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Home > News > T-Mobile Launches Mobile Money

T-Mobile Launches Mobile Money

January 22, 2014 by Benjamin J. Roethig

TMobile-CardWith a history of disruption since John Legere took over, it’s not uncommon for people to try to guess what T-Mobile USA will do next. Financial services probably would not be on the list. Nonetheless, T-Mobile wants to play there too, launching their Mobile Money service. They apparently aren’t content in being your wireless carrier, they want to be your bank too.

Tying financial services with your phone isn’t a new concept. It’s been done in Japan for years. It is new, however, to this country. Specifically they are going after check cashing firms with a new app and a Prepaid re-loadable Visa card done in association with BankCorps. There are no fees associated with the card at all for T-Mobile customers. They offer access to 42,000 in-network ATMs, free re-loading in T-Mobile stores, free replacement of cards, and no monthly fees involved. The card is even available to those who aren’t T-Mobile customers…though the perks are reserved for those on the carrier.

TMobile-Mobile-money

Why would they move into this area? According to the carrier, there are 68 million adults in the U.S. that use non-traditional banking services. It’s not a stretch to see this as a gateway to move those customers to T-Mobile as their wireless provider as well. The big question is, would you use T-Mobile for your financial services? Leave a comment below for on social media.

Source: T-Mobile

Filed Under: News Tagged With: business, mobile carriers, T-Mobile

About Benjamin J. Roethig

Ben is an external Associate Editor at Geek Beat. He can be described connoisseur of things technological. Ben's hobbies include reading up on Military, Naval, and Aeronautical history, playing around with his Macs and iDevices, exploring the mountainous bluffs of Dubuque, IA and Galena, IL, and proving that 15+ years of practice does not make perfect on his guitars. If you want to find him Ben can be found on Twitter (@benroethig), Google (gplus.to/benroethig), and as an occasional guest on Apple related podcasts.

Comments

  1. Kevin Raposo says

    January 22, 2014 at 12:09 pm

    This is probably only ideal to people who subscribe with T-Mobile. However, switching from your carrier to T-Mobile is easy these days.

    • Benjamin J. Roethig says

      January 22, 2014 at 12:10 pm

      Exactly.

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