Sony Bank Launches "Mobile Banking" Service
June 5, 2006
Sony Bank, a 88.0%-owned subsidiary of Sony Financial Holdings, today announced the launch of its "mobile banking" service, with service starting June 5, 2006. Customers can also use this service to access the bank through official sites maintained for i-mode* by NTT DoCoMo, EZweb by au (by KDDI), and Vodafone live! by Vodafone, beginning June 5, June 8, and June 14, 2006, respectively.
Through this service, customers who have an account at Sony Bank and use their mobile phones to register for the mobile banking service can access some of the same services that are available via PC, essentially 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. These services include money transfers, balance inquiries, and transactions on foreign currency ordinary deposits that use exchange rates closely linked with markets.
Sony Bank plans to gradually expand its mobile banking functionality and service offerings. By adding mobile phones as a new transaction channel, Sony Bank will continue responding to customers' diverse needs and enhancing its user-friendliness.
*i-mode is a registered trademark of NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
Note: This is an English-language summary of a Japanese announcement made by Sony Bank on June 5, 2006. The summary was prepared by Sony Financial Holdings Inc. solely for the convenience of non-Japanese readers.
