Mobile Banking news from FierceFinanceIT

We've talked a lot about using smartphones and devices to deposit money in banks, and we're seeing more activity generally. ClairMail, for example, has just announced it will launch such a service... Read more...

Not too long ago, some people thought that WAP-based mobile banking was the future. They are right, of course. WAP will continue to make gains as banks and service providers move to offer more... Read more...

Paul Volcker had a surprising answer recently when asked what the most important innovation of the last decade was: the ATM. This may have been delivered tongue-in-cheek. As the Financial Times... Read more...

Lots of money is sent back to home countries from the U.S. every day. The rise of mobile banking and payments may make it all easier. Mobile remittances may make the most sense for lots of people,... Read more...

MasterCard has extended its CAP program from cards to mobile phones, extending a tool that it says can help banks fight against phishing and other forms of fraud. The program is optimized for EMV,... Read more...

Mobile bank technology is among the most exciting consumer technologies in the industry right now. The promise is real, but with success and more usage will security issues eventually come to the... Read more...

Mobile banking has generated a lot of hype. In some cases it was warranted--when it comes to serving the unbanked around the globe, for example. And in other areas, notably Asia, the ramp-up seems to... Read more...

All the talk about the rise of mobile banking--in fits and starts--reflects the fact that technology driven services can find rapid uptake in the financial services industry. Debit cards are one... Read more...

USAA Federal Savings Bank is a single branch operation in San Antonio, Texas, in a military-focused niche, but it offers a view of how smaller institutions might be able to leverage technology to... Read more...

We noted recently that Mitek and Fiserv were among the firms aiming to kick start a movement to use cell phones for mobile capture for deposits. They seem to be building some momentum--slowly.... Read more...