BOKU has announced the launch of its new mobile payments service, along with the acquisition of both Paymo and Mobillcash businesses. The payments service enables global consumers to make online purchases of digital and virtual goods with their mobile phones. continued »

Obopay today announced an investment from Nokia with an undisclose amount. Obopay has also named Teppo Paavola, vice president and head of Corporate Business Development at Nokia, to its board of directors. Obopay is capable for the person-to-person transfer of money on the mobile device and the ability to get instant access to money on the phone with a credit card. continued »

Fundamo today announced that leading African operator the MTN Group has chosen Fundamo’s Mobile Wallet solution to power its “MTN MobileMoney” service, which will be available to a subscriber base of over 80 million users across 21 countries in Africa. continued »

Orange and Barclaycard today announced a long term strategic partnership to develop a range of mobile, financial and payment services. Customers will be able to use their mobiles to pay for goods and services at retailers using contactless technology; by simply waving their handset against a reader. Both companies will be looking to expand the partnership to include other contactless ... continued »

Venyon and Kasikornbank in Thailand announced today that they are cooperating to evaluate contactless mobile payments in Thailand for a potential service launch in future. As a first step, Kasikornbank recently announced its first Near Field Communication (NFC) mobile payment trial in Bangkok, Thailand. continued »

Sybase today announced that it has acquired paybox Solutions AG, a company provides mobile payment solutions. Sybase will now provide mobile operators, financial institutions and merchants with a full suite of mobile payment solutions enabling their customers to undertake person-to-person remittances, make payments for goods and services, top-up mobile airtime and pay bills from a mobile device, in both developed and ... continued »

Dialogue Communications launches its mobile billing services in Norway and Sweden, two of the most highly saturated mobile markets in the world, to allow consumers enjoying their mobile transactions. continued »

RBC, Visa and Rogers Wireless have come together for the next phase of the mobile phone payment pilot, which will allow Canadians the flexibility to make purchases securely at the point of sale with a wave of their mobile phone. The customer phase of the mobile phone payment pilot is expected to launch in mid-2009, following a brief employee pilot. Pilot ... continued »