HSBC and first direct will be first to launch next generation mobile phone banking
4 October 2006 by axxxr HSBC and first direct will be the first banks to offer customers the next generation of mobile phone banking later this year when their services go live on the MONILINK network, a new UK mobile banking platform from the UK's cash machine network,LINK.
HSBC and first direct will be the first banks to offer customers the next generation of mobile phone banking later this year when their services go live on the MONILINK network, a new UK mobile banking platform from the UK's cash machine network, LINK. For the first time, consumers will be able to get 'on demand', 24 hour secure access to banking services including mini statements and balance enquiries through their mobile phone. They will also be able to top-up their own or somebody else's prepay mobile. To use the service, consumers need only download an application onto their phone. As with online banking, once registered and authenticated people will have secure access to their accounts - wherever they are. The service complements internet and phone banking pioneer first direct's text message banking service - a UK first at its launch in 1999. This existing service offers weekly or monthly mini-statements plus 'event-based' texts which can, for example, tell customers when their salary arrives. www.hsbc.co.uk www.firstdirect.com
Comments On 5 Oct 09:29 SimonG wrote First Direct used to offer WAP banking on O2 (Was Cellnet at the time) which did work on other networks if you were using the O2 WAP Gateway. Unfortunately, it was discontinued due to 'lack of demand'. I think that the lack of advertising and the fact is was only officially avaialble on O2 may have had more to do with that. On 5 Oct 09:25 HOLLAND wrote It's in uk mate On 4 Oct 21:44 simon wrote well. i don't think they are the first. we have mobile bank here for like 3 or more years. i use it for about 2 years. so, you've got wrong information. |
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