"We have incorporated all of the feedback we have received from prior pilots and our customer research into this latest offering and we are excited to offer U.S. Bank Go Mobile in these two markets, " said Dominic Venturo, chief innovation officer for U.S. Bank Payment Services.
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He cites the "tens of thousands" of customers each week who bank on mobile devices.
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Details like which bank, mobile operator, or even brand of cell phone you're using won't matter, he says.
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Newly approved U.S. Bank FlexPerks customers who qualify and opt-in for the service will receive a customized U.S. Bank Go Mobile iPhone case along with their new card.
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U.S. Bank Go Mobile lets customers securely pay for purchases with their iPhone and allows them to use their FlexPerks card, even when they don't have the card with them.
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The Payments Council - the trade body which looks after the nuts and bolts of UK payments systems - is working on a database of UK mobile numbers linked to bank accounts.
The case is equipped with a payment technology called Near Field Communication (NFC), which allows customers to make safe and secure purchases with U.S. Bank Go Mobile at thousands of participating retailers that accept Visa payWave.
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"For millions of people in India, a mobile phone is a bank account, a front door to a micro-business or a lifeline to people in the remotest areas, " said Marten Pieters, Managing Director and CEO of Vodafone India.
It will roll out a service this fall, so any Indian with a mobile phone and a Visa card can transfer funds domestically to any other Visa cardholder for a 2% fee (to be split by the card-issuing bank, mobile phone vendor and Visa).
Elance CMO Rich Pearson has seen the number of small businesses looking to bring on professionals with skills in web and mobile programming on a project basis skyrocket over the past twelve months, unsurprising since the tech challenge du jour seems to be developing and monetizing mobile without breaking the bank.
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Already the first mobile phones allowing Internet access are on sale, and one bank, the Woolwich, is piloting mobile Internet banking.
There will be money points, bank officers with mobile money disbursing units and foreign exchange points around the city.
Using a mobile device to access your bank account is not only convenient, but it appears to be helping consumers better manage their finances.
One way to avoid overdrawing your account is to sign up for e-mail or mobile text alerts from your bank to notify you of a low account balance.
"We continue to leverage the capabilities of smartphones, and use innovative ways of making banking more convenient for our customers, " said Niti Badarinath, senior vice president and leader of U.S. Bank's mobile banking channel.
In New York, the bank is preparing a fleet of commercial trucks and mobile-home trailers that can double as roving automated teller machines or bank branches on wheels.
Liu Yingkui is selling insurance, mutual funds and bank services over the mobile internet.
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Simple, Mint and some of the big-bank offerings in the mobile area show that innovation is ratcheting up.
SmartPay links users' bank accounts to their mobile-phone numbers, enabling them to pay via short messaging services (SMS, or text messaging).
When Wells launched its mobile banking in 2007, the bank built out its services, including the ability to do wire payments through the cell phone.
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While mobile phones are a tool to help consumers access their bank information, consumers seem to be hesitant to use their phones for mobile payments.
The functionality of mobile apps ranges across all other bank channels.
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M-PESA, launched in 2007, provides banking transactions without the need to visit a bank branch by using mobile phones and 19, 500 agents where customers can deposit and withdraw money, pay bills, purchase airtime and transfer money to other users and nonusers.
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One example of that is the partnership between mobile operator Telenor Pakistan and Tameer Microfinance Bank.
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Consider for a moment that your bank is participating in the mobile app ecosystem.
The mobile operator can provide it or the bank can record the call and archive it internally.
Mobile payments use a mobile device and various payment tools including bank instruments such as checking and prepaid accounts.
They were also more trusting of the medium, and more likely to give out personal information such as bank, credit card and mobile phone details.
The MPs want all school children to be taught about money issues, including how to buy a mobile phone, or how to compare bank accounts.
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