Updated: In-App Purchases To Overtake Sales From Paid Apps By 2013
The consumer draw of free apps over paid apps has been well-documented, and so has the rise of in-app payments as a route to making money fr…
PayPal pitches its wider vision for mobile payments
PayPal, which has been a powerhouse in online payments but hasn’t really cracked the market for real-world payments of goods, is starting to show off how it can put all of its components and recent acquisitions together to form a broad tool for mobile payments.
Advances In Android Carrier Billing: Vodafone First To Offer It In Europe
One of the promising selling points of Android, for carriers, was that, unlike Apple (NSDQ: AAPL), they would have more potential to get inv…
eBay Antes Up In Mobile Payments Game, Buys Zong For $240 Million
A big move in mobile payments today: eBay (NSDQ: EBAY) has announced that it is buying the mobile payments company Zong for $240 million in…
EBay buys Zong to bolster PayPal mobile payments
EBay is getting more serious with its mobile payments ambitions with PayPal, announcing today that it is buying Zong for $240 million. The move bolsters PayPal’s existing payment system and allows it to offer users an additional way to pay via carrier billing.
The Mobile Lowdown 03-18-11: iPad; Mobile Payments; Groupon; AT&T Tethering
Our look at some of the big stories today in mobile: iPad 2 shipments face delays due to events in Japan; new funding and expansion in mobil…
Zong Brings Payments to Flash, Gaming Consoles and TV Apps
Zong has been a major player in mobile payments, best known for allowing people to bill Facebook Credits purchases to their phone. But the provider sees a bigger audience in payments and is expanding support to Flash, Unity, the mobile web and to interactive TV platforms.
AT&T Tries to Jump-Start Mobile Carrier Billing
AT&T is rolling out a trial of direct carrier billing with Zong, BilltoMobile and Boku. The trial represents the biggest push to date for direct mobile billing, which allows a consumer to buy a product and bill it directly to their wireless bill.
Zong Offers Android Devs In-App Purchasing Tool
Developers looking to make a buck on Android in-app purchases will be heartened to hear that Papaya Mobile is the first to deploy Zong’s in-app payment system for its social gaming platform. The deal opens a new era for Android developers waiting for in-app purchase solutions.
Mobilize 2010: To NFC or Not to NFC
On a panel of mobile payments providers at GigaOM’s Mobilize 2010, everyone was happy to agree that mobile payments are finally getting their day in the sun due to the growth of smartphones, mobile application platforms, and the sheer market size of 5 billion phones.