| AT&T to offer mobile banking
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — AT&T Inc. is launching a mobile banking platform that will enable consumers to view account balances and history, transfer funds and pay bills from their AT&T mobile handsets. Through an innovative relationship, AT&T, Wachovia Corp., SunTrust Banks Inc. and mobile banking and payment enabler Firethorn Holdings, LLC - and Firethorn's strategic partner, CheckFree Corp. - are providing a mobile banking solution that is accessible to millions of Wachovia and SunTrust customers. "The ability to perform banking functions using a wireless handset is attractive for people who need to make financial decisions on the go -- business travelers, college students and anyone who desires the flexibility that wireless delivers," says Mark Collins, vice president of consumer data for AT&T's wireless unit.
At&t Launches Mobile Banking Nationwide
The USA based AT&T has launched a mobile banking service in cooperation with a series of banks - Wachovia & SunTrust Banks - along with mobile banking and payment enabler Firethorn Holdings. The mobile banking application will be pre-loaded on future AT&T handsets beginning later this year. Because the mobile solution is embedded on the handsets, it is easy for users to locate the mobile banking icon in the applications folder on the device and access the service. The mobile banking application is also available for download on more than 30 of AT&T's most popular handsets - representing approximately 30 million devices in the market today. "The ability to perform banking functions using a wireless handset is attractive for people who need to make financial decisions on the go â€" business travelers, college students and anyone who desires the flexibility that wireless delivers," said Mark Collins, vice president, Consumer Data, for AT&T's wireless unit.
AT&T Launches Mobile Banking Nationwide
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) today announced the launch of a comprehensive, easy-to-use mobile banking platform that will enable consumers to view account balances and history, transfer funds and pay bills from their AT&T mobile handsets. Through an innovative relationship, AT&T, Wachovia Corp. (NYSE:WB), SunTrust Banks Inc. (NYSE:STI) and mobile banking and payment enabler Firethorn Holdings LLC � and Firethorn�s strategic partner, CheckFree Corp. (Nasdaq: CKFR) � are providing a mobile banking solution that is accessible to millions of Wachovia and SunTrust customers. "The ability to perform banking functions using a wireless handset is attractive for people who need to make financial decisions on the go � business travelers, college students and anyone who desires the flexibility that wireless delivers,� said Mark Collins, vice president, Consumer Data, for AT&T�s wireless unit.
AT&T launches mobile banking with SunTrust, Wachovia
AT&T Inc. on Tuesday launched a mobile banking platform that will serve the customers of SunTrust Banks Inc. and Wachovia Corp. The program will enable customers to view account balances, transfer funds and pay bills from their AT&T (NYSE: T) mobile phones. Wachovia Corp. (NYSE: WB) and SunTrust Banks Inc. (NYSE: STI) have partnered with mobile banking providers Firethorn Holdings LLC and CheckFree Corp. (NASDAQ: CKFR) in order to provide a mobile banking solution for the millions of customers who bank with them. "The ability to perform banking functions using a wireless handset is attractive for people who need to make financial decisions on the go -- business travelers, college students and anyone who desires the flexibility that wireless delivers," said Mark Collins, vice president of consumer data for AT&T's wireless unit.
Wachovia, SunTrust adopt mobile banking
Customers of Wachovia and SunTrust banks are now able to view account information, pay bills, check balances and transfer funds using their cellular telephone handsets. The "mobile banking" platform was announced this week by AT&T, which is working with Firethorn Holdings LLC and its partner CheckFree Corp. to offer the service. "The ability to perform banking functions using a wireless handset is attractive for people who need to make financial decisions on the go -- business travelers, college students and anyone who desires the flexibility that wireless delivers," Mark Collins, vice president, Consumer Data, for AT&T's wireless division, said in a statement. The mobile banking application can be downloaded on more than 30 of AT&T's handsets, the company said.
Mobile banking makes a return
Get ready for the latest must-have ability you didn't know you needed. After several years of failed spurts and starts in the United States, mobile banking — the ability to perform basic banking services from your cellphone — is about to make its debut . . . again. But this time, proponents, who insist they've learned from previous efforts, say it will stick. .
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