| Date | Title | Description |
| 23.11.2011 | Alp ICT supports 5 startups at LeWeb '11 | |
| 07.08.2011 | Mobile Payment Startups Are Hot: Venmo Sets Itself Apart | Way back in December 2010, we predicted that 2011 would be the year of mobile payment. Boy, were we right! We have already covered 6 different apps/platforms, and I am about to cover a 7th, Venmo, below, an app that has actually been around... |
| 25.07.2011 | Are M&A opportunities increasing for European startups? Interview with Frederic Court from Advent Venture Partners | Zong, a company originally from Switzerland specializing in mobile payments. For the London-based VC fund Advent Venture Partners, this constitutes the third successful exit of the year. Frederic Court, who has been a General Partner at Adv... |
| 25.07.2011 | Is M&A Increasing For European Startups? VC Frederic Court Says Yes… And No… | Zong, a company originally from Switzerland specializing in mobile payments. For the London-based VC fund Advent Venture Partners, this constitutes the third successful exit of the year. Frederic Court, who has been a General Partner at Adv... |
| 08.07.2011 | EBay Buys Zong for $240M | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Menlo Park, CA-based Zong, builder of a system that allows mobile phone users to make online purchases without a credit card, said yesterday that it has been acquired by eBay,... |
| 08.07.2011 | EBay-Zong is the first salvo in World War of Payments. Which side are you on? | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
With eBay’s acquisition of Zong Thursday for $240 million, it’s hard not see it as the first salvo in a major war over today’s most imp... |
| 08.07.2011 | EBay-Zong is the first salvo in World War of Payments. Which side are you on? | With eBay’s acquisition of Zong Thursday for $240 million, it’s hard not see it as the first salvo in a major war over today’s most important business theatre, mobile payments.
It may not be a military battle, but the stakes are awesome non... |
| 07.07.2011 | eBay buys Zong for $240M to bolster PayPal’s mobile payments | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
eBay announced today that it has purchased Zong, ... |
| 07.07.2011 | eBay buys Zong for $240M to bolster PayPal’s mobile payments | eBay announced today that it has purchased Zong, a company that lets you easily pay for purchases with your mobile phone number, for $240 million in cash.
The acquisition is clearly meant to make PayPal (which eBay owns) an even greater for... |
| 07.07.2011 | eBay Buys Zong For $240 Million In Cash To Boost PayPal's Mobile Payments Technology | eBay has acquired mobile payments company Zong for $240 million in cash. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2011.
Zong has been one of the pioneers in the mobile payments space, adding a compelling new way for cons... |
| 07.07.2011 | eBay acquires Zong for $240M in cash | Zong's mobile payments technology is expected to beef up PayPal's standing in the digital goods dept
Big news for the mobile payments industry today. Ebay announced Thursday that it has agreed to acquire mobile payments company Zong for $24... |
| 19.05.2011 | Mobile Payments Company BilltoMobile Goes Global | Mobile payment outfit BilltoMobile is today launching its service globally, covering over 200 mobile carriers in more than 60 countries worldwide. The service allows customers to pay for online purchases using their mobile phones. Currently... |
| 21.04.2011 | Mopay: Mobile payment interest doubled in North America last year | Mobile payment system Mopay announced today that people charging online merchandise directly to their cell phones or landlines has nearly doubled over the last year in North America, putting local consumers on par with leading regions like ... |
| 13.04.2011 | American Express bets on Payfone for mobile payments | Mobile payments is a toughly contested battleground, with everybody from small start-ups to cell phone operators and banks trying to get as big a foothold as possible. One of those start-ups, Payfone, disclosed today a $19 million round of ... |
| 07.04.2011 | How HTML5 will kill the native app | Over the past two decades, the mobile industry has become increasingly stunted by fragmented protocols, standards, and regional differences. But a hot new technology called HTML5 promises to remedy this by delivering an unprecedented open, ... |
| 17.03.2011 | Zong Expands Mobile Payments Platform To TVs, Gaming Consoles, Tablets And More | Zong has been one of the pioneers in the mobile payments space, adding a compelling new way for consumers to pay for items online. Simply put, it lets you pay for things, particularly virtual goods online, via direct billing to your mobile ... |
| 17.03.2011 | Zong expands its mobile payments to game consoles and tablets | Mobile payments company Zong said today that it is expanding its mobile billing service to game consoles and tablets.
