PNC Bank announced a new mobile banking feature that allows customers to conveniently deposit checks using an iPhoneยฎ, iPod Touchยฎ or iPad 2ยฎ.

Mobile deposit is now available to all consumer and small business customers of PNC Bank after its introduction to PNC Virtual Walletยฎ customers in April. The new mobile deposit feature arrives as more consumers are choosing online and mobile banking services over traditional options. It is estimated that 40 percent of U.S. consumers will be banking on their phones by 2012 compared to almost none just a few years ago.

ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย  PNCโ€™s mobile deposit, which can be used by any customer with access to PNC Online Banking and an eligible deposit account, allows customers to make deposits anywhere at any time. The simple three-step process takes about 90 seconds. The customer first selects the deposit account and the amount, photographs the front of the check and then the back. Mobile deposits made before 8:00 p.m. are typically available the next business day.

Mobile deposit is PNCโ€™s most recent example of innovation. In 2006, PNC introduced remote deposit for business customers. Virtual Wallet was launched along with mobile banking in 2008, followed by Virtual Wallet Studentยฎ and a new iPhone app in 2009. In 2010, PNC added new features to Virtual Wallet that help customers save more, manage spending and avoid mistakes.

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