SA Mobile Financial Services

Mobile banking is preferred by consumers and it opens up additional revenue streams for financial service companies

Financial institutions all over the world, including First National Bank and Santam Insurers in South Africa, have added a mobile component to their banking services. SMS functionality enables financial institutions to offer safe and secure added-value services to their customers and at the same time reduce their own costs and business risks. SMS also offers additional income-generating options for financial institutions.

"When we first set out to provide these valuable mobile services (in 2005), we knew we were offering a service that would be used a great deal by our customers – people who use cell phones in every aspect of their daily lives. Five years later, we have realised that this is not only a preferred way to bank, but is now a primary revenue channel for our bank." Head of FNB Mobile and Transact Solutions Len Pienaar

It is becoming increasingly important for all businesses, organisations and financial institutions to meet customers where they are and to offer them financial services ‘on the go’. Nearly a 100% of South Africans have cellphones; it is the most ubiquitous communications channel in the country. There is no easier or more cost-effective way to reach South Africans than through their cellphones.

For financial institutions, mobile banking offers a versatile tool that serves multiple purposes. Industry analysts predict that mobile banking will reach critical mass within the next five years. This is based on the upsurge of interest in mobile balance enquiries, mobile payments and requests for SMS financial alerts.
Clickatell' mobile financial service solutions are easy to integrate into existing financial operating systems and offer your financial services company immediate, safe and effective SMS functionality. Clickatell has an impeccable record as far as safety and data integrity are concerned.

Clickatell's Application Programming Interfaces (API's) have been designed for easy integration into your existing systems, software and programmes.
The API's offer different features including SSL encryption for secure messages, two-way messaging capability and ‘email to SMS' options.
Clickatell's mobile financial solutions require no upgrading of your existing system or specially trained personnel.
Clickatell's API's offer SMS delivery to any cellphone, regardless of manufacturer or network provider and provide customers with mobile banking options immediately.
With Clickatell's SMS Gateway and SMS API connections, financial institutions can implement a simple messaging strategy.

Clickatell' simple SMS solution alleviates the costs and hassle of implementing, maintaining and managing mobile banking SMS services and allows you to securely reach your customers anywhere, anytime and with any message. Sign up now for a risk-free trial run of Clickatell' Mobile Financial Services solutions. Read more about the benefits of using Clickatell' SMS solution to take your financial institution mobile.

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