Citi has launched the pilot of a new mobile person-to-person money transfer service with Obopay, a service provider for payments via mobile phones, for new and existing
Citibank
customers.
The Citi Obopay mobile payment service will be offered to all
Citibank
customers in the US, with a focus on
Boston
,
Chicago
,
Maryland
,
Philadelphia
, and New Jersey.Citi has said that
Citibank
customers participating in the pilot program can activate and connect the mobile service to their
Citibank
checking account or setup a new mobile payment account at citi.obopay.com. Then, using their phone's web browser, SMS text messaging or the downloadable mobile application, customers can send and receive money nearly instantly needing only the mobile phone numbers of friends and family members.
Carol Realini
, CEO of Obopay, said: "Obopay and Citi are answering mobile customers' needs to access their money quickly, conveniently, and securely. Whether it's parents sending funds to a daughter or son in college to friends reimbursing each other for dinner, Citi Obopay makes it quick and easy."
