions Take Note: Mobile Banking Could be the Key to Continued ExistenceAre credit unions slowly going the way of VCRs, Discman and CDs? According to Jim Van Dyke, founder of Javelin Strategy & Research, that might be the case as credit unions are quickly in danger of becoming extinct. 2/24/2012 Intuit Unveils New Mobile Banking App for iPadIntuit Financial Services, a company that provides business and financial management solutions for banks, credit unions, customers and accounting professionals, recently announced the launch of new tablet mobile banking app for iPad. With this app, banks and credit unions can now offer their customers a new way to manage their finances from mobile devices. 2/21/2012 Device Adoption Drives Mobile BankingAfter a pause in 2010, mobile banking adoption surged by 63 percent in 2011, rising to 57 million from 35 million U.S. adults, representing 22 million consumers in one year, according to a new study by Javelin Strategy and Research. 2/21/2012 Paymotech Signs Agreement with Mexico's Boundless Payment Solutions and Mi Adelanto CorporativoPaymotech, a global leader in telecommunication and mobile payment solutions, signed an agreement with Boundless Payment Solutions and Mi Adelanto Corporativo, a Mexican consumer credit company, to deploy its Paytoo mobile payment service into the Mexican market. 2/15/2012 Kony Launches Second Version of its Mobile Banking ApplicationKony Solutions, a mobile banking provider, has announced that it will be launching Version 2.0 of its much-loved product: Kony Mobile Banking. The company currently supplies mobile banking capabilities to two of the three biggest banks in the United States. 2/15/2012 MetraTech's Solution Selected to Monetize Temenos T24 Cloud-Banking OfferingMetraTech's Metanga application has been selected as the monetization and billing system for the Temenos T24, a public-cloud banking platform. 2/14/2012 Credit Union Selects Connect for Mobile Banking ApplicationsConnect Financial Software Solutions has entered into a multi-year agreement with Summit Credit Union to provide mobile banking applications and mobile remote deposit capture solution. "We have been looking for a true application-based mobile product-set that included the ability to support Mobile Remote Deposit Capture capabilities," said Sam Whitehurst, president and CEO of Summit CU, in a statement. 2/14/2012 Google Wallet Users Beware; Your Pockets May be Picked"The Proof of concept app" seems to be making headlines as a report from a senior engineer at zvelo noted that the security of the Google Wallet mobile phone payment system is not as tight as one might think. zvelo is a premier provider of URL categorization technologies, URL database, malicious website detection and reputation blocklist solutions. 2/13/2012 YESpay and YES-wallet.com Offer Cloud Based NFC Contactless Payment ServiceAs Google's Wallet is making its way into retail segments, two companies YESpay International Limited and YES-wallet.com Limited have signed a deal to work on Near Field Communication (NFC) global standard technology. Together, the two companies have built a cloud based payment platform to enable consumers the advantage of securing a wireless digital transaction with their purchases. 2/7/2012 CoVantage Credit Union Taps Tyfone's Mobile Banking ServicesMobile banking provider Tyfone is certainly starting off 2012 on the right foot as the company recently announced the availability of its mobile wallet services to CoVantage Credit Union (CVCU) members. 2/7/2012 Municipal Credit Union Becomes Latest Bank to Unveil Mobile Banking ApplicationBanks everywhere may quickly want to hop aboard the mobile banking bandwagon as the train is charging forward at full steam and is quickly leaving in its dust very few banks, as most have already bought a one-way ticket on the train. 2/6/2012 New Report Identifies Strong Potential for Mobile BankingThere is a growing confidence in online banking, especially as consumers rely more heavily on mobile devices for the management of their personal and business lives. At the same time, the increase in banking subscribers shows a confidence in their handheld devices. Both trends are helping to support growth for financial institutions everywhere. 1/31/2012 PXT Money Promotes Mobile Pay App with Free Coffee and More"Can I $ u a Shot -- of Espresso?" is an innovative way to create awareness of mobile payment. PXT Money, a mobile payment and rewards provider, announced that it offered free coffee on January 26 to college students at Angora Cafe when they paid with their phone. 1/30/2012 Mobile Banking Products Good, but Now Security Needs to Catch UpAccording to a new Akamai report published by IDC, titled "New Threats Demand Innovative Responses," application delivery firm Akamai warns financial institutions about the digital channels they're increasingly launching "without a sufficient IT strategy behind them," leaving them vulnerable to cyber attacks. 1/30/2012 SHAZAM Unveils Adaptive Payment's Pentagon POS Payment AppThe SHAZAM network, a provider of EFT services to community financial institutions in 30 states, announced the launch of the Adaptive Payment's Pentagon mobile point-of-sale (POS) payments application. The Pentagon mobile payments platform allows merchants to accept PIN debit, signature debit and credit transactions using iPhone and Android mobile phone and tablet devices. 