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Barclays mobile banking 'just got better' - Money News
Barclays revamps mobile banking services - 21 May 2009 - Computing
Barclays mobile banking 'just got better'
Barclays has stepped up its internet presence for those who use its online banking facilities through handheld devices such as mobile phones and BlackBerries.
The bank has improved the appearance and navigation of its website for mobile users, aiming to save them time when viewing their account balances and at-a-glance statements.
Through their handheld devices, customers will also be able to make transfers and payments with greater ease, the bank states.
Digital banking director of Barclays Sean Gilchrist commented: "We are the only UK bank to offer a specific mobi domain site which gives customers the benefit of having web pages designed specifically for viewing on mobile phones."
Barclays mobile banking 'just got better' - Money News
Barclays revamps mobile banking services
Barclays is offering a new mobile web site to simplify access to its online personal banking services.
Through Barclays.mobi, clients can quickly check account balances, statements at a glance, make transfers between accounts and to other banks via a mobile browser, as information now fits better on handset screens.
Barclays claims to be the first UK bank to offer a specific .mobi domain, with pages specifically designed for mobile access.
Via the mobile-enabled web site, customers can also find branches and ATMs, get answers to banking queries and view product offers.
"We have experienced phenomenal growth, more than a 100 per cent, since the start of the year with customers browsing banking services through their mobile phones,” said Sean Gilchrist, digital banking director at Barclays.
“With this increased consumer demand it's important for Barclays to continually build on the strategy of improving the services for mobile banking customers," said Gilchrist.
"Perhaps with customers finding banking through low- or high-end mobile phones so much easier with the redesigned site we will see this way of banking catching up with online services as network speeds improve and data costs reduce."
Barclays revamps mobile banking services - 21 May 2009 - Computing
