If you're reading this blog and you're not registered for the 3rd Annual Mobile Commerce Summit...please register NOW.

Location: The New M Resort - Las Vegas
When: June 3-5

This conference is completely dedicated to mobile banking, mobile payments, and mobile commerce. The speakers for this year include:
Jeff Dennes - USAA
Amy Johnson - Wells Fargo
Kevin Morrison - H&R Block
Patrick Reetz - M&I Bank
Ginger Schmeltzer - SunTrust Bank
Juli Anne Callis - National Institutes of Health Federal Credit Union
Jim Simpson - City Bank
Matt Dilll - Western Union
Armin Ajami - Wells Fargo

Panel discussions will include:
* Vendor Evaluation, Selection and Integration
* Community-Regional Bank Panel: Lessons Learned from Mobile Banking Rollouts
* Mobile Remittances and Funds Transfers
* Customer Security in Mobile Financial Services
* The Mobile Marketing Landscape - Financial Services and Beyond
* Where are the Mobile Revenue Opportunities?
* Building Standards to Support the Evolution of Mobile Payments
* The Convergence of Prepaid Cards and Mobile Commerce
* The Impact of Smartphones on the Customer Experience
* The Potential in Mobile Distribution and Social Networking

Don't miss this opportunity - register now.

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Javelin publishes 2008 US Mobile Banking Benchmark Study
"Overview Javelin’s 2008 US Mobile Banking Benchmark Study examines banks and credit unions on consumer mobile banking offerings within three categories: Access, Security and Features. Top US financial institutions (FIs), asset-ranked were mystery-shopped for their mobile banking service offerings, using Web and phone data collection methods."

Provident adds mobile banking
"Provident Bank of Maryland and a state-chartered credit union are among the latest financial institutions to offer their customers the ability to bank from the palm of their hands."

H&R BLOCK ADDS MOBILE PHONE BANKING TO EMERALD CARD PLATFORM
"H&R Block (NYSE: HRB), Metavante (NYSE: MV), and Monitise Americas, LLC, today announced that H&R Block Emerald Prepaid MasterCard® cardholders will begin to have access to mobile phone text messaging to check their balances and receive account reload mobile alerts. H&R Block will start piloting the text messaging capabilities made available by Metavante Mobile Financial Services, powered by Monitise Americas technology."

Bank offers balances by cell phone
"First Fidelity Bank is launching a new mobile banking program on Sunday to allow customers to access account information through Internet-capable cellular phones."