Verizon Wireless Offers Mobile Banking for Blackberry Users

by: admin Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Verizon Wireless has introduced its new Mobile Banking application to Blackberry users.  The supported devices include, BlackBerry Curve 8330, Pearl 8130 and Blackberry 8830 World Edition.  Customers can now have their mobile banking information on the go!

Mobile Banking offers customers the following features from the convenience of their handsets.

  • Account Balance and Transaction History – Get account balances and account transaction history.
  • Transfers - Transfer funds between eligible accounts at the same financial institution.
  • Bill Payment - View and pay bills when enrolled in their financial institution’s Bill Pay service.
  • Mobile History – View the last five transactions successfully completed on their mobile devices.

Via Press Release:

Verizon Wireless customers must be account holders of a financial institution that offers Mobile Banking to enroll in the application. Currently Wachovia, Regions, SunTrust, USAA, Synovus, America First Credit Union (AFCU), Arvest, Bancorp South, FirstBank, South Financial and BECU offer the service. Once customers sign up for Mobile Banking through their financial institutions’ online banking site, they will receive an eight digit secure initialization code that will allow them to access the Mobile Banking application on their phones.

To get Mobile Banking, Verizon Wireless customers with the BlackBerry Curve 8330, BlackBerry Pearl 8130 and the BlackBerry 8830 World Edition can go to the Home screen on their handsets and select the BlackBerry® Browser icon to go to the VZ Start home page. Once there, click on the Mobile Banking link to download the application. VZ Start home page can also be accessed by going to https://mobile.vzw.com from the browser. There is no monthly charge for the application, although data charges may apply.

What we think?

Mobile banking and payment is on the up - Verizon is taking the bull by the horns. TheBlackberry devices are great for targetting business users and early adopters.

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