Jack Henry & Associates Inc., operator of ProfitStars, says its mobile-banking solution "goDough" is now being used by 250 of its core financial institution clients.
Ohio Valley Bank recently launched the goDough service and is now using the platform to offer its customers a mobile banking application for the iPhone, which is available for free download at the Apple Store.
According to a news release from Jack Henry, goDough was introduced in November 2007 and now supports more than 63,000 subscribers of 63 mobile service carriers.
GoDough is a browser-based solution developed internally by Jack Henry & Associates that is compatible with any Web-enabled mobile device.
The proprietary solution enables bank customers and credit union members to conduct traditional in-branch and online transactions, such as balance inquiries, funds transfers between accounts, and transaction viewing, on their mobile devices. GoDough also supports all account types, including checking, certificates-of-deposit, money markets, loans and lines-of-credit. With goDough, users receive designated alerts and can make mobile payments to entities other than the offering financial institution.
"In July 2008, we established CellTeller, our mobile banking solution based on Jack Henry Banking's goDough solution," said Thomas E. Wiseman, Ohio Valley Bank's president and chief operating officer. "We have now moved beyond our initial mobile offering to extend this special service to our iPhone customers."
Jack Henry & Associates also recently announced the addition of enhancements to goDough, including the ability to initiate SMS text-based balance and history inquiries, the availability of an iPhone application that FI customers can download directly from the Apple Store, the ability for FIs to provide a bank-branded smart phone application and enhanced reporting designed to analyze mobile-banking usage.
"We believe goDough is the most widely adopted mobile banking solution offered by any core provider, and as mobile banking continues to evolve into a key service financial institutions must have to attract and retain technology-savvy consumers, we expect goDough will continue to generate strong adoption rates among our financial institution clients and their customers," said Pete Hopkins, general manager of Internet solutions for Jack Henry.
Implementation of the goDough mobile banking solution nearly doubled over the past 12 months, according to Jack Henry, and is now supporting more than 63,000 users.