1/26/2012 Small Businesses Increasingly Use Smart Devices, Social Media Services to Run OperationsGone are the days where latest technological advances were only confined to big businesses. In today's IT landscape, there are a huge number of small businesses in America that are increasingly using emerging technologies in order to smoothly and efficiently run their day-to-day operations. In a recent Small Business Opinion Poll, commissioned by EMPLOYERS, America's small business insurance specialist, it has been revealed that more than one-third of small business decision-makers use smartphones or tablets to help manage their businesses each day. 1/26/2012 Home Depot and PayPal to Expand Mobile Wallet TrialsSick of fiddling with cash, credit cards and debit cards? Are you a Home Depot shopper? Soon, you may be able to bypass traditional payment methods at the do-it-yourself chain and carry nothing but your cell phone or tablet. Called a "mobile wallet" by the electronic payment industry, the concept lets you pay for your home improvement supplies right at the checkout with your mobile device and a special pin code or PayPal card. 1/25/2012 Mobile Banking Poised for Unprecedented Growth in 20122011 certainly saw a lot of trends take the spotlight - cloud communications, MTV's "Teen Mom" saga, Charlie Sheen's "bi-winning" rants, and the introduction of the romper. But no trend stole the show more than mobile banking, as consumers everywhere began handling their finances through smartphones, coffee devotees hit up coffee shops to pay for their delicacies with iPhones, and banks churned the innovation wheel to come up with banking apps. 1/23/2012 BU Students Get Taste of Mobile Banking Thanks to PXT MoneyIt's time to forget the plastic as PXT Money, a mobile payment and discount program company, is welcoming BU students back after a nice winter vacation with a $5 free sign-up gift for BU basketball fans which they can use for paying the bills at Sunset Cantina, Big City, or Sunset Grill before, during, or after the game at Agganis Arena. 1/20/2012 Mobile Banking Service Adoption to Cross Half a Billion Users by 2013Mobile banking (mBanking) services add a competitive edge to banks, and thanks to the growing popularity of smartphones and high-end mobile devices, mobile banking services are finding greater adoption among banking customers. A recent report from Juniper Research finds that mobile banking users worldwide will reach 530 million by 2013, up from just over 300 million in 2011. The research also finds that mobile services are becoming a fundamental component of banks' business strategies as they respond to the current financial crisis. 1/17/2012 Technology Companies Will Win the Virtual Money RaceIt seems inevitable: virtual money and mobile payments will take a large market share from traditional payment methods. At least, as mobile phones and virtual communities pervade our everyday life, it makes sense that we will spend more money using these new forms of payment. So assuming virtual and mobile payments keep growing, the main question becomes who will be in control of our payment infrastructure. I propose that companies that are well versed in making technology products will succeed in gaining control over virtual and mobile payments. 1/17/2012 First National Bank of Santa Fe, Intuit Team to Offer Consumer Mobile BankingFirst National Bank of Santa Fe is teaming with Intuit Financial Services to offer consumer mobile banking, allowing customers the ability to access account balances, make transfers, view transaction history and pay bills via a mobile Web browser, text messaging or iPhone and Android Apps. John Thompson, CIO of First National Bank of Santa Fe, said that First National is adding FNB Mobile banking to its already robust and expanding financial product and service offerings. 1/16/2012 Mobile Banking Remittances on the RiseRemittances - money sent back home from people working in foreign countries - are a major source of national income for many countries. The Philippine economy, in addition to its thriving outsourced call center industry, depends heavily on the remittances from hundreds of thousands of Filipino women working abroad as nannies, housekeepers, nurses and in other professions. 1/11/2012 Two Apps Aim to Help Brits Increase Mobile Banking Via SmartphoneSmartphones are growing just as rapidly in Britain as anywhere else... well, maybe not as rapidly as South Korea, but pretty rapidly. They're ahead of Germany but not quite up to France. And there's a market for mobile banking via smartphone, although Brits aren't the most gung-ho when it comes to banking via mobile. Nevertheless, Halifax and the Royal Bank of Scotland see opportunities there, as each have launched mobile banking apps to help customers manage their accounts on-the-go. 1/9/2012 The Mobile Wallet - a Conversation with TMNG's Rich NespolaThe Internet has turned the world of retail on its ear, creating both challenges and opportunities. But the mobile wallet could create new opportunities for retailers to ring up sales via smartphone-based purchasing and promotions. 1/5/2012 A Look Ahead to What 2012 Holds for Mobile Banking2011 was nothing short of newsworthy for the mobile banking industry. From the rapid adoption of the trend everywhere from the U.S. to Britain and banks hopping aboard the mobile banking bandwagon to big names like Google diving into the market with innovations such as Google Wallet, 2011 was clearly the year of mobile banking. 1/4/2012 White Paper: Mobile Banking Comes with Implementation UncertaintyThere is a growing interest in mobile banking as the use of smartphones continues to burgeon. However, according to a white paper published by CUNA Technology Council, with this new technology comes uncertainty about the best way to implement it. The white paper, titled "Maximizing Mobile Banking's Potential," provides guidance on how credit unions can get the most from the implementation of mobile banking. 