07.10.2007 | PAYPAL MOBILE CHECKOUT OPENS FOR BUSINESS
PayPal Press Release
***Excerpt from Press Release***
Merchants Select PayPal to Deliver Secure Mobile Commerce Anytime, Anywhere
SAN JOSE, Calif. — July 10, 2007 — PayPal today announced the launch of Mobile Checkout, a service allowing consumers in the U.S., U.K. and Canada to buy items securely using the mobile web.
To use PayPal Mobile Checkout, a consumer can visit a merchant's website and purchase items by clicking on the PayPal button – all from the convenience of their mobile device.
PayPal Mobile Checkout offers a simple way to accept payments for merchants with online storefronts. With PayPal Mobile Checkout, merchants can sell items such as DVDs, CDs, clothing, tickets, electronics, video games, books, athletic equipment, and even specialty items from catalogs such as SkyMall, directly through the Mobile web. PayPal Mobile Checkout offers:
- a quick and easy buyer experience
- industry leading security
- affordable pricing
- straightforward interface and payment flow customization
"Millions of consumers have chosen PayPal because it offers a safer, easier way to pay online," said Kevin Dulsky, senior director of PayPal Mobile. "As the mobile commerce market grows as an extension of ecommerce, it will be critical for online merchants to adopt a secure mobile payment platform to reach new consumers and to remain competitive in the market."
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PayPal's Mobile Solutions Partners enabling PayPal Mobile Checkout include:
- CardinalCommerce — a global leader in enabling payment brands for mobile and ecommerce, they host a mobile platform that's fully integrated with PayPal Mobile Checkout, and allows merchants to quickly and easily launch a mobile commerce site
- GPShopper — the leader in mobile product search technology, they enable PayPal users to search for products from PayPal merchants, see product descriptions, images and then buy products from their mobile phones
- mPoria Inc. — the pioneer and industry's leading mobile commerce solutions provider that enables retailers to quickly, easily, and cost-effectively launch their own branded mobile commerce site. mPoria also offers a mobile shopping portal available to consumers on all major carrier networks, including Verizon, AT&T and Sprint Nextel
In April 2006, PayPal introduced its first mobile payment service, allowing consumers to buy, donate or send money using a text message-based service from their mobile devices. The addition of Mobile Checkout to the current PayPal Mobile offerings gives users the option to purchase items via the mobile web.
For additional information on PayPal Mobile Checkout visit: http://www.paypal.com/IntegrationCenter/ic_mobile-checkout.html. To sign up for PayPal mobile, go to: http://www.paypal.com/gomobile
About PayPal
PayPal is the safer, easier way to pay and get paid online. The service allows anyone to pay without sharing financial information and gives consumers the flexibility to pay in any way they prefer, including through credit cards, bank accounts or account balances. With more than 143 million accounts in 190 markets and 17 currencies around the world, PayPal enables global ecommerce. PayPal is an eBay company. More information about the company can be found at https://www.paypal.com
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