Financial Services

Making the Most of Mobile Through Partnerships

I have commented about this same topic before… to some of you personally. Just wrote a little something over at the other site but thought I would paste it here directly: … the entire mobile banking landscape will succeed only through partnerships. Banks partnering with other service providers… (but to what extreme? And at what [...]

February 26, 2010 Read the full article →

Mobile Banking In Canada: CIBC Gets There First!

Canada your wait is over! CIBC has officially won the race and is the first of the Canadian Banks to offer a full-featured mobile banking application…

February 4, 2010 Read the full article →

Carnival of the Mobilists #202: Of Mobile Platforms, Stores, Acquisitions and Banking

After almost a year of following Carnivals and submitting our own entries as well it is a privilege for the Mobile Strategy Blog to host the 202nd edition of the Carnival of the Mobilists!  For this week we have thought-provoking pieces, inside scoops, tough questions and overall interesting posts on a variety of topics.  All [...]

November 30, 2009 Read the full article →

Mobile Financial Services In Canada

My intent was always to provide a recap of last week’s inaugural Mobile Money Canada conference. I was going to review the event itself, the speakers and even the audience.  However much has gotten in the way of doing that for you – even though I feel a certain sense of obligation to provide you [...]

November 16, 2009 Read the full article →

Mobile Money Canada Conference – November 10, 2009

This is exciting for me.  I will be attending and hopefully writing, interviewing and even offering some mobile strategy advice and services to those seeking it.   The event organizers have stated the following three goals for the conference: Stimulate the growth of a nascent, but promising, Mobile Money industry in Canada Educate business and technology [...]

October 26, 2009 Read the full article →

Mobile Banking In Canada (Reason 2): Mobility is Personal, Intimate and Present

This post is part of the series we began in August entitled: 12 Reasons Why Canadian Banks Should Really Offer Mobile Services. As a Canadian consumer of financial services I want those services on my mobile now! This is all part of my own little push to get it done. Unlike other channels, the mobile [...]

October 15, 2009 Read the full article →

Is Mobile Banking Safe?

David over at Mobile Manifesto answers that question for us as he refutes the critics. He tells us: Mobile Banking CAN be as secure or more secure than traditional online banking. The safety of your money depends upon how your bank chooses to implement mobile banking. Like many other products, some mobile banking solutions are [...]

September 14, 2009 Read the full article →

Mobile Banking “Report Card” From ABI Research

Speaking of Mobile Banking… ABI Research issued the following Press Release: 29 US Banks Receive Mobile Banking “Report Card” From ABI Research NEW YORK – September 10, 2009 Contact: Christine Gallen Contact PR www.abiresearch.com It has been two years since mobile banking was introduced in the United States, and analysts at ABI Research believe it [...]

September 10, 2009 Read the full article →

Carnival of the Mobilists #189

This week’s Carnival is hosted by a site I consider required reading. If you are interested in anything mobile and certainly in the real life application of mobile strategy, the resources, the authors and people over at MSearchGroove are well worth your time. Part of my interest in MSearchGroove peaked when I began doing some [...]

August 31, 2009 Read the full article →

Mobile Banking in Canada (Reason 1): Wider, Deeper and Broader Wireless Phone Usage

This post is part of the series we began last week: 12 Reasons Why Canadian Banks Should Really Offer Mobile Services. As a Canadian consumer of financial services I want those services on my mobile now!  This is all part of my own little push to get it done. Decima Research on behalf of the [...]

August 29, 2009 Read the full article →

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