Zong lets you make payments online and bill them to your mobile phone, making online payments easy, especially for people ... |
| 07.03.2011 | GetJar Touts Its “No Fee” Philosophy, Says Developers Keep More Money | Third-party mobile application store GetJar is touting its “no fee” philosophy, in an effort to position itself as an alternative to the official app stores from Apple, Google and others. Recently, the company highlighted an example of its ... |
| 01.03.2011 | Google's New In-App Payments Product Set For Launch In May 2011 | Google was originally set to debut in-app payments support for Android in the fourth quarter of 2010, and recently said that the launch would be delayed until the end of this quarter. Be that as it may, the company is set to launch another ... |
| 27.01.2011 | Boku and Zong let Verizon customers pay via their phone bill | Boku, which lets users make purchases with their mobile phones the same way they would with a credit card, just announced a partnership with the BilltoMobile payment service, which is directly connected to the Verizon Wireless billing syste... |
| 27.01.2011 | BilltoMobile Expands Carrier Billing Options for Verizon Customers | Multiple mobile payments companies are teaming up to offer expanded direct carrier billing options to Verizon Wireless customers here in the U.S. BilltoMobile, a Verizon partner since March 2010, has signed an agreement with BOKU, a mobile ... |
| 28.10.2010 | BilltoMobile signs up AT&T for direct mobile payments | BilltoMobile is announcing today it has partnered with AT&T to allow mobile phone users to purchase goods online via their mobile phone accounts.
Rivals Boku and Zong have also announced similar deals with AT&T.
Just as the company’... |
| 28.10.2010 | BilltoMobile signs up AT&T for direct mobile payments | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
BilltoMobile is announcing today it has partnered with AT&T to allow mobile phone users to purchase goods online via their mobile p... |
| 25.10.2010 | Just Because Apps are Free, Doesn’t Mean There’s No Money to Be Made | Today’s article in The New York Times (see: “App Makers Take Interest in Android“) focused on the growing Android app ecosystem, and the unfortunate side effect of being a Google-led project: people aren’t used to paying for Google services... |
| 18.10.2010 | PapayaMobile creates partnerships to help developers make money on Android apps | When it comes to making money on apps, Apple developers are far ahead of Google Android developers. But PapayaMobile is announcing today that it has set up key partners to enable in-app purchases for Android apps.
If developers support it a... |
| 18.10.2010 | PapayaMobile creates partnerships to help developers make money on Android apps | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
When it comes to making money on apps, Apple developers are far ahead of Google Android developers. But PapayaMobile is announcing toda... |
| 05.10.2010 | Mobile Payments Startup Boku Lands Direct Carrier Deal With Vodafone UK | While mobile payments startups Boku and Zong have steadily gained traction and significant funding, both companies face the challenge of lofty carrier rates. Historically, wireless carriers have charged roughly 30% to 40% to process transac... |
| 26.08.2010 | Who Will Win the Mobile Payments Battle: Gadgets, NFC or Apps? | As news breaks this morning about the Intuit/Mophie partnership that aims to bring a complete credit card solution to the iPhone, the focus has been how this new product – an attachment that snaps onto the bottom of the phone – competes dir... |
| 02.08.2010 | AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile make plans to replace credit cards with smartphones | Soon you’ll be able to make purchases in the U.S. by waving your smartphone, if AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile have their way. The carriers are partnering for a joint venture that will aim to displace credit and debit cards, sources famili... |
| 02.08.2010 | AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile make plans to replace credit cards with smartphones | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Soon you’ll be able to make purchases in the U.S. by waving your smartphone, if AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile have their way. The car... |
| 27.07.2010 | Last Chance for Tickets to the Summer Party at August Capital | UPDATE: Sold out again.
We’re releasing our final batch of 100 tickets now to our July 30 summer party at August Capital.
Before that party we’re also hosting an all day event – the Social Currency CrunchUp. You can see the full agenda here... |
| 19.07.2010 | Mopay Now Allows You To Bill Mobile Payments To A Landline Account | Mobile payments company mopay is launching a new technology, mopay call, that allows online merchants to allow consumer to bill purchases to their land line phone accounts. Like competitors Zong and Boku, mopay’s platform doesn’t require us... |
| 02.06.2010 | Mobile Payments Startup Boku Launches In-App Billing Library For Android | Fresh off an announcement of a strategic investment from VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, mobile payments platform Boku is taking its mobile strategy one step further by launching an in-app mobile billing library for Android.
The Boku Payments ... |
| 02.06.2010 | Boku and Zong launch mobile payments for Android devices | In a vote of confidence for Google’s mobile operating system, mobile payments providers Boku and Zong are announcing today they will enable their services for Android mobile devices.
