Moneybookers and Clickatell provide online mobile banking

by Richard Kilner

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Global messaging solution provider Clickatell and European online payment system Moneybookers have agreed a deal to jointly provide more than 5 million eWallet customers with mobile SMS alerts on transactions.

When purchases are completed, goods are mailed or money transfers are wired Moneybookers’ customers can now be texted notification at any time of the day or night.

Moneybookers has adopted an innovative approach to payment systems, utilising well-known websites such as Facebook and new technologies, and is now offering a cutting-edge strategy in the constantly progressing world of online banking.

By collaborating with Clickatell to exploit the ever increasing number of handsets, Moneybookers will cater to banking customers who desire mobile access to their accounts.

Moneybookers’ co-CEO, Nikolai Riesenkampff, explains that the firm’s customers don’t want the inconvenience of being stuck in front of a computer to access their accounts via the internet.