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BankAtlantic Announces Mobile Banking- Banking Information Availability on any Wireless Device

BankAtlantic, Florida’s Most Convenient Bank took another step in its convenience initiative with the introduction of mobile banking. Through this new service BankAtlantic brings banking to the palm of the hand providing customers with rate information, account balance, transaction reports and bill paying through web enabled mobile devices.

“Technology has revolutionized banking, and BankAtlantic Mobile Banking is one more way we capitalize on innovation for the convenience of our customers,” said Nona Wilgus, Chief Merchant of BankAtlantic. “Customers will never be at a loss for information and will have access to personal financial data at the press of a button on their cell phone. Our customers can transfer funds and check balances from the convenience of their home, car, friend’s house, ball game, theme park – virtually anywhere and everywhere.”

"We are thrilled to have been selected to partner with BankAtlantic on this venture," said Awele Ndili, president and CEO of MShift. "By offering its customers this feature-rich mobile banking solution, BankAtlantic demonstrates once again its strong commitment to bringing top notch convenience to its customers."

The array of information that can be accessed embraces those that are most common and frequently needed. Beginning with the initial secure login, customers can access all online account balances, view their personal banking history, and perform account transfers between all linked accounts. From their mobile devices, customers can schedule payments using vendors’ set-up on internet banking, view payment activity and cancel payments. There is also access to the toll-free number, store and ATM locators and ongoing rate and promotional information.

About BankAtlantic:
BankAtlantic, "Florida's Most Convenient Bank", with $6 billion in assets and more than 100 stores is one of the largest financial institutions headquartered in Florida and provides a comprehensive offering of banking services and products via its broad network of community stores throughout Florida and its online banking division - BankAtlantic.com. BankAtlantic operates more than 250 conveniently located ATMs. BankAtlantic is open 7 days a week* and offers holiday hours, extended weekday hours, Totally Free Online Banking & Bill Pay, 7-Day Customer Service Center, Totally Free Change Exchange coin counters and free retail and business checking with a free gift. For further information visit www.BankAtlantic.com

* A few locations have limited 7 Day Banking due to building restrictions.

About MShift
MShift®, Inc. is the leading provider of Mobile Banking solutions. MShift Inc powers over 80% of the Mobile banking solutions deployed in the US today. The MShift® Mobile Banking Solutions offer the widest array of features, including Bill Payment, Transfers, Account Summaries, History, ATM locators, and much more. MShift Mobile Banking is across all carriers and device types, including cell phones, iPhone, Blackberry, Palm® and Pocket-PC PDAs, pagers, WAP, SMS, and voice devices. MShift (www.mshift.com) is headquartered in San Jose, California and can be reached via (408)437-2740 or via email at info@mshift.com.

Contacts:
Carina Ganias, BankAtlantic, (954) 940-6367, cganias@bankatlantic.com
Caren Berg, Boardroom Communications, 954-370-8999, cberg@boardroompr.com

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