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Sprint and mFoundry teamed-up to deliver mobile banking and mobile financial services to the operator’s Vision and Power Vision subscribers. Carrier’s Spotlight mobile banking solution will enable consumers to check bank balances, transfer funds and make bill payments with a number of financial institutions, including Citibank.
mFoundry is promising high level of security, like multi-factor authentication, encryption and remote deactivation. Furthermore, the mobile solution provider announced that their solution is fully integrated into the Spotlight platform, and all of its current mobile banking customers will be included in the Sprint Spotlight solution.
Sprint’s VP of user experience and emerging products Mike Coffey commented: “Offering our customers a way to quickly check their balance and manage their banking account anytime, anywhere on the Sprint National Network, is just another example of the power of mobility. Mobile banking is an excellent complement to the many other data applications that we offer. The Spotlight solution allows us to offer a distinct, flexible solution for financial institutions as well as mobile subscribers.”
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