Boku and Zong are rivals in the emerging market for mobil... |
| 27.05.2010 | Andreessen Horowitz Makes Strategic Investment In Mobile Payments Platform Boku | Recently-launched mobile payments startup, Boku, has announced that they have received a strategic investment from VC firm Andreessen Horowitz. Boku has declined to reveal the funding amount from this round, but to date the company has rais... |
| 28.04.2010 | Mobile payment startup Fortumo targets the long tail of virtual goods | [Estonia] Fortumo, the mobile payments provider, has launched FortuMoPay, a new service designed for selling credits in “online games, web applications and social networks.”
It differs from competitors such as Zong (which recently signed a ... |
| 27.04.2010 | Mobile payments service Zong raises $15 million from Matrix Partners | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Zong, a mobile payments startup that helps social... |
| 27.04.2010 | Zong lands $15 million in funding | Mobile payments provider gearing up to power Facebook Credits and more
Zong, a mobile payments service, has raised $15 million in funding. Matrix Partners led the round. The Palo Alto-based company was formerly a division of Echovox but now... |
| 27.04.2010 | Zong Emerges: Facebook Deal And $15 Million In Funding | We’ve been tracking mobile payments provider Zong since 2008 – in a nutshell, it lets you pay for things, particularly virtual goods online, via direct billing to your mobile phone. Despite heavy competition from well-backed boku, the servi... |
| 27.04.2010 | Mobile payments service Zong raises $15 million from Matrix Partners | Zong, a mobile payments startup that helps social gamers buy virtual goods, raised $15 million from Matrix Partners. The company, which started off as a division of Echovox and rode the wave of the booming virtual-goods industry, has now sp... |
| 27.04.2010 | Zong Completes $15M Round of Funding | Zong, a Palo Alto, CA-based mobile payment service used by online gaming and social networking websites, has completed a $15m round of funding.
The round was led by Matrix Partners and, in conjunction wityh the funding, Dana Stalder, genera... |
| 20.04.2010 | Friends vs. Strangers: What's Next for Foursquare? And ChatRoulette? | The recent chatter about a possible FourHoo / YaSquare deal notwithstanding, there’s another nagging question these days: is foursquare a fun diversion, or could it deeply impact users? How will being Mayor of TechCrunch impact deals local ... |
| 16.02.2010 | Zong’s credit-card based mobile payments system is growing fast | Mobile payments company Zong said its new online mobile payments platform has grown dramatically in the last couple of months.
The Zong+ platform, launched in October, lets people use their mobile phone numbers to pay for virtual goods and ... |
| 16.02.2010 | Zong’s credit-card based mobile payments system is growing fast | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Mobile payments company Zong said its new online mobile payments platform has grown dramatically in the last couple of months.
The Zong... |
| 04.02.2010 | Hi Media, European leader in mobile micropayments, invades USA | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
It’s OK if you don’t know about Hi Media. The Paris-based, publicly traded company (they’re traded on Eurolist B) has been around for 1... |
| 04.02.2010 | Hi Media, European leader in mobile micropayments, invades USA | It’s OK if you don’t know about Hi Media. The Paris-based, publicly traded company (they’re traded on Eurolist B) has been around for 10 years but has kept its focus in Europe. Only last year did it set up shop in the UK.
But Hi Media is so... |
| 19.01.2010 | Mobile Payments Startup Boku Lands $25 Million In Funding; Rebrands Service As Paymo | Mobile payments for micro-transactions on the web are steadily gaining traction. This morning, the space received more validation as several prominent venture capital firms made a significant a investment in recently launched mobile payment... |
| 07.01.2010 | Last Chance to Attend the Crunchies Awards on Friday | The last 100 seats to attend Friday’s Crunchies Awards are on sale now. Act fast!
Reminder, the Crunchies Awards start at 7:30 pm Friday night at the historic Herbst Theater in San Francisco (seating opens at 6:45, and we encourage you to a... |
| 07.01.2010 | The Crunchies Is Sold Out. But You Can Still Get Into The After-Party | The Crunchies award gala, tomorrow night in San Francisco, is sold out. But there are a limited number of slots still available for the after party, held at City Hall’s Grand Rotunda immediately after the event (approximately 9 pm) until mi... |
| 30.12.2009 | Third Release of Tickets For The Crunchies Awards On Sale Now. | The third (and likely final) batch of 150 tickets to attend the Crunchies Awards are on sale now, courtesy of Eventbrite. Balcony seats are $45 (orchestra is sold out.)
