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MONILINK is the banking service operating in the United Kingdom that gives customers access to their financial information directly from their mobile phones. Created in 2003 MONILINK is a joint venture between Monitise and LINK (UK). Promotional material promises consumers that, through the service: “The future of banking is in your hands”. |
MONILINK is the [[banking]] service operating in the [[United Kingdom]] that gives customers access to their financial information directly from their mobile phones. Created in 2003 MONILINK is a joint venture between Monitise and LINK (UK). Promotional material promises consumers that, through the service: “The future of banking is in your hands”. |
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Currently, MONILINK offers customers the chance to check their bank balance in real time, view a mini statement detailing the last six transactions and add credit to up to five pay as you go phones. In the future, services will include options to move money between accounts, pay bills, and purchase travel tickets. |
Currently, MONILINK offers customers the chance to check their bank balance in real time, view a mini statement detailing the last six transactions and add credit to up to five pay as you go phones. In the future, services will include options to move money between accounts, pay bills, and purchase travel tickets. |
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Revision as of 12:46, 11 May 2007
MONILINK TM Ltd
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| Founded | 2003 |
| Operating area | United Kingdom |
| Network partners | 8 |
| Banking partners | 3 |
| Industry | Banking |
| Telecoms | |
| Employees | [tba] |
| Website | www.monilink.co.uk |
Overview
MONILINK is the banking service operating in the United Kingdom that gives customers access to their financial information directly from their mobile phones. Created in 2003 MONILINK is a joint venture between Monitise and LINK (UK). Promotional material promises consumers that, through the service: “The future of banking is in your hands”.
Currently, MONILINK offers customers the chance to check their bank balance in real time, view a mini statement detailing the last six transactions and add credit to up to five pay as you go phones. In the future, services will include options to move money between accounts, pay bills, and purchase travel tickets.
Banking partners
By June 2007, HSBC, first direct and Alliance & Leicester had signed up to offer MONILINK to their customers. Other banks and building societies, including NatWest and the Royal Bank of Scotland are set to join soon.
Network partners
All the mobile phone companies in the UK enable MONILINK: Vodafone, O2, Orange, T-Mobile and 3. Tesco Mobile and Virgin Mobile are also participating.
Awards
MONILINK was recognised by the World Economic Forum in 2006 as a Technology Pioneer in the area of mobile banking.
External links
UK mobile phone companies
- T-Mobile UK
- Vodafone UK
- O2
- Orange UK
- 3
Mobile virtual network operators
- BT Mobile
- Dot Mobile
- Fresh Mobile
- TalkTalk
- Tesco Mobile
- Virgin Mobile