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Nokia and Deutsche Bank form a Partnership to Develop Mobile Banking Services
Based on WAP
August 31,
1999 � Nokia and Deutsche Bank announced
today that they have agreed on a cooperation to jointly develop new mobile
banking services based on Wireless Application Protocol (WAP). The new WAP
protocol enables Internet access with a mobile phone and, among others, mobile
banking services.
Nokia will provide its Nokia WAP Server, Nokia 7110 media phones, and
consultancy services. WAP-based mobile banking services will enable Deutsche
Bank to offer its customers a new online channel for banking. Deutsche Bank is
the first universal bank to announce WAP-based mobile banking services in
Germany.
The Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) is an open de-facto standard for
Internet content and advanced telephony services in digital mobile phones and
other wireless terminals. The standard enables manufacturers, network operators,
content providers and application developers to offer compatible products and
secure services on all digital devices and networks resulting in greater
economies of scale and universal access to information. The WAP Forum, which now
has over 130 members, has published a global wireless protocol specification for
all wireless networks. The WAP-Forum is open to all participants.
About Deutsche Bank
Deutsche Bank Group, headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, is the world's largest
financial services group with total assets exceeding EUR800m. The Group employs
more than 90,000 people and is represented in more than sixty countries to serve
almost 7 million customers around the world. With 1,400 branches in Germany,
over 260 branches in Italy and in Spain and numerous branches in other European
countries Deutsche Bank is the biggest bank in the euro currency zone. Deutsche
Bank offers all kinds of personal financial services to retail and private
customers with its extensive branch network in Europe. Customers can also send
orders to the bank by telephone, self-service terminals and home-banking
systems, including Internet. The emphasis in the bank's advisory work is on
portfolio investment and personal finance. Worldwide, the bank provides
strategic private banking services. For more information please visit www.deutsche-bank.de
About Nokia
Nokia is paving the way to the mobile information society with its innovative
products and solutions. Nokia is the leading mobile phone supplier and a leading
supplier of mobile, fixed and IP networks including related services. It also
supplies multimedia terminals and computer displays. In 1998, net sales totaled
EUR 13.3 billion (USD 15.7 billion). Headquartered in Finland, Nokia is listed
on the New York (NOK), Helsinki, Stockholm, London, Frankfurt and Paris stock
exchanges and employs more than 51 000 people.
Nokia Wireless Software Solutions, part of the Nokia Internet Communications
unit, focuses on the development of WAP technology and mobile solutions and
applications for corporations and service providers, as well as mobile software
platforms for software developers and system integrators. Internet: www.nokia.com/corporate/wap
Contact information:
Nokia Wireless Software Solutions
Mr. Veli-Matti Pelho
Nokia Wireless Software Solutions
Professional Services
tel: +358 9 511 21
Deutsche Bank
Corporate Center
Press Department
Klaus Thoma
tel: +49 69 910 33405
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