If you’re dead set on an orchestra seat, please contact Jeanne Logozzo ... |
| 29.10.2009 | Meet Zong+, A Mobile Payments Platform On Steroids And Potential PayPal Killer | Zong has seen tremendous growth over the past year from when the company debuted its mobile payments service from the TechCrunch50 demo pit. Zong’s model of billing micropayments to your cell phone bill caught our eye and sure enough, less ... |
| 29.10.2009 | Zong announces expansion of its mobile payments business | Zong is expanding its mobile payment service in hopes of reaching a larger mass market of people who could find it convenient paying for items in games or other applications with their mobile phones instead of credit cards.
Today, the Palo ... |
| 29.10.2009 | Zong announces expansion of its mobile payments business | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Zong is expanding its mobile payment service in hopes of reaching a larger mass market of people who could find it convenient paying fo... |
| 22.09.2009 | Zong Launches Subscription Service For Mobile Payments | Over the past year, we’ve written frequently about mobile payments startups and the potential future of this technology. Rivals Zong and Boku both offer essentially the same service—the ability to make a payment for a micro-transactions via... |
| 01.09.2009 | The Mobile Payments Rivalry Heats Up | Mobile payments for micro-transactions on the web are catching wind and there are several players in the space vying for the top spot in the field. Today, Boku, a recently launched mobile payments conglomorate of sorts, is announcing a slew... |
| 07.07.2009 | MobileBeat drumbeat: NYT’s Stone, Android’s Chu, GetJar’s Laurs and more . . . | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
I’m delighted to announce the latest speakers at MobileBeat2009, our mobile industry conference for executives next Thursday (July 16):... |
| 07.07.2009 | MobileBeat drumbeat: NYT’s Stone, Android’s Chu, GetJar’s Laurs and more . . . | I’m delighted to announce the latest speakers at MobileBeat2009, our mobile industry conference for executives next Thursday (July 16):
Brad Stone, New York Times (at left)– Stone, a leading reporter in the New York Times‘ Silicon Valley bu... |
| 01.07.2009 | Zong Brings Mobile Payments to Outspark | Mobile payments provider Zong has just announced a partnership with online gaming community Outspark. Zong will power Outspark’s mobile payment processing services by allowing users to purchase SparkCash (the gaming company’s currency) to b... |
| 16.06.2009 | Mobile payment startup Boku rolls up social rivals, raises funding | Mobillcash, Paymo and Zong have spent the last year or so competing to offer mobile payment services, most prominently for social gaming applications and casual gaming sites. Now, as social gaming continues to grow in users and revenue, the... |
| 16.06.2009 | BOKU Launches, Makes Some Mobile Purchases For Mobile Payments | Dead simple mobile payments for micro-transactions on the web are slowly gaining traction and a new, well-funded player has entered the growing space. Recently launched mobile payments startup BOKU has acquired competitors Paymo and Mobillc... |
| 08.05.2009 | Facebook platform developers could see $500M in revenue this year | A growing number of game makers on Facebook are making money from virtual goods — from poker chips to virtual clothes that users can buy or earn while playing gaming applications with their friends on Facebook. The combined ecosystem of the... |
| 25.03.2009 | Spare Change On Track To Process $30 Million In Micropayments On Social Apps This Year | While advertising revenues have been disappointingly low for most applications on Facebook and other social networks, another option app developers are increasingly turning towards is micropayments for virtual goods or premium features. Bot... |
| 11.03.2009 | Gambit helps game developers make more real money from virtual goods | Virtual goods are becoming a staple method for casual game developers to make money from their users — and a range of third parties are offering services to help them do so. The latest is Gambit. Developed by a three-man team that started o... |
| 16.02.2009 | Part 2: Facebook's virtual goods | How the social network can increase them
We are looking at how Facebook could increase its digital goods revenue by improving the Means, MotiveOpportunity for users to buy digital gifts. Yesterday we looked at Opportunity. Today we’ll look ... |
| 13.01.2009 | Mobile Payments Getting Traction On Social Networks, But Fees Are Sky High | Users are increasingly choosing dead simple SMS mobile payments for micro-transactions on social network applications and gaming sites (it fills the void while they wait for more direct options), but super-high transaction fees are limiting... |
| 25.09.2008 | New research says VCs love ad platforms – Europe accounts for nearly half of all investment | More than $580m was invested into online advertising companies in the first half of 2008, according to new research to be released today, obtained exclusively by TechCrunch UK. Europe accounted for $258m of this, or 45% of the total.
The re... |
| 08.09.2008 | Zong Lets You Bill Web Apps To Your Phone | Mobile payments startup Zong, which is one of our DemoPit exhibitors at TechCrunch50, thinks it has the answer to micro-payments on the Web for social apps like gaming, dating and classifieds. It uses your mobile phone as a way to pay for t... |
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