Banks and financial services

Barclays is giving customers a way to pay for small purchases with their mobile phones at a variety of merchant and transit locations.

Financial institutions Bank of America, Citibank and USAA rank high in mobile for their strong tablet-specific strategies, according to a new report from Javelin Strategy & Research.

Financial institution E*Trade has added a slew of new features including bar code scanning, mobile deposits and voice recognition to its iPhone and Android applications to help speed up how the company’s clients manage their finances.

Registration is open for the Mcommerce Summit: State of Mobile Commerce 2012 conference Thursday, May 3 with speakers from Citi, Zappos, Travelocity, 7-Eleven licensee Alon Brands and mall giant General Growth Properties. Must-attend New York event for retailers and marketers.

Barclays person-to-person mobile payments application Pingit was download more than 400,000 times in the first eight weeks following its February launch.

U.S. Bank is piloting a new augmented reality app that enables users to easily find and access information about the closest U.S. Bank branch or ATM.

Registration is open for the Mcommerce Summit: State of Mobile Commerce 2012 conference Thursday, May 3 with speakers from Citi, Zappos, Travelocity, 7-Eleven licensee Alon Brands and mall giant General Growth Properties. Must-attend New York event for retailers and marketers.

Discover recently released a trio of mobile enhancements, including a new iPad app, as it continues to extend its strategy to engage cardmembers.

Registration is open for the Mcommerce Summit: State of Mobile Commerce 2012 conference Thursday, May 3 with speakers from Citi, Zappos, Travelocity, 7-Eleven licensee Alon Brands and mall giant General Growth Properties. Must-attend New York event for retailers and marketers.

Financial institution J.P. Morgan is expanding its mobile portfolio with a mobile application that lets its depositary receipt clients manage their investments.