Monitise Plc (who do mobile banking technology) and Carphone Warehouse (UK mobile phone retailer) have joined up to provide Monitise mobile money software on handsets sold by the retailer.
The partnership apparently covers a number of areas, including in-store stuff, but also online properties. Carphone are obviously very well-known in the UK as a big (the biggest?) independent phones retailer, and Monitise have some very well-known customers, including HSBC and Natwest (both UK banks) – so this should be a good deal!
Personally I find one of the biggest bug-bears is accessing my account details, so I could securely access them through my mobile, that would be one more time-drain solved! Hope this rolls out further in the coming months!
[Via: Reuters]