Fronde and Kiwibank awarded “Mobile Application of the Year” at TUANZ Innovation Awards.

Kiwibank and Fronde are honoured to be awarded the TUANZ "Mobile Application of the Year" award for Kiwibank’s mobile banking solution.

From left to right: Philip Marshall (Kiwibank), Marie Buschi (Fronde) and Josie Adlam (Kiwibank) with head judge Leo Neal

Judging was based on several criteria, including achievement and impact of innovation, technical achievement, usability of application and results.

The TUANZ Innovation awards have been running for sixteen years and recognise and reward New Zealand innovation in telecommunications. All of the Awards are presented to products or services originating or provided in New Zealand.

Caroline Dewe, Director of Products and Marketing for Fronde Anywhere says “Kiwibank has lead the world with its first to market deployment for mobile banking. The partnership between Fronde Anywhere and Kiwibank has provided an excellent springboard for Fronde Anywhere’s international market expansion plans for our mobile banking platform, and it is wonderful to receive this recognition in New Zealand for local innovation."

When it was launched in 2006, Kiwibank’s mobile banking application was the first of its kind in New Zealand and included features not previously available anywhere in the world. It broke new ground in offering New Zealanders, for the first time, the ability to make real-time banking transactions from their mobile phone.

Kiwibank mobile banking innovations are actively being monitored by some of the world’s largest international banking brands; and the Kiwibank case study is being profiled by leading industry analysts from market research and analysis firms.

This news follows on from Kiwibank and Fronde Anywhere being short listed for the prestigious European Financial Innovation Awards 2007, with their nomination for Mobile Banking in the Best Direct Channels Initiative – Mobile Phone category, to be announced on 15^th November 2007 in London

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