1/3/2012 Mobile Banking: American Medical ID Launches New Mobile WebsiteAmerican Medical ID announced the launch of its new mobile website which will be of great help to consumers as it lets them make purchases of custom engraved medical alert jewelry conveniently. "The team at American Medical ID is dedicated to serving our increasingly-mobile customers and we are pleased to announce this new feature," Rick Russell, president of American Medical ID said. 12/28/2011 Mobile Banking is Expanding From Simple Bank AppsMobile banking is no longer a vision of things to come. Today, with smartphones and SSL-level encryption, we can complete a variety of transactions without ever stepping into the bank, making a call or firing up the PC. In fact, according to this Tyfone video, mobile banking is becoming a reality for an increasing number of consumers as more banks are offering apps for smartphone and other wireless devices. 12/28/2011 Mobile Banking is Here: Are You Ready?Whether you want to admit it or not, mobile banking is on your mind and you are pretty darn excited about it. After all, who wouldn't want to be able to use their smartphone to pay for their Starbucks coffee or their iPhone to pay their credit card bill? And if you are still reluctant to admit that you fancy mobile banking, then keep reading. 12/20/2011 Mobile Banking? No Thanks, We're BritishHm, it appears the Brits don't much fancy mobile banking. Not that they're unaware of it. According to industry observer Gill Montia, KPMG's latest Consumer & Convergence Report found that UK consumers and businesses are actually "ahead of the curve when it comes to adopting new technologies." 12/19/2011 MediSwipe Debuts Mobile Banking Solution for Rx Pharmacies, Wellness Centers and Retail MerchantsMediSwipe Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary 800 Commerce Inc. have launched a mobile banking and loyalty solution for Rx Pharmacies, wellness centers and retail merchants thoughout selected areas of the United States. Users can download the free PayCloud application from iTunes or Android stores online to have access to all merchant locations via a geographical locator and map, showing all participating merchants on the system and network. 12/13/2011 Tyfone's Mobile Banking iCashe Mobile Wallet Tapped by OnPoint CommunityThe Credit Union Times blog by Robert McGarvey does a fine job hitting the highlights in its space, and recently McGarvey looked at Portland, Ore.-based OnPoint, which announced it has become the first credit union to offer iCashe Mobile Wallet, a mobile banking service from Portland's tech developer Tyfone. OnPoint, the largest credit union in Oregon, currently has more than 226,000 members and assets of $2.9 billion. With Tyfone's product, OnPoint mobile banking users can purchase gift cards on their smartphones. A good time of year to roll it out, we'd say. The program includes such national retailers as Barnes & Noble, Fandango and Zappos.com. 12/13/2011 MasterCard Invests $18M in mFoundrymFoundry, a provider of mobile banking and payments services, recently announced that it has raised $18 Million of finance. Led by MasterCard Incorporated, the financing round included participation from industry leaders Intel Capital, FIS, and Motorola Mobility. The officials from mFoundry said the funds will be used to develop the new payments-related mobile products and services for financial institutions and mobile network operators. Also, the company is looking to expand its mobile banking business. 12/7/2011 Google Wallet Won't Be Available, Initially, on Verizon Wireless Galaxy NexusGoogle says Verizon Wireless has "asked" it not to include Google Wallet functionality on the new Android-powered Galaxy Nexus smart phone Verizon Wireless is introducing in December 2011. It does not immediately seem as though the decision is irrevocable, though. "We are continuing our commercial discussions with Google on this issue," Verizon Wireless Spokesman Jeffrey Nelson said. 12/6/2011 HSBC Mobile Banking App Most Popular in UAE App StoreHSBC UAE announced that its mobile banking solution was rated in top 25 most popular free apps on UAE app store. The achievement is significant because it won this recognition within 48 hours of its launch. The app also won the outstanding vote of confidence from its customers as it achieved a ranking of No. 1, in the finance category. 12/5/2011 Verizon Wireless Samsung Galaxy Will Not Support Google Wallet: FCC Principles to be Tested?It is understandable why Verizon Wireless, an owner of the Isis mobile wallet service, is not especially anxious to support the rival Google Wallet service that currently runs on Android devices equipped with near field communications capabilities. Google Wallet, in fact, will not be supported on Verizon Wireless' version of the Samsung Galaxy smartphone set to launch on the Verizon network in January 2012. 12/2/2011 MasterCard Invests in mFoundry, Joining Intel, Fidelity, Motorola Mobility, NCR, PayPalMasterCard has made a strategic investment in US mobile money app developer mFoundry, leading a funding round that also includes Intel Capital, Fidelity Information Services and Motorola Mobility, according to press reports. Previous investors include NCR and PayPal. 12/1/2011 ABI Research Predicts MNO Mobile Wallets will Succumb to Google and Apple by 2014Move over Coach and Prada; there is a new wallet in town. According to reports, mobile wallets are here to stay and while it will be the MNOs that will account for providing a large number of the NFC-based devices, their market share will begin to decrease between 2012 and 2016. 11/29/2011 Canadians Take to Mobile BankingIs mobile banking getting bigger? It sure is in the Great White North. A recent survey from ING DIRECT finds that nearly half of Canadian smartphone users, 49 percent to be precise, expect to do banking from their mobile device in the next 12 to 24 months. 