Zong mobile payments
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| Industry | Telecommunications Mobile communications Payments |
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| Founded | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Menlo Park, California, USA |
| Products | Electronic payments Mobile Payments |
| Employees | 80 |
| Website | Zong.com |
Zong is a mobile payment company that allows users to make micropayments on the Internet if they have a postpaid mobile phone.[1] The payments are charged to their mobile phone bills by the mobile operator.[2] The company was acquired by eBay in 2011.[3]
Zong payments are only accepted by online games and social networks,[4] and the service can be used to purchase virtual goods.[1]
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[edit] Awards and recognition
Zong was awarded the 2009 Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Award for New Product Innovation in the Mobile Payments category.[5]
Zong was recognized as one of the 2010 Lead411's "Hottest Silicon Valley Companies", a list of small, fast growing companies based in Silicon Valley.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Zong Lets You Bill Web Apps To Your Phone". TechCrunch. 8 September 2008. http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/08/zong-lets-you-bill-web-apps-to-your-phone/.
- ^ Fear not! Let’s get you on the right path, my friend: Consumers Zong Official Site
- ^ McMahan, Ty (July 7, 2011). "EBay’s Zong Deal: Mobile Payments Are All Fun & Games". WSJ Blogs: Venture Capital Dispatch. http://blogs.wsj.com/venturecapital/2011/07/07/ebays-zong-deal-mobile-payments-are-all-fun-games/.
- ^ Where to find Zong Zong Official Site
- ^ Zong Awarded 2009 Best Practices Award for Product Innovation businesswire.com, December 21, 2009 09:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time
- ^ Lead411 launches "Hottest Silicon Valley Companies" awards
