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mPoria Teams With PayPal to Offer Fast, Secure Mobile Shopping to Consumers Nationwide
Company has integrated PayPal's automated mobile payment service into its GoMobile! m-commerce platform
SEATTLE, Wa., June 21, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) –mPoria, Inc., the leading provider of mobile commerce solutions for retailers, has integrated PayPal’s automated mobile payment service into mPoria’s GoMobile!™ m-commerce platform.
PayPal will be a third-party provider and mobile commerce payment mechanism within GoMobile!, acting as a mobile web wallet enabling consumers to pay for merchandise purchased over their mobile phone using a credit card, banking account or stored balance on their PayPal account. In doing this, more than 236 million wireless subscribers across the U.S. will have the convenience and security of making retail purchases anytime, anywhere using their cell phone.
According to Dan Wright, CEO and co-founder of mPoria, “Both retailers and consumers receive tremendous benefit from the combination of these technologies. mPoria holds a leadership position in the m-commerce segment and working with PayPal -- a global leader in online and mobile payment solutions, provides an outstanding opportunity for merchants using GoMobile! to offer easy and secure checkout capabilities to one of the largest and most active purchasing communities on the Mobile Web."
PayPal’s mobile payment technology will be integrated within the mPoria GoMobile! platform and receive prominent positioning when users purchase retail goods from merchants with mobile shopping sites powered by mPoria. This added functionality allows retailers to offer customers an instant, secure mobile payment option, enhances their overall m-commerce offering and facilitates additional sales.
Media Contact: Kristine Szarkowitz 206.310.5323 kszarkowitz@mporia.com
To learn more about mPoria’s GoMobile! m-commerce service, call mPoria Sales at 206.447.3360, email sales@mporia.com or visit the company’s website at www.mporia.com. For more information about Telephia research, please visit: www.telephia.com.
About mPoria, Inc.
mPoria Inc. is the leading provider of mobile commerce solutions in North America. The company builds and markets m-Commerce stores for retailers and service providers, enabling them to extend their reach to the mobile channel and drive consumer sales. Retail customers include GameStop, Buy.com, TicketsNow, Cutter & Buck, and others. Wireless carrier partners include Verizon, Sprint and Cingular. mPoria is privately owned and based in Seattle, WA.