11/28/2011 Mobile Banking: BullGuard Announces Discount on Security App for Online ShoppersBullGuard, a security company, announced that it is reducing the price of its mobile security product by 50 percent during the forthcoming holiday season. The price reduction is expected to help protect the increasing number of consumers who will purchase gifts online using their cell phones thanks to mobile banking advances. BullGuard Mobile Security 10 is compatible with Android, Blackberry, Windows and Symbian smartphones. It protects mobile devices by stopping viruses, spyware and hackers from accessing the phone, and keeps personal details safe. 11/22/2011 Advancements in Mobile Banking Technologies Helping Make the Virtual Wallet a RealityThe near insatiable demand for mobile connectivity along with recent advancements in near-field communication (NFC) and memory card technologies have helped expand the market for mobile banking exponentially in the last few years. In fact, Gartner estimates that mobile payments will increase to more than $1.1 trillion by 2014, up seven fold from current numbers. 11/21/2011 Breakeven Inc. Teams with Admeris to Launch Mobile Banking SoftwareAdmeris officials have confirmed that they have inked new partnership agreement with Breakeven Inc., a game-changing provider of cloud computing solutions for nonprofit organizations, to introduce mobile banking software. This new partnership will enable Admeris to utilize Breakeven CauseView platform that offers cost-effective and intuitive way for nonprofit organizations (NPOs) to develop, track and maintain long-term relationships necessary to sustain fundraising and engage volunteers. 11/16/2011 mopay's Mobile Banking Platform now Supports HTML5With HTML5 gearing up to be the new standard of code to create desktop and online applications, mopay, a company known for its innovative payment solutions for online merchants, has upgraded its mobile banking platform to support HTML5 services and games. By opening up new ways of integrating media into website and Web apps with no additional plug-ins, HTML5 is being considered as the hottest cross-industry trend for online companies worldwide. 11/14/2011 SecureKey Technologies to Power Canada Government's New Online Authentication ServiceThe government of Canada has awarded Toronto based SecureKey Technologies a contract to provide an innovative Credential Broker Service (CBS) that will allow Canadians to use their bank authentication credentials to obtain access to online government services. 11/9/2011 Star One Credit Union Taps Tyfone for Mobile Banking SolutionWhen company officials at Star One Credit Union knew it was time to reestablish mobile banking for its members, it quickly turned to mobile banking leader Tyfone. 11/7/2011 Digicel - The Third Mobile Financial Service Provider in PNG to Select Telepin SoftwareTelepin Software, a leading provider of mobile money transaction platforms, recently announced a business agreement with the Caribbean's largest mobile telecommunications operator, Digicel Group. 11/1/2011 Say Goodbye to Outdated Services with Pageonce Mobile Banking AppNow individuals will have remote control over when and how they pay their bills as Pageonce has unveiled its mobile bill pay service which allows users to view all their bills and pay from any account, all through one app. 10/31/2011 More Americans Using Mobile Devices for Banking, Insurance: StudyAmericans are getting more comfortable with using their mobile devices for banking - leading to predictions of more growth in the sector. 10/28/2011 Boingo Wireless Goes PayPal-Ready for Making Wi-Fi Purchases More ConvenientBoingo Wireless, Inc., a company that operates over 400,000 Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide for making Wi-Fi access easy and convenient for mobile people, has recently announced its compatibility with PayPal, the world-leading online payment service. 10/27/2011 SelectCore Unveils Blackberry Mobile Banking App for Iridium MasterCardSelectCore, a prepaid telecom and financial services provider for the under-banked consumer market, announced the launch of its second-generation mobile banking Blackberry app for Iridium MasterCard. Earlier the company launched the "Interact Online reloads" in June of 2011 followed by the release of its Iridium mobile banking app in September. 10/25/2011 Thank You, Steve Jobs, for Paving the way for Mobile BankingAmidst the torrent of eulogies and outpouring of retrospectives on the late Steve Jobs, industry observer Catherine New strikes a thought rarely covered: Along with the Mac and iPhone and iPad and general coolness in technology, Jobs also revolutionized our money and the mobile banking industry. Truly. It wasn't enough for him to revolutionize the way we buy music, he also "fundamentally changed wired Americans' relationship with their finances - from how and when we shop and bank to our awareness of our net worth," New writes. 10/24/2011 Mobile Banking Company Tyfone Reflects on iCashe ReleaseFor the first time there is an eCommerce engine that can deliver purchasing power through any mobile banking application and the industry has Tyfone to thank for that. Last week, mobile banking company Tyfone unveiled iCashe, the industry's only service to blend comprehensive mobile banking features with convenient consumer purchasing, gifting and loyalty programs, according to company officials. Built on top of Tyfone's award-winning u4ia mobile financial services platform, iCashe allows consumers to enjoy contactless NFC payments and a high degree of secure identity management. 