Processing a mobile banking transactions using a non-browser based application
A method and system for customizing a mobile application running on a mobile communication device of a user. In one implementation, the method includes providing the mobile application to the mobile communication device of the user, the mobile application having a generic platform; determining a special interest group (SIG) that is affiliated with the user; and customizing the generic platform of the mobile application based on information specific to the special interest group (SIG) that is affiliated with the user.
1. A method for processing a mobile banking transaction, comprising: receiving, at a non-browser based application information related to a userID and information related to a password, wherein the non-browser based application is a mobile operating system platform based mobile application with a graphical user interface that is preinstalled or downloaded and installed on a mobile device, wherein the graphical user interface includes a graphical icon, the mobile device including a mobile device display, a mobile device processor, a mobile device memory, a mobile device radio transceiver that supports voice and data interactions through a first communication channel, and a mobile device wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) transceiver; transmitting, from the non-browser based application the information related to the userID and the information related to the password to a remote management server; receiving, at the mobile device, information authenticating the user associated with the userID and the information related to the password from the remote management server; after user authentication, receiving, at the non-browser based application, a request for the mobile banking transaction, wherein the non-browser based application receives the request for the mobile banking transaction through user input via the mobile device display; after receiving the request for the mobile banking transaction, transmitting the request for the mobile banking transaction from the non-browser based application to the remote management server which transmits it to a transaction server for processing the request for the mobile banking transaction using a payment method; after the request for the mobile banking transaction has been processed, receiving a digital artifact from the remote management server at the non-browser based application; and displaying the digital artifact within the non-browser based application.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the request for the mobile banking transaction comprises bill pay.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the request for the mobile banking transaction comprises transferring funds.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the request for the mobile banking transaction comprises viewing transaction history.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the request for the mobile banking transaction comprises viewing account balance.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the request for the mobile banking transaction comprises viewing reward points.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the request for the mobile banking transaction comprises depositing a check.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the request for the mobile banking transaction comprises withdrawing cash from an ATM machine.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the digital artifact comprises one of a receipt, advertisement, coupon, ticket, media, or content.
10. The method of claim 1 , where the payment method is a bank account, credit card, debit card, or prepaid card.
11. The method of claim 1 , further wherein the non-browser based application is operative when the mobile device is not connected to a wireless network.
12. The method of claim 1 , further wherein the digital artifact is cached on the mobile device and accessible by the non-browser based application when the mobile device is not connected to a wireless network.
13. The method of claim 1 , further wherein the digital artifact can be viewed in the non-browser based application when the mobile device is not connected to a wireless network.
14. The method of claim 1 , further wherein upon the condition that the mobile device loses connection with a wireless network the non-browser based application monitors for access to the wireless network and automatically re-connects to the wireless network when the wireless network is available.
15. The method of claim 1 , further wherein the non-browser based application sends a request to the remote management server to retransmit the digital artifact if it has not received the digital artifact from the remote management server within a certain period of time.
16. The method of claim 1 , further wherein no sensitive data is stored on the mobile device.
17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the sensitive data is information related to the payment method.
18. The method of claim 1 , further wherein the non-browser based application automatically displays the digital artifact in an easily retrievable format.
19. The method of claim 1 , further wherein the non-browser based application is configured to use a structured format, wherein the structured format means the non-browser based application can store and display the digital artifact in an organized manner.
20. The method of claim 1 , further wherein the remote management server is configured to store a single identification code associated with a user for a plurality of mobile devices, and further wherein the configuration means the remote management server scales.
21. The method of claim 1 , further wherein the information related to the password is information related to a personal identification number (PIN).
22. The method of claim 1 , further, wherein the information related to the password is information related to biometric data.
23. A mobile device for processing a mobile banking transaction, the mobile device comprising: a mobile device input interface configured to: receive, at a non-browser based application information related to a userID and information related to a password, wherein the non-browser based application is a mobile operating system platform based mobile application with a graphical user interface that is preinstalled or downloaded and installed on the mobile device, wherein the graphical user interface includes a graphical icon, the mobile device including a mobile device display, a mobile device processor, a mobile device memory, a mobile device radio transceiver that supports voice and data interactions through a first communication channel and a mobile device wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) transceiver; receive information authenticating the user associated with the information related to the userID and the information related to the password from the remote management server; after user authentication, receive, at the non-browser based application, the request for the mobile banking transaction, wherein the non-browser based application receives the request for the mobile banking transaction through user input via the mobile device display; after the request for the mobile banking transaction has been processed, receive a digital artifact from the remote management server at the non-browser based application; a mobile device output interface, wherein at least one of the mobile device radio transceiver or the mobile device Wi-Fi transceiver is configured to: transmit, from the non-browser based application the information related to the userID and information related to the password to the remote management server; after receiving the request for the mobile banking transaction, transmit the request for the mobile banking transaction from the non-browser based application to the remote management server which transmits it to a transaction server for processing the request for the mobile banking transaction using a payment method; and a mobile device display configured to display the digital artifact within the non-browser based application.
24. The mobile device of claim 23 , wherein the request for the mobile banking transaction comprises bill pay.
25. The mobile device of claim 23 , wherein the request for the mobile banking transaction comprises transferring funds.
26. The mobile device of claim 23 , wherein the request for the mobile banking transaction comprises viewing transaction history.
27. The mobile device of claim 23 , wherein the request for the mobile banking transaction comprises viewing account balance.
28. The mobile device of claim 23 , wherein the request for the mobile banking transaction comprises depositing a check.
29. The mobile device of claim 23 , wherein the request for the mobile banking transaction comprises withdrawing cash from an ATM machine.
30. The mobile device of claim 23 , wherein the digital artifact comprises one of a receipt, advertisement, coupon, ticket, media, or content.
31. The mobile device of claim 23 , wherein the digital artifact comprises one of a receipt, advertisement, coupon, ticket, media, or content.
32. The mobile device of claim 23 , where the payment method is a bank account, credit card, debit card, or prepaid card.
33. The mobile device of claim 23 , further wherein the non-browser based application is operative when the mobile device is not connected to a wireless network.
34. The mobile device of claim 23 , further wherein the digital artifact is cached on the mobile device and accessible by the non-browser based application when the mobile device is not connected to a wireless network.
35. The mobile device of claim 23 , further wherein the digital artifact can be viewed in the non-browser based application when the mobile device is not connected to a wireless network.
36. The mobile device of claim 23 , further wherein the non-browser based application monitors for access to a wireless network and automatically reconnects to the wireless network when the wireless network is available.
37. The mobile device of claim 23 , further wherein the non-browser based application sends a request to the remote management server to retransmit the digital artifact if it has not received the digital artifact from the remote management server within a certain period of time.
38. The mobile device of claim 23 , further wherein no sensitive data is stored on the mobile device.
39. The mobile device of claim 38 , wherein the sensitive data is information related to the payment method.
40. The mobile device of claim 23 , further wherein the non-browser based application automatically displays the digital artifact in an easily retrievable format.
41. The mobile device of claim 23 , further wherein the non-browser based application is configured to use a structured format, wherein the structured format means the non-browser based application can store and display the digital artifact in an organized manner.
42. The mobile device of claim 23 , further wherein the remote management server is configured to store a single identification code associated with a user for a plurality of mobile devices, and further wherein the configuration means the remote management server scales.
43. The mobile device of claim 23 , further wherein the information related to the password is information related to a personal identification number (PIN).
44. The mobile device of claim 23 , further, wherein the information related to the password is information related to biometric data.