Wesabe Launches a Secure Mobile Version

Online money management site Wesabe has launched the mobile version of their service today. The screenshots look great (see below).

Marc notes on the Wesabe blog, "…entering cash transactions from the road is a huge help. If you’re waiting for the barrista to make your favorite coffee drink, call up Wesabe Mobile and drop the cost of that drink into your accounts, and you’ll have a way to test the much-touted latte factor for yourself." In my former accounting life, getting the client to actually enter the transactions was the absolute hardest point. Being able to zap a transaction from anywhere should help keeping the books much easier. Sitting at your favorite pizzeria for a slice, zap it. At Aveda for a spa treatment, zap it. Etc.

Marc also notes that you must have a SSL-browser on your mobile device to use the service. Unlike the SMS options offered by the competition listed below, Marc says that SMS isn’t secure.

As I noted in my interview recap with Marc Hudlund, what I like about Wesabe is that I decide how much to trust them. I can give them the keys to the kingdom or only upload what I feel is appropriate and still get basically the full benefits of the system. 

From what I can tell, Geezeo offers sms-based account information, Mint offers SMS alerts and SpendView currently has no mobile functionality. Today’s announcement moves Wesabe to the head of the pack with regards to mobile access.