SMS Weblogs / Textually / 2004 / 05 / 28

Put the tab on my mobile

In what looks like the first major blurring between telecommunications companies, credit card networks and banks, a conglomerate of mobile networks is launching a system that may take on credit cards as a way of paying for things, online and off, according to The Guardian.

"Simpay, founded by Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone, along with Telefónica Móviles of Spain, is launching a system that will allow customers to charge things directly to their mobile phone bill. That's not a new thing but, just as with Visa or Mastercard, with Simpay it will not matter who your bill is from, who the merchant is and who you are connecting through.

This is new: the Simpay network will, it promises, create an international payment system specifically designed for charging things to your mobile bill, whether they are bought online from your phone, on the internet or in a shop."

Previous posts on Simpay:

-- Will Simpay Be That Simple?

-- Simpay

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