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ASB, BankDirect expands online banking to smartphones and PDAs

Thursday 7 September 2006 10:36 CET | News

New Zealands ASB and BankDirect are taking Internet banking and mobile phone technology to the next level with the expansion of their Internet banking service to the fast growing smartphone and PDA market in New Zealand.

Five years ago these banks were the first to introduce Internet banking on mobile phones. The service features the most common functions used on ASB and BankDirect’s respective online banking channels, and is available to the bulk of the PDA and smartphone market. This means customers can easily: - Make bill payments - Make online, real-time cheque payments - Transfer money between accounts and credit cards - View their account balances - View mini-statements Customers using two factor security on transactions over their smartphones or PDAs will need a Netcode token to provide the ‘second factor’ security component. ASBs Fastnet Classic and BankDirects NetDirect will be available on the majority of PDAs and Smartphones. Customers who are already registered for online banking services can access it straight away.


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