Breeze – The New Direction for Online and Mobile Banking

August 26, 2010 by · Leave a Comment 

Online Banking - Mobile Banking - Internet Banking - Breeze by Standard Chartered Bank_1282770142023Thanks to the vision of Standard Chartered Bank, a new concept for online and mobile banking was brought to fruition.  With the new Breeze Mobile Banking platform, banking is being taken in a new direction, one with exciting possibilities not available anywhere else.  The one complaint that people using online and mobile banking have shared is not having enough control over their money.  After all, you work hard for the money you make and therefore, you have the right to be more involved with its management.

Because of the way in which the Breeze Mobile Banking solution was designed, you can accomplish the goal of managing your hard-earned money in an entirely new way.  In addition, Breeze is extremely flexible and customizable, putting you in the driver’s seat for the way in which you view your accounts, handle money within the accounts, and track your money.  As word spreads, the level of excitement is rising, with more and more people realizing this convenient service has just been made even better.

Currently, the Breeze Mobile Banking solution is offered online and through the iPhone banking app in Singapore and Malaysia with other Asian countries soon to follow.  However, it will not be long before people around the world will have the pleasure of using the Breeze application.  In addition, this application will soon be offered on the iPad, yet one more feature that makes this so different from other online and mobile banking endeavors.

During the brainstorming process, it was decided that Breeze Mobile Banking needed to accomplish two primary goals.  First, it needed to be designed in such a way that it worked flawlessly with the iPhone.  Second, the application had to be user-friendly, convenient, easy, and in a language that virtually anyone could understand.  Using the criteria, the platform was developed and as a result, it now boasts a comprehensive interface coupled with robust features.  This means that you can enjoy the simplicity of the application but also the power it provides.

When using Breeze with the iPhone, a splash screen provides a greeting to users that features four large buttons.  Easy to see, the user would choose the operation and after pressing the corresponding button, logging into their mobile banking account would be possible using log-on credentials as if logging onto the internet.  This process eliminates excessive and unnecessary steps, making this the most streamlined type of mobile banking in existence.

Virtually the very functions you could use online would also be available with the Breeze Mobile Banking solution.  The only exception is that if you one or more additional accounts added to which money could be transferred, that would need to be handled online at http://www.breeze.standardcharter.com.  All features associated with Breeze are extraordinary but one that has already received rave reviews is the one for e-check/e-cheques.  With this, you can make check/cheque payments to anyone with only a few simple steps.  However, this application overall is unlike anything you have ever seen and after signing up, it will change the way you bank forever.

Smartphone Wars – iPhone vs G1 vs Pre in a Battle Royale

February 12, 2009 by · Leave a Comment 

phones.JPGThis is a guest post by T.J. Aaron from LaptopLogic.com – a great place to compare different laptop models, read laptop reviews or browse the latest laptop news.

State of the art smartphones are getting more and more common these days.  The iPhone, Android G1 and Palm Pre have gotten the most hype so far – which one lives up to it?

What’s important to you as a phone user will vary, but I tried to pick categories and judge them as objectively as possible.

Touchscreen
All three phones have capacitive touchscreens, which are nice.  However, only the Pre and the iPhone have support for multitouch gestures.  Sorry Android, you missed the boat on this one.

Multitasking
The iPhone SDK only lets you run one app at a time, which takes it out of the running.  The G1’s notifications drawer is better, but it’s not as good as the Palm Pre’s “Cards” interface.  Seems each newly released phone has gotten successively better at multitasking… wonder what’s next?

Development platform/community
This time taking an advantage from being first, the iPhone App store and developer community is the largest of the three out there.  However, this is bound to change.  In contrast to Apple’s restrictions (OS X only, please), the G1 is entirely open source and the Pre is based on Web OS, which is more or less JavaScript.  Time will tell, but these open approaches give access to a broader community out there.  Although that doesn’t necessarily mean better.

Network
Unless you spend the time to unlock your phone, you’re stuck with one carrier on any of these.  AT&T for the iPhone, T-Mobile for the G1, and Sprint for the Pre.  I hear Sprint has an excellent 3G network.  For those who wish to choose their carrier, another alternative is to get a WiMo smartphone.

Web integration/browser
All three phones are based on WebKit, but only the Pre and the iPhone support multitouch screen features like zooming.  The Pre also does a nice job of smartly handling your contacts and messages.

Keyboard
If you like touchscreen keyboards, the iPhone has a nice one.  If you need the feel of a physical QWERTY, you’re choosing between the G1 and the Pre.  To me, the G1’s has the best feel in this category.

Each phone has its own pros and cons, and it’s up to you as the user to decide what would be best for you.  It’s clear smartphone technology is only getting better, and I’m excited to see where it goes from here.

New Apple iPhone Tough To Find , Apple Marketing Excellence

July 21, 2008 by · Leave a Comment 

Well we knew this would happen. Dont expect to purchase the new Apple iPhone at just any retailer you can find . News service Bloomberg is reporting that only three of 188 Apple Stores, in California, New York and New Hampshire — have phones available to sell today. One analyst has predicted that the shortage will last well into August. Does anyone out there have one? Want to tell us about it?

Teh shortage will preprtyate itself becaus eof the demand. People have got to have it and as with all new tech prdoucts , they wont rest until they hold one of these sleek little gadgets in theit hands.  Now doesn tit see that a company as large as Apple would have anticpated this kind of demand? It does to me, and I think it is a stroke of marketing genuis by Apple

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