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• Obopay debuts widgets for payments, money transfers

  January 14, 2009

  With millions turning to friends and family for a personal bailout in the form of a little extra cash, mobile payments service provider Obopay Inc. has launched three widgets.

• Motorola enhances mobile commerce offerings in China

  December 23, 2008

  Handset manufacturer Motorola Inc. has launched a mobile commerce service for financial and retail merchandising needs in China, the world's largest mobile market.

• Visa launches Android app with merchant offers

  December 16, 2008

  Payments franchise Visa has launched a commercial mobile application that bundles offers, transaction alerts and a locator service.

• Western Union tests mobile money transfers

  December 9, 2008

  Carriers Vodafone and Safaricom will partner with Western Union to pilot a cross-border mobile money transfer service between Britain and Kenya.

• PayPal adds mobile account access via SMS

  November 26, 2008

  PayPal has added a new way for members to increase the security of their PayPal account using their mobile phone.

• Cellular South offers mobile banking for Regions Bank customers

  November 26, 2008

  Wireless carrier Cellular South will provide mobile banking services to customers who bank with Regions Bank, one of the nation's largest providers of consumer and commercial banking services.

• Mogees launches mobile billing service for Android developers

  November 21, 2008

  Mogees, a mobile billing startup founded by PayPal alumni, has launched a monetization service for Android developers.

• Citi, Firethorn launch Citi Mobile for Cards

  November 20, 2008

  Citi has launched a new mobile account management service that has been picked up by wireless carriers AT&T and Verizon Wireless.

• Georgia city tests mobile parking meter payments

  November 13, 2008

  The city of Decatur, GA, is going mobile to make fumbling for change at the city's parking meters a thing of the past.

• Salvation Army relies on mobile to encourage giving

  November 11, 2008

  Due to the slow economy and fears of a poor fundraising season, The Salvation Army has found a new, cost-effective way of increasing donations to its 2008 holiday fundraising campaigns.

• AT&T, Firethorn launch mobile banking app for iPhone

  November 4, 2008

  AT&T Inc. and Qualcomm's Firethorn Holdings LLC have released a mobile banking application for Apple's iPhone.

• Citibank tests person-to-person mobile payments

  October 15, 2008

  Citi has launched the pilot of a new mobile person-to-person money transfer service with Obopay Inc., a mobile payments service provider.

• J&B, Mitek partner on mobile scanning, check deposits

  October 10, 2008

  Mitek Systems Inc. and J&B Software Inc. have partnered to let consumers deposit checks by scanning them with their handset.

• Firethorn, Fifth Third Bank partner on mobile commerce

  October 1, 2008

  Mobile commerce enabler Firethorn Holdings LLC has entered into an agreement with Fifth Third Processing Solutions to bring mobile banking services to its 2,880 financial institutions.

• Sprint lets customers manage finances via mobile

  September 26, 2008

  Sprint subscribers can access their bank accounts and send payments via PayPal to friends and family with the carrier's MyMoneyManager application.

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