Systems and Methods for Initiating Payment from a Client Device

A mobile client device for automatically performing a mobile financial service function, comprising:

• a memory storing software instructions, the software instructions including a mobile financial service application configured to perform financial service processes;
• and
• one or more processors configured to execute the software instructions to:
• detect a physical action performed on the mobile client device,
• determine a first financial service function to perform based on the detected physical action, wherein the first financial service function is a function provided by the mobile financial service application,
• determine whether verification of a user is required,
• verify the user if verification of the user is required, and
• automatically initiate the first financial service function.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising:

• detecting, by a mobile client device executing a software application configured to perform financial service processes, a physical action performed on the mobile client device;
• determining, by the mobile client device, a first financial service function to perform based on the detected physical action, wherein the first financial service function is a function provided by the software application;
• determining, by the mobile client device, whether verification of a user is required;
• verifying, by the mobile client device, the user if verification of the user is required;
• and
• automatically initiating, by the mobile client device, the first financial service function.