November 20, 2009

Just got this email:

We are happy to introduce Frost Mobile, our new mobile banking service that gives you the freedom to manage your finances anywhere, anytime. You can check balances, monitor account activity, transfer funds and pay bills.

You don’t have to download a thing — you simply need to be a My Frost Online Banking user with a web-enabled mobile device.

To get started, go to frostmobile.com from your mobile device and enter your My Frost User ID and Password. You can also learn more about this service at frostbank.com.

I’m watching the demo now.

Frost Mobile News Release

Frost Unwraps Mobile Banking in Time for the Holidays
November 18, 2009

SAN ANTONIO—Customers of Frost Bank will now be able to bank by mobile device through Frost Mobile, a new service unveiled just in time for the holidays.

“The best gift we can give our customers for the holidays is the convenience, ease and peace of mind of mobile banking,” said Bobby Berman, executive vice president. “This will enable our customers to manage their finances anytime, anywhere, safely and securely.”

Frost Mobile offers the traditional services customers use most. In addition to being able to view account balances and activity and pay bills, customers using Frost Mobile can transfer funds between Frost accounts and between financial institutions.

Frost Mobile works over the Internet via a phone’s web browser—rather than as an application. It is free to Frost customers who are registered for My Frost Online Banking, exclusive of any fees that mobile carriers charge for data services.

All customers who sign up for My Frost Online Banking have access to log in to Frost Mobile at frostmobile.com.

“This is an extension of our commitment to enable Frost customers to bank when and where they want, using the technology that they prefer,” said Berman.

And in 2010, Frost Mobile will add a text messaging service, making mobile banking even more accessible.

For more information on using the simple and easy Frost Mobile service, customers are asked to visit www.frostbank.com.

Frost is the banking, investments and insurance subsidiary of Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc. (NYSE: CFR), a financial holding company headquartered in San Antonio, with assets of $16.2 billion at September 30, 2009. The corporation provides a full range of business and consumer banking products, investment and brokerage services, insurance products and investment banking services. Frost operates more than 100 financial centers across Texas in the Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Rio Grande Valley and San Antonio regions. Founded in 1868, Frost is the largest Texas-based banking organization that operates only in Texas, with a legacy of helping Texans with their financial needs during three centuries.