Consumers may utilize computing devices to assist in the purchase and / or loyalty process, and in particular, the
consumer may utilize a PDA to facilitate the purchase and / or loyalty process. During the purchase and / or loyalty process, the
consumer may need to insure that any content downloaded or used in association with the PDA is secure in how it is collected, assembled, and delivered to the PDA device. This
system and method secures the data from its source to when it is actually viewed or used by the authorized user. The PDA may have direct access to an Internet
web site portal that offers secure personal content from a content provider, such as, for example, an on-line banking or financial institution. Using the
web site portal, the content provider may offer personal or confidential data, such as financial information, to PDA users in a secure (e.g., encrypted) environment. The exemplary
system and method may establish a PDA portal link to the
web site for collecting specified information for a user and transmitting the information to the remote device. To receive the information, the PDA contacts the portal and establishes a connection, authenticates itself to the network and allows the user to complete secured transactions or transmissions over the network.