2nd Jun 2009 09:00
2 June, 2009
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE SIGN UP TO MOBILE MONEY IN A MONTH
Monitise continues to see momentum in new customer registrations
Monitise PLC (LSE:MONI.L), the mobile money experts today announced that 100,000 new customers have registered for its services in the last month.
Monitise mobile money services encompass a range of money management, alert and payment services, provided in partnership with banks and financial institutions in the UK and North America. They are available across 1000 different mobile handsets and many of the leading network operators.
The growth of customers looking to manage their money simply and easily on their mobile phone is expanding rapidly, in part driven by the need to budget more tightly in the current economic conditions.
Alastair Lukies, Chief Executive Officer of Monitise commented:
"Despite a tough year, we are now delighted with the number of people who are signing up to our services and this will help us reach our goal of one million customers in 2009. These figures indicate that a growing number of people are using our innovative services to manage their money from their handset. As we extend our services and more parties join our ecosystem, we look forward to seeing more people joining our platform."
The services available are showcased at www.monitisegroup.com, the company's global website.
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Monitise Group |
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Peter Simpson, Chief Marketing Officer |
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Tom Spurgeon, Chief Financial Officer |
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Financial Dynamics |
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Juliet Clarke |
Tel: 020 7831 3113 |
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Haya Chelhot |
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Erwan Gouraud |
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About Monitise plc
Monitise plc (MONI.L), the mobile money people, has created the world's first mobile banking networks, which allow customers of multiple banks and mobile operators to perform banking and payment transactions directly from their mobile handset.
With live services in the UK and the USA, where it has delivered the MONILINK and Monitise networks in partnership with VocaLink and Metavante Corporation respectively, the Company is currently working with international partners to deliver similar safe, secure mobile banking & payment services in territories worldwide.
Current key partners include VocaLink, Metavante, HSBC, Lloyds TSB, first direct, Alliance & Leicester, Royal Bank of Scotland, NatWest, Vodafone, Orange, O2, T-Mobile and Hutchison 3G.
www.monitisegroup.com
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