(November 3 – 10:05 ET) – CIBC is launching of its mobile financial services offer that enables customers to access banking, investing news and personal information services through the wireless carrier and mobile device of their choice.
CIBC is teaming up with Bell Mobility, Clearnet, Research in Motion, Rogers AT&T Wireless, and soon TELUS Mobility and Microcell, to enable customers to use online services no matter who their wireless provider may be.
They will also have a choice of devices including digital phones, RIM pagers, and microbrowser-enabled personal digital assistants. Most of these online banking offerings so far have been restricted at least by carrier, if not device.
Customers participating in the CIBC wireless services pilot can do their banking and also receive customized, time and content-sensitive financial information alerts and business news. Active stock traders can request mid and close of day stock price alerts pushed to their wireless device.
CIBC has selected New York-based MobileQ, Inc. as its technology partner to power the transactional components of its applications. The wireless information services are provided by i3 Mobile Inc.