Get mobile charged using ATM

Mangalore-based Corporation Bank has launched a new product called 'Corp Mobile Recharge', which enables the Bank's customers to recharge their 'prepaid mobiles' at any of the Bank's ATMs, according to The Times of India.

"An SMS from the mobile operator will confirm the recharge. Alternatively, the customer has an option to register for the SMS recharge facility at the ATM. Once the user registers, s/he can recharge the phone whenever the user wants, just by sending an SMS from the mobile to the service provider".

Similar services from around the world:

-- Mobile operator Orange in Switzerland introduced a new mobile phone recharging service through the country's post offices. cf Orange Switzerland ATM pre-paid recharging to replace scratch cards.

-- The Royal Bank of Scotland and NatWest allow their customers to withdraw cash out of an ATM machine, as well as "top up" their mobile phones. cf Banks' cash machines to offer top-ups for mobiles.

This service is only sort of related, but it's so cool, I'm posting it again:

-- Indian IDBI Bank has come up with a new customer service application using MMS, where people can download ATM location maps on their mobile phones. cf Indian bank deploys MMS service for locating ATMs.

emily | 7:17 PM | SMS and Banking |
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