[Updated with Screenshots] BMO Mobile Banking Site Launched, iPhone App Coming April

This week, Bank of Montreal (BMO) has launched a mobile banking website where users can access their account, pay bills, find branches, and more.

BMO Mobile Banking

BMO customers will be happy to know that the new BMO mobile site makes banking much easier. While you can still log in from the main BMO site, the mobile site is much faster.

With the BMO mobile site, customers can check their balances across multiple accounts and also review transactions such as deposits, payments, and much more.

Users can also make account transfers such as moving funds and locate bank branches and ABM’s. Basically anything you can do at the regular BMO account site, you can do here.

You can check out the mobile site here: http://m.bmo.com/

We also received news that BMO is launching an iOS app in April. This should make BMO online banking even better! The BMO app, once released, will join other bank apps such TD, Scotiabank, RBC, and CIBC.

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Update 2: We just received some updated information and screenshots of this upcoming app from BMO’ Senior Manager of Digital Strategy, Pritesh Ghandi:

  • The planned launch is April – date TBD (not April 1st).
  • There will be an iPhone app, and a Blackberry launcher app. Android launcher app will follow in a later release. And mobile banking will be accessible from any other web-enabled device.
  • Similar to BMO Online Banking, customers can transfer money instantly between their bank accounts and MasterCards or Lines of Credit. We’ll also be adding features in the coming months, such as alerts from bank accounts and bill payments from mobile devices.

Update 1: Reader Olivier contacted BMO regarding the application (translated by Google)

Thank you for contacting us again about access to online banking through iPhone.

I would first like to sincerely apologize for this unintentional delay in replying. We are running a high volume of emails in this period, and appreciate your understanding to this effect.

In response to your request I would like to inform you that the option BMO Mobile for iPhone smart devices, while Blackberry and mobile devices with Internet access, will come into force from 1 April 2011. (release date April 1) Please take note that you can then access the web site of Online Banking by m.bmo.com address. Also, be assured that from the start of this option, communications will be sent to our clients to provide explanations regarding the use of this feature.

If you have further questions, please write back or call us at 1-800-361-6681. Thank you for choosing BMO Bank of Montreal to meet your needs for banking services.

Sincerely,

Naila Stoodley

Agent, Customer Contact Centre, BMO Bank of Montreal

If you visit bmo.com/mobile, you’ll see a link to download the iPhone app, but it’s not live yet.

Thanks to Olivier for the tip!

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