***BankofAmerica (BofA) promotes & advertises MOBI***

[Vision]

Bank of America
Largest U.S. Bank
$117 billion revenue.
57 million bank accounts.

Bank of America promotes & advertises BofA.mobi within their website.

Here is the link....

http://www.bankofamerica.com/onlinebanking/index.cfm?template=mobile_banking

Here is the text:
Welcome to Mobile Banking
Need your balance or transaction record in an instant? Is there a bill you need to pay right away and can't get to a computer? Now you can save time – and move things off your to-do list – by banking on the go.

Bank of America is proud to offer Mobile Banking to all Online Banking customers. With Mobile Banking, you can use your cell phone or smart phone to easily and securely access balance information, pay your bills, transfer funds, or even find a nearby ATM or banking center. It's easy, fast and convenient – just go to www.bofa.mobi on your phone's web browser and you can get started.

Best of all, Mobile Banking service is free1 , secure, and allows you to manage your accounts wherever and whenever you want. Get more information about Mobile Banking or try it now and see for yourself just how easy it is.
A New Way to Bank

Mobile Banking is now available to Online Banking customers at www.bofa.mobi from your cell or smart phone browser

 

[muris]

I bet WaMu is preparing to hit web w/ their mobi as well.

I can bet $500 right now.

 

[Vision]

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[Rockefeller]

BoA has been sponsoring domain names for awhile now. I was surprised to see them at the DomainFest in Hollywood earlier this year. I asked one of their reps if they would be offering domain financing in the future and he said they are considering it.

 

[Gerry]

BoA has been sponsoring domain names for awhile now. I was surprised to see them at the DomainFest in Hollywood earlier this year. I asked one of their reps if they would be offering domain financing in the future and he said they are considering it.

That would be a major coup. I have long thought about why more banks and portfolio managers don't treat domain names as an investment. I guess this is in essence a virtual portfolio (albeit registered) but there has never been any consistent standard of valuation like the stock market exchanges...ie, NASDAQ, DJIA...or stock issued. Each domain names needs to be treated as one share.

However, we are still dealing with an overwhelming majority that still do not understand domain names and domaining.

Perhaps their best move would be to back or finance an organization or firm that the banks would consider as the experts.

There you go Rock...all you need is a business plan and model to submit to BOA (BofA) with a one, three, and five year goal and you're on your way of being a domain brokering agent and financial consultant. If you provide the financing, you list yourself as the administrative contact so ANY move or activity on the domain comes to you. You charge X% of the loan, a load fee, and a sellers fee if your agency sells the domain for the owner.

 

[Vision]

I bet WaMu is preparing to hit web w/ their mobi as well.

I can bet $500 right now.

Agreed Muris.

Several banks around the world have launched content-rich, user-friendly MOBI sites. Wachovia.mobi also launched this month and will certainly be promoted throughout their marketing channels and within their banks, I'm sure WaMu.mobi is forthcoming.

Michael

 

[muris]

Agreed Muris.

Several banks around the world have launched content-rich, user-friendly MOBI sites. Wachovia.mobi also launched this month and will certainly be promoted throughout their marketing channels and within their banks, I'm sure WaMu.mobi is forthcoming.

Michael

I just posted that because WaMu is very technology oriented and looks like they like to attract younger generation. Than I thought - I better verify the owner of .mobi to be sure and ...

...there they are - regged it in the sunrise period.

 

[Vision]

Ok Muris, thank you for your insight.

 

[Vision]

In 2007 one of the largest banks in the world, Bank Of America launched their dotMobi -- BofA.mobi

Here are the results/analysis of said mobile Web initiative using .mobi

Here is the link:
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/11-28-2007/0004712895&EDATE

Here is the text:

Bank of America's Mobile Banking Service Grows to 500,000 Active Mobile Customers in Six Months

CHARLOTTE, N.C., -- Six months after rolling out
its Mobile Banking service to consumers nationwide, Bank of America today
said it has reached a record 500,000 active mobile customers. According to
a recent TowerGroup report, that's more than all other U.S. banks combined.


Bank of America, the nation's leader in online banking with 23 million
active online customers, introduced Mobile Banking service in March to
consumers in selected markets and expanded the service across the country
in May.

"We're thrilled with the initial customer response and expect this
trend to continue as more people discover the convenience of accessing
their accounts while on-the-go," said Lance Drummond, e-Commerce and ATM
executive for Bank of America. "Mobile Banking gives our customers the
freedom, control and security to bank anywhere, anytime."

With Mobile Banking, consumers can use phones that have Internet access
to:

-- Check balances on their checking, savings and credit card accounts, as
well as mortgages and home equity lines held with Bank of America.
-- Pay their bills and e-bills.
-- Transfer money between accounts and to other Bank of America customers.
-- View transactions for checking and savings accounts, mortgages and home
equity lines, including posted and pending transactions.
-- Access directions to ATMs and banking centers.

Customers are protected with the bank's SiteKey (R) security service,
as well as its Zero Liability Online Banking Guarantee. To help protect
customer information, the bank has developed a unique end-to-end security
feature that encrypts information when sent between the mobile phone and
the bank.

The Web-based service is accessible via most major carriers that have
mobile Internet access and requires no downloading of software. To access
Mobile Banking, customers simply go to the Web browser on their mobile
phone and enter http://www.bofa.mobi. Once on the site, customers enter
their Online Banking ID and passcode to access their accounts.

For more information on Bank of America's online and mobile banking
services, consumers can visit http://www.bankofamerica.com/anywhere.

About Online Banking

Bank of America is a leading provider of online financial services, and
its online site, http://www.bankofamerica.com, has received widespread
recognition. The site is among the top 50 of all U.S.-based Internet
properties in terms of unique visitors monthly, and No. 1 among business
and finance sites, according to comScore Media Metrix. Nielsen/NetRatings
ranks Bank of America as the top online full-service bank destination in
terms of audience, page views and active reach on the site. Bank of America
has ranked No.1 in Javelin Strategy & Research's safety scorecard four
years in a row. BusinessWeek called the SiteKey(TM) security service one of
the best products of 2005. Bank of America won the Webby Award in 2006 and
the Webby People's Choice Award in 2006 and 2007 in the online banking/bill
pay category. Global Finance magazine named bankofamerica.com the best
consumer Internet bank in the world and ranked the bank No. 1 for its bill
payment and presentment and online consumer credit sites.

About Bank of America

Bank of America is one of the world's largest financial institutions,
serving individual consumers, small and middle market businesses and large
corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and
other financial and risk-management products and services. The company
provides unmatched convenience in the United States, serving 57 million
consumer and small business relationships with more than 5,700 retail
banking offices, more than 17,000 ATMs and award-winning online banking
with more than 22 million active users. Bank of America is the No. 1
overall Small Business Administration (SBA) lender in the United States and
the No. 1 SBA lender to minority-owned small businesses. The company serves
clients in 175 countries and has relationships with 98 percent of the U.S.
Fortune 500 companies and 80 percent of the Fortune Global 500. Bank of
America Corporation stock (NYSE: BAC) is listed on the New York Stock
Exchange.
SOURCE Bank of America