conVISUAL mobilises Financial Sector

• Santander Consumer Bank counts on Mobile Marketing by conVISUAL
• conVISUAL introduces Mobile Banking application

10 April 2007 – Oberhausen, Germany

Santander Consumer Bank, Mönchengladbach, and conVISUAL, Oberhausen, start their co-operation with the request ’Send CHECK to 55561’. With immediate effect, everyone interested has the possibility to get into contact, per SMS, with the Santander Consumer Bank, Germany’s biggest financial provider for motor vehicles from all manufacturers, and leading on the financial market for consumer goods. The short message will be received and answered by a customer consultant. The promotion is planned cross-media. The introduction of this new communication channel in the brochures of the Santander Consumer Bank has marked the start of the promotion.

Ulrich Becker, International Account Manager of conVISUAL, said, “This project shows very clearly that Mobile Marketing becomes more and more important, also for the traditional industry branches. Its advantage over other marketing instruments is because of the direct access to the customers with their needs. The possibility of direct communication supports the acquisition of new customers and enables optimal customer service and support.”

Moreover, conVISUAL introduces an innovative Mobile Banking application, as a new service included in its portfolio. The target goup consists of financial institutes intending to offer their customers mobile access to their bank accounts. Mobile users can see their account balance, financial status and turnover on their mobile display, as with online banking. Transactions such as transfers can be carried out over the mobile keyboard, quickly and at a favourable price. The required software will be downloaded via the PC or directly onto the handset to be saved long-term. The application is realised as a Mobile Java2 application. The 128 bit codification in connection with PIN/TAN makes the application as secure as web-based online banking.

About conVISUAL:
conVISUAL is an international leading Full Service Provider for interactive value added services. conVISUAL opens the market of innovative and high-volume messaging services for network operators, TV stations, media companies, portals and brands. Founded in October 2000 conVISUAL offers SMS, MMS, Voice and Video Services as well as Mobile Content and Gateway Services. Therefore conVISUAL provides both, the technical realisation and the content issue. With offices in the U.S., Europe, and Asia, conVISUAL has established customer contacts reaching more than 300 million end users. conVISUAL provides interactive TV services for many TV stations, TV networks, and media companies throughout the world including several local U.S. TV stations as well as NBC/Universal and MTV.

conVISUAL
Essener Strasse 99
46047 Oberhausen,
Germany
E-mail: info@convisual.com
www.convisual.com

Media Contact
Sandra Wiewiorra
Public Relations Manager
E-mail: sandra.wiewiorra@convisual.com
Phone: +49 (208) 97 69 5 - 807