eBay boosts mobile payments with Zong acquisitionRegisterMobile payments outfit Zong is to be assimilated into the PayPal world, following the announcement that eBay is handing over US$240 million in cash to acquire the company. Zong runs the kind of operation … More: continued here
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Read More »Zong CEO Marcus Sees Benefits From EBay Agreement – Washington Post
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Read More »EBay looks to complement PayPal with Zong purchase – San Francisco Chronicle
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