Mobile Banking Updates - Apr 4

ING Direct launches BlackBerry, iPhone app
"ING Direct has launched a free mobile-banking application for the BlackBerry and iPhone, the direct bank announced Wednesday. The app will allow users to check their account balances and transfer funds on the go using wireless 3G technology. 'Offering our clients the option of saving anywhere is an exciting frontier,' ING Direct Canada President and CEO Peter Aceto said in a statement. IDC Canada senior analyst Rob Burbach recently told QMI that mobile banking would be a natural progression for a company like ING since they have no retail branches and account holders are already accustomed to moving their money online."

The Keynote Benchmark
"Benchmark is an online publication from Keynote Systems. Designed for every executive and manager who is involved in online strategy and execution, Benchmark, features articles and interviews that help executives stay abreast of trends impacting the online customer experience today."

PayFlex® Announces First Mobile Application for HSAs and FSAs
"PayFlex Systems USA, Inc. (“PayFlex”), a leading administrator for employee benefit programs, today announced the launch of its broad mobile application platform, PayFlex Mobile, introducing the first of several mobile-specific offerings planned by PayFlex. This initial application will allow consumers to access and act on all elements of their personalized healthcare financial benefits including Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), Flexible Spending Accounts, (FSAs), and Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) from anywhere and at anytime. The application will initially be piloted at several large PayFlex customers and is expected to be generally available in the early summer of 2010."

Jack Henry & Associates Announces 250th Mobile Banking Customer
"Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. (Nasdaq: JKHY), a leading provider of integrated technology solutions and data processing services for financial institutions, today announced that goDough, its state-of-the-art mobile banking solution, has been selected by 250 of its core financial institution clients. goDough was introduced in November 2007 and now supports more than 63,000 subscribers of 63 mobile service carriers.

goDough, the browser-based solution developed internally by Jack Henry & Associates, is compatible with any Web-enabled mobile device regardless of make or model and all mobile phone carriers. This proprietary solution enables bank customers and credit union members to conduct traditional in-branch and online transactions such as balance inquiries, funds transfers between accounts, and transaction viewing; and supports all account types, including checking, certificates-of-deposit, money markets, loans, and lines-of-credit. goDough also enables users to receive designated alerts and make mobile payments to entities other than the offering financial institution."