Clearly, banking (in all of its topical permutations) has been top of mind “from Wall Street to Main Street” as of late (seriously, if I hear that phrase one. more. time.)

But what of mobile banking?

Mobile, as a broad media segment, couldn’t get any hotter right now. (I’ll quickly cite that Americans sent 1.6 billion text messages a day in December 2007, and that they talked for two trillion minutes for that year, aaaand that both of these figures continue to grow… you get the idea.) Toss that data in with the fact that most consumers say that they would like the ability to access their bank accounts and carry out transfers via their mobile phone, and this seems like a market primed for success…

But.

But, the industry has yet to see any significant movement.

Is it a security issue (real or perceived)? An awareness issue? Is it simply a segment lag (finance vs. entertainment/gaming)?

For anyone interested, FierceMobile is holding a free webinar on Thursday, Sept. 25th. Even for those of us housed in a different mobile bucket, worth checking out as a piece of the larger scheme o’ things.

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