Mobile application provides consumers with instant view of balance data: Grip is a financial decision support tool that enables regional and community financial institutions to brand and offer an app that provides the most sought after mobile services. The provider is T8 webware, cedar rapids, Iowa.

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Grip aggregates consumers' balance and transaction data from an unlimited number of domestic financial institutions into a single, up-to-the-minute collective view, empowering them to understand their money flow simply and without clutter.

Grip does not require core integration, which enables an almost immediate and cost-effective way for financial institutions to deploy mobile services in as little as three weeks. This feature is especially relevant for financial institutions not ready or unable to offer a native mobile banking application, giving them a viable alternative to increase customer/member loyalty and service-oriented offerings.

Financial information is solely for the end user and is not shared among other financial institutions. Banks offering...