Mobile Calendar: June
Enabling Commerce Via a Cell Number
Zong
- Uses the mobile phone number and account to make payments for virtual goods (social games, Facebook Credits, etc.)
- In trials with AT&T
- Enables Android in-app purchases
- Start-up with $15M in funding from Matrix Partners in April 2010
Boku
- Well funded start up (~40 million over 2 years)
- In trials with AT&T
- Is being added as a Facebook Credits payment option, enables Andriod in-apps purchases now
- Rumor mill is flying about acquisition intentions
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