Thanks for posting that. The Bank of Montreal's subsidiary Harris Bank announced the same in December:
Wednesday December 29, 9:00 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Harris Bank
Harris Bank First to Deliver Wireless Banking Via Mobile Phones
CHICAGO, Dec. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Harris Bank today announced the first market trial of Harris Wireless, a new service that will give customers completely portable, secure and easy access to financial, investment and information services on mobile phones. Harris Bank is the first U.S. bank to launch wireless phone access to banking and investment services.
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The 90-day market trial of Harris Wireless will enable 100 Harris Bank customers and employees in the Chicago area to gain access to vital banking, investment and information content via PCS digital, mobile phones. The service will soon expand to provide access through other popular portable devices such as Palm PDAs.
Powered by software developer 724 Solutions' Internet infrastructure technology, the Harris Wireless service will enable market trial participants to:
Access account balances and transaction details
Transfer funds between Harris accounts
Order checks
View personalized investment portfolios
Request stock and index quotes
Create and receive stock alerts
Check news, weather and horoscopes
''Harris Bank is leading the way when it comes to providing customers with new and convenient ways of accessing financial services,'' said Charlie Piermarini, executive vice president of Electronic Channels for Harris Bank. ''Harris Wireless allows us to add more value to our existing products and reinforces our commitment to provide banking any time, anywhere and anyhow.''
Greg Wolfond, CEO of 724 Solutions said: ''We are proud to be working with Harris Bank in their efforts to deliver wireless retail banking services to their U.S. customers. Harris Wireless will offer customers access to truly convenient and secure portable banking and investment services via mobile phones.''
Harris Wireless, known as Veev in Canada, was initially piloted in May of this year in Canada by Harris' parent company, Bank of Montreal.
''Bank of Montreal's Veev pilot results were very positive,'' said Piermarini. ''Canadian participants praised Veev's convenience for people 'on the go' and the depth and breadth of information it offers. We expect the Harris Wireless trial to produce favorable results in the U.S., as well.''
About Harris Bank
Harris Bank, with $26 billion in assets, is one of the largest community bank networks in Illinois, a nationally recognized provider of personal trust and private banking services, and a major Midwest corporate bank. Harris Bank is a member of the Bank of Montreal (NYSE: BMO - news) group of companies. BMO is one of the largest financial institutions in North America. Visit www.harrisbank.com and www.bmo.com for more information.
About 724 Solutions
724 Solutions provides an Internet infrastructure solution to financial institutions that enables them to offer personalized and secure on-line banking, brokerage and e-commerce services across a wide range of Internet- enabled wireless and consumer electronic devices. For additional information about 724 Solutions, visit 724solutions.com .
SOURCE: Harris Bank
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