Banks and financial services

TD Bank is streamlining its customer service operations via mobile applications for Apple’s iPhone and Google’s Android-powered devices.

While mobile payments are convenient, consumers could be at risk when mistakes are made by merchants and processors or as a result of fraud.

Bank of the West customers can check account balances and transfer funds between accounts using a mobile banking platform optimized for several devices.

American National Bank and Guaranty Bond Bank now offer tap-and-pay as an option to pay for purchases at point of sale.

Chase is letting customers deposit checks remotely by using the bank’s iPhone application in a play to differentiate itself from competitors.

KeyBank is keeping on-the-go customers updated on their accounts via a new SMS mobile banking service.

Sybase 365 is expanding its mobile commerce offerings with a mobile banking service that features multichannel functionality and multi-device support.

Bank of America is currently testing mobile banking functionality that lets customers make deposits remotely.

State Farm Bank is letting its customers deposit checks into their accounts via a new iPhone application.

ING is encouraging its customers to “put their bank branch in their pocket” with the launch of its enhanced mobile application for iPhone and BlackBerry devices.