10/18/2011 Mobile Banking: Symantec's Whitepaper Details Top Seven Android Monetization SchemesAccording to a new research from Symantec, a majority of recent efforts to monetize mobile malware have a low revenue-per-infection ratio. This has limited the return on investment achieved by attackers. However, Symantec cautions that this ratio is likely to increase in the future as smartphones gain traction as payment devices. Smartphone usage is growing exponentially, with new mobile device shipments increasing 55 percent in 2010. 10/18/2011 Mobile Banking Company Tyfone Announces Availability of iCasheAccording to a recent press release, Tyfone recently launched iCashe(TM), a new mobile wallet and eCommerce engine that blends comprehensive mobile banking features with convenient consumer purchasing, gifting and loyalty programs. 10/14/2011 Mobile Banking Company Tyfone Intros New Mobile WalletIn an effort to continue to charge forward in the mobile banking race, today Tyfone unveiled its iCashe(TM), a new mobile wallet and eCommerce engine that for the first time delivers purchasing power through any mobile banking application. 10/12/2011 NXP, Landis+Gyr Showcase NFC-Enabled Smart MeterThe leading provider of high performance mixed signal and standard product solutions NXP Semiconductors recently teamed up with renowned energy management solutions provider Landis+Gyr to showcase smart meters with integrated NFC technology at the Metering Europe event, held in Amsterdam from Oct. 4-6. NFC wireless technology helps connect NFC-enabled devices, such as smart meters, with smartphone and other connected devices. The technology enables authorized utilities and end-consumers to conveniently access and read smart meter data in real time using a smartphone. 10/11/2011 MOBIbucks Unveils a Universal Smart Mobile Banking ApplicationMOBIbucks, a provider of mobile payments and marketing solutions, announced the launch of what the company claims is "the industry's first smart mobile banking app that works with any phone." The new mobile banking app, dubbed as MOBIBanked, works with all popular smartphones including Android, iPhone, Blackberry and Nokia. It offers standard mobile banking capabilities such as viewing account balances, history and transactions, transferring funds and paying bills. 10/11/2011 Mobile Banking Zooming In Australia: In 10 Years will it be Ubiquitous?Is it possible that within 10 years, mobile banking and mobile payments will be entirely ubiquitous? Careful with those "In 10 years..." predictions. This reporter has heard that in 10 years, America will be on the metric system, cars won't run on gasoline and the Minnesota Vikings will win the Super Bowl. 10/11/2011 Advanced Merchant Solutions Launches Mobile Banking Solution for Apple's Mobile OSAdvanced Merchant Solutions (MerchantAnywhere), a provider of solutions for mobile banking, has launched a new payment solution for Apple's mobile operating system. MerchantAnywhere officials explained that its Pocket Verifier Professional now available with iMerchant, is designed to help one transfer funds from their customer's credit card directly into their checking account. The solution is capable of making use of the user PDA' internet connection to authorize and transfer funds and allows them to conduct business anytime and anywhere. 10/4/2011 Tyfone Dissects Mobile Banking Terminology ConfusionFrom Google Wallet to Visa Wallet to the Isis Wallet, there has been no shortage of news about mobile banking, electronic wallets and NFC this past summer. 10/3/2011 Tyfone Teams with AboMem to Manufacture, Distribute SideTap microSD NFC ProductsMobile banking company Tyfone has joined hands with AboMem Technology Corp., Taiwan's premier memory products manufacturing company, to manufacture, distribute and service Tyfone's SideTap microSD NFC products. As a result of this partnership, Tyfone will also be able to enjoy the widespread distribution of SideTap microSD cards to consumers throughout the People's Republic of China via AboMem's extensive distribution network. 9/26/2011 PaymentOne Corporation Announces Industry-First Mobile Banking Program, PayOne FastPayPaymentOne Corporation, a global player in mobile payments, recently introduced an industry-first mobile payments program, PayOne FastPay, which guarantees disbursements to merchants in as fast as seven days. Merchants and publishers often used to get frustrated by extended wait periods to receive their cash from mobile payments providers. This new program will help them by dramatically reducing the typical 60-90 day waiting period for payouts required by carriers and other mobile payment vendors. 9/26/2011 American Express Looks to Dive into Mobile Banking PoolAmerican Express has decided it wants to have a higher presence in mobile banking, online commerce and such in emerging markets, according to Executive Vice President David Messenger who says deals in China and "investments in or purchases of smaller Silicon Valley startups with valuable technology," are on the table. According to Bloomberg, Messenger said that even though American Express agreed to acquire Loyalty Partner, an international marketing firm for $660 million last year, as well as Accertify, which helps merchants combat fraudulent transactions during online purchases and elsewhere, they're not stacking arms. 9/26/2011 mfoundry Zips Past the 500 Client MarkmFoundry, a service provider whose name is in the forefront of mobile banking services, recently announced that around 500 banks as well as credit unions located in North America have chosen them as their mobile banking solution service providers. 