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"Going Mobile. Local executive carves niche as national expert on fast-growing banking-industry technology trend" - Scott Olson, Indianapolis Business Journal (IBJ)

"Brandon McGee, the industry's unofficial ambassador for mobile banking" 

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Mobile Banking Updates - Oct 7

U.S. Bank and Monitise Americas Introduce Free Mobile Banking Service for Prepaid Cardholders
"U.S. Bank and Monitise Americas have launched AccelaPay mobile banking, giving U.S. Bank AccelaPay(R) Visa cardholders convenient, free access to their accounts anywhere and anytime using their mobile phone. Plans are underway to introduce the mobile banking service to U.S. Bank ReliaCard(R) Visa state programs this month, and to expand the offering to other prepaid card products in the coming months."

ClairMail Raises $13.8 Million For Mobile Banking Technology
"ClairMail, a company that creates a mobile banking and payments platform, has raised $13.8 million in funding led by Investor Growth Capital with JAFCO Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners and Outlook Ventures participating in the round. This brings the company’s total funding to nearly $35 million.

ClairMail’s technology is fairly simple. The platform helps power mobile banking and payments for financial institutions. ClairMail processes millions of transactions per month for its customers across retail banks, credit unions and card service companies, allowing consumers to make payments and access banking information via SMS, the mobile web and client applications, across a variety of mobile devices."

Diebold Delivers Mobile Banking Solution to NavyArmy Federal Credit Union
"NavyArmy Federal Credit Union, one of the largest credit unions in the Corpus Christi, Texas area, has chosen Diebold, Incorporated (NYSE: DBD) to implement its new mobile banking solution. By deploying Diebold MobiTransact™, NavyArmy becomes the first credit union in the region with a robust mobile program, improving its ability to compete with banks offering mobile services. The credit union is implementing MobiTransact as part of a Diebold managed service contract, allowing NavyArmy to provide optimal member service, reduce operating costs, generate revenue and help integrate delivery channels."

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