SAN DIMAS, Calif. & PETERSBURG, Fla. — Financial ServicesCenter Cooperative, the nationwide shared branching networkheadquartered on the West Coast and PSCU Financial Services, thepayment CUSO which serves primarily credit unions who process theircards on the First Data Corp., card platform, have announced a longterm alliance that, among other things, will bring mobile bankingto credit unions.

The first result of this collaboration will be to join PSCUFinancial Services' mobile technology with FSCC's interface anddelivery channel to create a mobile banking platform. The two CUSOsplan to begin offering mobile banking to credit unions as early asMay 2008. Officials at both companies report that test transactionshave been successful and are confident of a spring roll out.

The service will provide users access to share, checking, billpay, credit card, and prepaid account information anywhere andanytime via a mobile device/cell phone. In addition, members willexperience feature rich functionality such as funds transfer, billpayment, and checking transaction history. The mobile service isdesigned to be easily integrated into credit unions' internalsystems, the two organizations said.