BNY Mellon's Pershing Unit Expands Mobile Access with NetX360 for Google Android™

JERSEY CITY, N.J., May 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Pershing LLC, a BNY Mellon company, today announced that it has introduced a version of NetX360™ that is compatible with the Google Android™ operating system, extending Pershing's leadership in providing mobile access through all of the most popular hand-held devices. NetX360 is Pershing's innovative, open-architecture technology platform that enables its customers to manage their entire firm's brokerage and advisory business on a single, integrated platform. Currently, NetX360 for mobile devices is also available on iPad™, iPhone™, BlackBerry™ and Windows Mobile™.

NetX360 for mobile devices offers introducing broker-dealer customers, investment professionals and registered investment advisors (RIAs) mobile access to account information, positions and trading. The platform allows investment professionals and advisors mobile access to their clients' balance information and investment holdings, to trade equities and mutual funds and to review order status quickly and effortlessly from the palm of their hands.

"Increasingly, investment professionals and advisors are turning to mobile devices to better support a wide range of business needs from client presentations to implementing trading ideas through a smartphone or iPad," said Suresh Kumar, chief information officer of Pershing. "The availability of NetX360 on mobile devices provides our customers with the ability to utilize all of NetX360's capabilities no matter where they are, and provides them with the same level of security and encryption as their desktop NetX360 application."

NetX360, which boasts more than 100,000 registered users, was the first brokerage platform to offer mobile access via the iPad™ in 2010 and the iPhone™, BlackBerry™ and Windows Mobile™ collectively in 2009. NetX360 for mobile devices can be downloaded for Google Android™ at the App Marketplace, for BlackBerry™ and Windows Mobile™ at http://mobile.netx360.com/download and for iPhone™ and iPad™ in the App Store or via iTunes™.

Pershing LLC (member FINRA/NYSE/SIPC) is a leading global provider of financial business solutions to more than 1,500 institutional and retail financial organizations and independent registered investment advisors who collectively represent more than five million active investors. Located in 21 offices worldwide, Pershing and its affiliates are committed to delivering dependable operational support, robust trading services, flexible technology, an expansive array of investment solutions, practice management support and service excellence. Pershing is a member of every major U.S. securities exchange and its international affiliates are members of the Deutsche Borse, the Irish Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange. Pershing LLC is a BNY Mellon company. Additional information is available at www.pershing.com.

BNY Mellon is a global financial services company focused on helping clients manage and service their financial assets, operating in 36 countries and serving more than 100 markets. BNY Mellon is a leading provider of financial services for institutions, corporations and high-net-worth individuals, offering superior investment management and investment services through a worldwide client-focused team. It has $25.5 trillion in assets under custody and administration and $1.2 trillion in assets under management, services $11.9 trillion in outstanding debt and processes global payments averaging $1.7 trillion per day. BNY Mellon is the corporate brand of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. Additional information is available at www.bnymellon.com.  

SOURCE Pershing LLC