ING DIRECT Makes its Mobile Banking App iPad Ready

The first Canadian bank to simultaneously launch mobile banking with a Blackberry App, iPhone App and mobile website, now enhances its App for the iPad

TORONTO, June 7 /CNW/ - ING DIRECT has enhanced its iPhone App to support the iPad. Canada's leading direct bank was the first in the country to offer a BlackBerry App while simultaneously launching its iPhone App and mobile website m.ingdirect.ca.

ING DIRECT's App now supports the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch which gives Canadians access to all banking products and services available on its existing mobile banking apps. It supports landscape and portrait views while enabling Clients to check their account balances, review transactions, transfer funds, locate ABMs, buy and sell The Streetwise Funds(R), and get directions and hours of operation for the ING DIRECT Save Your Money Cafés. The App even provides Canadians a simple means to follow ING DIRECT on Twitter to talk about Savings.

"Canadians are among the most tech savvy in the world and they embrace new and exciting innovations such as the iPad," said Peter Aceto, President & CEO at ING DIRECT Canada. "We've always been accessible 24/7 and now these new devices ensure Canadians can do their banking, save their money and save their time, anywhere and at any time with ease and simplicity."

The iPad App is available for free to all Canadians. The iPad, iPhone and iPod touch Apps are all available in the Apple App Store or at itunes.com/appstore. ING DIRECT's BlackBerry App is available at m.ingdirect.ca on BlackBerry devices or by visiting BlackBerry App World(TM) at BlackBerry.com/appworld. Find out more about ING DIRECT's Apps at ingdirect.ca/saveanywhere.

BlackBerry App World(TM) is a trademark of Research in Motion.

iPhone(R), iPod touch(R) and iPad(R) are trademarks of Apple Inc.

About ING DIRECT

ING DIRECT is Canada's leading direct bank with over 1.6 million Clients and more than $29 billion in total assets. ING DIRECT gives the power of saving to all Canadians by offering high-value, simple products such as high interest savings accounts with no fees or service charges, and low rates on mortgages. Low cost, index based mutual funds are sold through ING Direct Funds Limited. ING DIRECT has been operating in Canada since 1997, and has paid more than $4 billion in interest to Clients. ING DIRECT is open for banking 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, at ingdirect.ca, on mobile devices at m.ingdirect.ca or by calling 1-800 ING DIRECT (1-800-464-3473).

Follow Peter Aceto on Twitter at: Twitter.com/CEO_INGDIRECT

And find ING DIRECT at: Facebook.com/SuperStarSaver; Twitter.com/SuperStarSaver; YouTube.com/SuperStarSaver

Style note to Editors: ING DIRECT is always capitalized and never referred to as ING.

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