123 - Mobile payment services and pilots
P2P Cash www.p2pcash.com – United States Short description
P2P Cash guarantees transfer of cash to any cellphone worldwide using a Secure Open Standard (SOS). The P2P Cash Secure Open Standard guarantees the transfer of cash between any two cellphones worldwide regardless of the carrier or communication network. STEP 1: Purchase a prepaid Debit card and load cash at convenience store in U.S., register cell phone and PIN # with P2PCash STEP 2: SEND Tel # of Recipient, Dollar amount ($100.00) and PIN and RECEIVE Confirmation number for Cash STEP 3: Present confirmation number at convenience store and receive cash in local currency
Type of service
Mobile remittance
Type of technology
SMS
Domain
M-Payment
Secured through
PIN
Cost for usage
not disclosed
Partners
none
Additional information
The service is only available for pre-paid mobile phones.
Synovus www.synovus.com/index.cfm?catid=1&subject=22 – United States Short description
Synovus customers will have the ability to check account balances, transfer funds and view and pay bills from one seamless platform via cell phones or other mobile devices. Initially, Synovus will offer the mobile banking service to a subset of its customer base with a broader rollout planned for later in the year.
Type of service
Mobile remittance
Type of technology
WAP/Internet