eBay (EBAY) has agreed to purchase mobile payments provider Zong for $240 million in cash, the San Jose online auction powerhouse announced Thursday.Zong, based in Menlo Park, lets users charge purchases to their phone bill and is accepted at more than a thousand digital merchant sites, including More: continued here

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eBay said this morning that it is acquiring Zong, a well-backed mobile payments provider, for about $240 million in cash. Ebay has been on a spending spree, most recently acquiring GSI Commerce for more than $3 billion, and other companies including Where, Fig Card and Milo. More: continued here

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PayPal owner eBay said Thursday that it has agreed to buy mobile payments provider Zong for $240 million in cash. More: continued here

NEW YORK (Reuters) – EBay Inc has agreed to buy mobile payments provider Zong for about $240 million in cash, as the e-commerce company makes a bigger push into mobile commerce. More: continued here

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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — EBay Inc. has agreed to acquire mobile payments service Zong for $240 million in cash, the company said Thursday. Zong, which has connections with more than 250 mobile network operators, allows consumers to pay for purchases from their mobile phones or computers through direct carrier billing. …

NEW YORK (Reuters) – EBay Inc plans to buy mobile payments provider Zong for about $240 million in cash, as the e-commerce company makes a bigger push into mobile commerce. More: continued here