9/23/2011 Google Wallet Adds Three Major Credit Card Companies to its AppGoogle Wallet just launched yesterday and already the company is starting to add big names to its lineup. The Near Field Communications (NFC) program has announced that Discover, American Express, and MasterCard have all signed deals to be featured on the new service by the World's biggest search provider. Unfortunately, those of you who are running out to go buy things with your Google Wallet and these credit card providers, hold up. None of these companies are available on Google Wallet just yet, but will be in the near future. 9/20/2011 Google Wallet May Arrive as Soon as TodayGoogle's highly anticipated mobile payment platform, Google Wallet, may launch as soon as today in select U.S. cities. 9/19/2011 U.S. Bank Announces Mobile Banking Services for Business CustomersU.S. Bank, the fifth-largest commercial bank in the United States, announced it is offering a new tool called U.S. Bank Mobile SinglePoint for business customers that provide secure banking services via their mobile device. 9/14/2011 Mobile Banking is Here to Stay; But Are You Getting Better?According to a recent piece in Information Week dedicated to the keys of mobile banking, banks are realizing that their customers are more mobile, have devices that are far more mobile than before, and want mobile banking services. 9/13/2011 Star One Taps Tyfone for Mobile Banking FeaturesStar One Credit Union had a problem: its 86,000 members were still by and large mailing in paper-based checks. What they wanted was a mobile option that would integrate with the core system but still allow customization so they could get members switched to mobile banking. 9/12/2011 Tyfone to Launch Secure Mobile Banking Authentication ServiceMobile financial solutions provider Tyfone announced it will exhibit the mobile banking solutions next week, according to a report from mobilitywire.com. 9/12/2011 Mobile Banking: 99Bill Unveils e-Payment Platform and Mobile Payment Strategy99Bill, an independent third-party payment service provider in China, announced the launch of its new 99Bill+ payment platform. The company also shared its strategy for mobile payments at an event attended by over 100 guests, including banking partners, operators, device manufacturers, merchant partners, as well as industry analysts and the media. 9/8/2011 MShift and ACI Worldwide to Showcase ACI Mobile Enterprise Banker for Tablets at FinovateFall 2011ACI Worldwide, a provider of payments systems, and MShift, a solutions provider of mobile banking, announced that they are going to showcase the tablet version of the ACI Mobile Enterprise Banker application at the FinovateFall 2011 in New York, from September 19-20 2011. 9/6/2011 ERPLY Introduces Portable Credit Card Reader for Mobile Handheld DevicesERPLY recently announced the availability of portable credit card reader for retailers to process payments in mobile handheld devices securely. It provides a convenient Point-of-Sale (POS) for the retailers and it also includes very low fee and a convenient card processing technology for on-the-go sales and inventory management. ERPLY is one of the industry leaders in cloud-based mobile, laptop, and desktop based POS solution provider. 8/31/2011 mFoundry Multi Mode mBanking Solution Finds Favor with Nassau FinancialWith data-connected mobile phones continuing to dominate the market and consumers expecting a richer and more compelling service from their banks, Nassau Financial launched Mobile-24, a new multi mode mobile banking service powered by mFoundry's mBanking solution. 8/30/2011 Carriers Team to Invest in Mobile BankingAT&T is falling in line with other companies who have decided to hop aboard the mobile banking train, as the company recently announced that it has teamed with Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA to invest more than $100 million into a joint venture that helps consumers pay for items with their smartphones. 8/29/2011 Universal Secure Registry Receives Key Electronic Wallet PatentUniversal Secure Registry has announced that the company has received patent from the United States Patent and Trademark office which covers key aspects of USR's proprietary technology for secure financial transactions. 8/29/2011 Who Will Lead Mobile Payments?The 2011 KPMG Mobile Payments Outlook, based on a survey of nearly 1,000 executives primarily in the financial services, technology, telecommunications, and retail industries globally found that 83 percent of the respondents believe that mobile payments will be mainstream within four years (by 2015). 8/29/2011 Alpha Card Services Selects SparkBase to Power Loyalty and Gift Card ProgramsAlpha Card Services, a comprehensive business solutions provider that enables cost effective payment solutions for thousands of businesses across the United States, has selected SparkBase to power the loyalty and gift card programs for their merchant clients. "We selected SparkBase to provide our loyalty, gift card, and mobile marketing solutions because of their robust technology platform and commitment to their ISO partners," said Lazaros Kalemis, CEO of Alpha Card Services, in a statement. 8/24/2011 PaymentOne Crosses $5 Billion MilestonePaymentOne has announced that the company has exceeded $5 billion in micro-payment transactions and incremental revenue generation for its digital clients. The company is a provider of frictionless payment and carrier billing solutions. 