Comments on: PayPal Mobile Launches, Mobile Payments Apocalypse Upon Us, etc etc

By: Weekly Roundup March 24 : Exclusive Concepts Blog

Weekly Roundup March 24 : Exclusive Concepts Blog — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:51:44 +0000

[...] PayPal Mobile Launches. Does anyone want or need text to buy? My credit card is faster, so is my computer. Why should I triple tap type? [...]

By: Google Checkout Now Supports WAP at MobHappy

Google Checkout Now Supports WAP at MobHappy — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 07:51:54 +0000

[...] More than a year ago, PayPal Mobile launched to great fanfare. As I noted at the time, it seemed a bit odd that they’d focus on person-to-person and physical goods payments and ignore mobile content completely. Now, some 15 months later, PayPal Mobile remains pretty invisible — as does any PayPal offering geared towards mobile content. [...]

By: PayPal Mobile launches at www.gadgetguy.de - The GadgetGuy

PayPal Mobile launches at www.gadgetguy.de - The GadgetGuy — Mon, 03 Apr 2006 12:18:26 +0000

[...] PayPal Mobile has launched, albeit not in germany yet. [...]

By: Premium SMS Fundraising and Operator Revenue Share at MobHappy

Premium SMS Fundraising and Operator Revenue Share at MobHappy — Thu, 30 Mar 2006 16:40:44 +0000

[...] This is where new mobile payment systems like PayPal come into the frame, exploiting the need for a more equitable revenue-sharing system. As I’ve said before, the impact will either come from PayPal making headway in the space, or by forcing operators to lower their cut. It seems especially egregious in this case since it’s a charitable offering — is there anybody out there than can speak to how non-US operators deal with this sort of thing? [...]

By: PayPal And Mobile, A Week Later at MobHappy

PayPal And Mobile, A Week Later at MobHappy — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:35:11 +0000

[...] PayPal last week took the wraps off its initial mobile offering, and as I pointed out, it held few surprises beyond the fact that it ignored mobile content — when they was the very place many people felt it would attack first, and could affect the most change. [...]

By: Geek News Central

Geek News Central — Fri, 24 Mar 2006 08:38:06 +0000

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By: This is Mobility » Blog Archive » PayPal Mobile

This is Mobility » Blog Archive » PayPal Mobile — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 19:33:44 +0000

[...] I think Carlo really nails it in his writeup of PayPal mobile. I would just put some additional stress on the “force that onerous revenue share down to more acceptable levels” role that PayPal can play. I’m very very happy to see something like this happen outside the carriers just because I suspect it will make the carrier solution down the line much more palatable. Cellular carriers have one really solid competitive advantage over other kinds of networks we see springing up, and I think it’s their billing relationship with their customers. If carriers can find a way to make that a service they provide to content providers and other online services it gets interesting. Right now they’re trying to use that billing relationship to try to control everything that the cellular user touches. That’s not going to work long term, there’s only so much you can roll up under one roof, and carriers just don’t have any competency at all in the things they’re trying to roll up. [...]

By: Mobilitee

Mobilitee — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 17:16:45 +0000

[...] Update: Carlo at Mobhappy is taking the opposite viewpoint. He thinks the complexity of setting up that additional PayPal layer will be the main thing that hinders adoption. [...]

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:54:04 +0000

first six digit common short code I have heard of in US, but I tried it from cingular phone and got no response.

By: Treo Today

Treo Today — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 05:07:11 +0000

Use PayPal Mobile on your Treo…

PayPal has launched a new service, PayPal Mobile. You can now send and receive PayPal payments, as well as purchase goods and services from your mobile phone.

There are two parts to the service. One is simply the mobile version of the standard Pa…