8/23/2011 PaymentOne Exceeds $5 Billion in Micro-Payment TransactionsPaymentOne, a provider of carrier billing solutions, announced that it has recently surpassed the $5 billion milestone in micro-payment transactions and incremental revenue generation for its digital clients. As an inventor of the "no credit card required" operator billing model, PaymentOne Corp. offers integrated operator billing. With the help of this model, consumers can bill digital purchases on any connected device to their mobile, broadband or home phone bill. 8/23/2011 Tyfone Talks Mobile Banking Trends with TMCnetDon't be surprised if pretty soon you see smartphones replacing credit cards in the cashier line as the mobile banking space is becoming exceedingly popular. 8/23/2011 Fortumo -Payfone Partnership Enables Secure In-App Mobile PaymentFortumo, an international mobile payments provider, has entered into a partnership with Payfone, a mobile payment processing service, to power the direct billing option for Fortumo's in-app purchasing technology. 8/16/2011 Attending a Concert? Don't Worry About Losing Tickets Thanks to Mobile TicketingA concert recently took place featuring dance group LMFAO and rapper/producer/Mr. Keys Swizz Beatz that was part of an experiment in mobile ticketing. The Billboard Summer Blowout party was the first event in history in which every ticket was given out to attendees through mobile phones. The company behind this innovative service is ShowClix and Joshua Dziabiak, founder of the company. Dziabiak revealed in a Yahoo article that the new MMS ticketing system was the first of its kind to be used in the United States and he said he hopes the system will forever change the way ticketing works going forward. 8/15/2011 Fortumo Selects Payfone to Power Mobile PaymentsFortumo, a provider of mobile payments, has selected Payfone to power the direct billing option for its in-app purchasing SDK. Thanks to the partnership, Fortumo's clients will now be able to provide consumers with the ability to make safe and secure mobile payments in real-time from any device, such as PC, smartphone, tablet or Wi-Fi. "We are excited to work with Payfone because of their deep integration with mobile operators' billing systems," said Rain Rannu, co-founder of Fortumo, in a statement. 8/15/2011 Canada Quick to Adopt Mobile BankingMobile banking is hot everywhere right now as reports keep coming in that demonstrate the fact that the mobile banking trend is only just its infancy. 8/9/2011 Isis Picks C-SAM's Wallet Management Platform and SDK for Mobile CommerceC-SAM, a provider of secure mobile transaction technology, announced its agreement with Isis, a mobile commerce joint venture between AT&T Mobility, T-Mobile USA and Verizon Wireless, to license its wallet management platform and software development kit (SDK). Leveraging the C-SAM platform, Isis will be capable of offering smartphone users a mobile wallet for conducting secure near-field-communication (NFC) transactions related to payments, rewards, coupons, tickets, transit and other services. 8/8/2011 cMoney Releases Beta of Mobile Payment SolutioncMoney, a Houston-based provider of mobile payments solutions, announced the beta product of their mobile payment solution. The cMoney solution utilizes secure patent pending technology for mobile phone users, retailers, and financial institutions, according to company officials. 8/5/2011 Hidden Costs Scare away Consumers from Using Digital Wallets: ReportDespite all the hype, a majority of Americans are still concerned about using digital wallets because of the hidden costs that service providers charge them. 8/5/2011 mFoundry Helps Verity Credit Union with Mobile BankingThe service-based mobile banking platform of mFoundry has a new customer, Verity Credit Union. mFoundry's mBanking solution has been now deployed by Verity Credit Union. An announcement in this regard has been made by the fastest-growing mobile banking company in the U.S., mFoundry. 8/4/2011 Secure Your Mobile Payments on Mobile Wallet Platform from Admeris & OmnegoAdmeris recently announced a partnership with Omnego to create and deploy a mobile wallet application. 8/3/2011 Host.net's PCI DSS Compliancy Validated on VISA's Global RegistryHost.net, a multinational provider of network infrastructure services, stated that its PCI DSS compliancy has been validated over the VISA Global Registry of Service Providers. 8/2/2011 Square Mobile Banking Services SurgeSquare, a company that prides itself on offering the simplest way to accept credit cards, has made a pretty big splash in the mobile banking space. After celebrating a successful May - in which over $3 million mobile payments were made - Square is now processing $4 million in mobile payments daily and predications indicate that Square may have reached well over $100 million in transactions for July. 8/2/2011 What is Mobile Banking?What if you could use your smartphone to not only keep track of your checking balance, credit card statement and savings account interest, but to also pay for that cool new sweater. Well, thanks to mobile banking services, all of that is now a possibility. 8/2/2011 Jumio Introduces New Technology Creating the World's Most Secure Online Payment MethodJumio Inc., unveiled a new technology solution for businesses to increase security and ease of use for online and mobile credit card payments. The company patented Netswipe solution turns any webcam into a secure credit card reader that allows merchants to more easily and efficiently accept payments online. 8/1/2011 Mobile Banking Doing More than Just Making You Look HipSure you may look pretty cool when you swipe your iPhone instead of your MasterCard to pay for that Caramel Frappuccino Light Blended coffee at Starbucks, but what else can mobile banking do for your image and finances? 8/1/2011 Report: One Billion Payment Cards with Contactless Capabilities to Be Shipped in 2016An estimated one billion payment cards with contactless capabilities will be shipped globally in 2016, up from just 170 million in 2010, according to the latest estimation by ABI Research. 7/27/2011 Jumio Unveils Patented Netswipe Solution to Make Online Payments Easier and More SecureConsumers and businesses looking for more efficient and safer ways to make credit card payments can now heave a sigh of relief, as the payment company Jumio has unveiled a unique solution - Netswipe - that turns any webcam into a credit card reader. 7/27/2011 Avant-Garde Selects Hypercom's Mobile Network Service and TerminalDemand for mobile payments is clearly increasing as merchants themselves become more mobile. Considering this, Avant-Garde Marketing Solutions, Inc., one of the nation's fastest growing Independent Sales Organizations, has selected Hypercom's Optimum M4230 multi-application mobile payment terminal and Mobile Network service. 7/27/2011 Netbiscuits Partners with Admeris for M-Commerce Payment OptionsNetbiscuits, a provider of cloud software service, has signed a Technology VAS partnership with Admeris Payment Systems, an M-commerce platform provider, to provide the Admeris patent-pending OneTouch m-commerce payment platform for Netbiscuits development partners and brands. 7/26/2011 Clairmail Deploys Jigsaw Data Cloud to Support Mobile Banking OperationsSalesforce.com, an enterprise cloud computing company, announced that Clairmail, a provider of mobile solutions for banking, payment and card services, has deployed the Jigsaw Data Cloud to escalate its rapidly growing mobile banking operations. 7/26/2011 Monster Offers Caters to Market Needs in Daily Deals IndustryMonster Offers, a publicly-traded mobile banking solutions provider and Daily Deal aggregator announced that its mobile payment solution is well positioned to cater to the needs of the Daily Deal industry. 7/26/2011 BRAC Bank's bKash Introduces Mobile Banking Services In BangladeshbKash Limited, a BRAC Bank subsidiary and Bangladesh's first complete mobile financial service provider announced the launch of its mobile banking operation. bKash offers both bank customers and the unbanked population of Bangladesh financial services through mobile phones. The company's offering presents a safe place to store money and a secure channel to make payments and carry out money transfers. 7/25/2011 Mobile Banking Trend Surges across the GlobeMove over cloud and converged communications as there is a new big shot trend in the tech space right now - mobile banking. 7/25/2011 Giftango Releases Mobile Wallet Conversion Platform to Allow Secure Conversion of Plastic Gift Cards into Digital EquivalentGiftango, a digital eGift card company, has announced the release of its Mobile Wallet Conversion Platform, designed to offer secure conversion of plastic gift cards into digital forms of payment simply by using the 2D barcode printed on the back of a plastic gift card. The new offering from Giftango will bring together merchants, incentive houses, plastic card printers, and virtual payment technology companies to give consumer adoption of the mobile wallet a much required boost. 7/22/2011 American Express Joins with Sprint to Promote its Digital Payment PlatformIn an effort to promote its recently launched digital payments platform called Serve, American Express announced a partnership with Sprint. The agreement marks Serve's first relationship with a mobile carrier since its launch late March. 7/19/2011 CoVantage Credit Union Picks Tyfone's Mobile Banking SolutionTyfone, a provider of mobile financial solutions, announced that CoVantage Credit Union (CVCU), serving 17 counties in Wisconsin and Michigan, has picked Tyfone to deliver next generation mobile wallet services. CoVantage selected Tyfone's mobile wallet services including Symitar Episys core integrated mobile banking, enhanced strong ID authentication mobile security and NFC contactless payment technology, to better serve its members with their every day mobile financial service needs. 7/18/2011 Tyfone Mobile Banking Platform Finds Home in OCCUAs Tyfone continues to establish itself as a market leader with regards to mobile baking, organizations are seeing value in Tyfone's mobile offering, which provides much more than just mobile banking. Accordingly, Orange County's Credit Union (OCCU) of Orange County, Calif., is another financial institution that has employed Tyfone's mobile baking platform, u4ia. 7/14/2011 Tyfone Launches Mobile Banking Channel on TMCnet(Norwalk, CT - 7/13/2011) Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC), a global, integrated media company, announced today that the Mobile Banking channel, sponsored by Tyfone, has been launched as the newest addition to the TMCnet Online Community program. 7/13/2011 Tyfone Distinguishes itself in Mobile Banking SpaceIf you take a look around, mobile banking is currently in all facets of life - from Google's plans to unveil a mobile payment platform to Square's digital wallet functions to Starbucks' mobile payment apps. But there still remains one company that is paving the way for the mobile banking space, Tyfone - a leader in mobile financial services. Founded in 2004, the Portland, Ore.-based company boasts turnkey infrastructure designed to promote device and carrier independence for mobile financial services for the world's leading organizations. 7/13/2011 Mobile Banking Company Talks about its Flagship Memory CardTyfone, a leading provider of mobile banking services, has some bragging rights when it comes to its patented SideTap microSD memory card for mobile payments; the card is the world's first technology capable of fully integrating near-field communications (NFC) contactless card payment capabilities with a popular and commonly used mobile phone accessory, a MicroSD memory card. 7/13/2011
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